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Travel Blogs from Lakewood, United States
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Monica's Book Launch Event
My Book Launch Event was at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom on April 22, 2009. A light buffet lunch was provided where I gave a presentation on the highlights of my book to an audience of about thirty of my friends and colleagues. I signed ...
The Final Entry
... enjoyed chatting with all of my friends at St. Joe's. Following the 10 AM mass, I said goodbye to Fr. Phil and headed to Lakewood. Here are some stats from my cross country drive: 0 - Accidents 0 - Speeding Tickets 1 - Flat Tire 4 - Bottles of ...
We made it!!!!!
I know, I know....I haven't updated the blog since we have gotten here but it's not my fault! The temporary housing we are staying in doesn't have the interenet, but I am connected now and I am here to fill in the rest of the trip and the chaotic 24 ...
How do you pack for three months?
I have a bag sitting on my living room floor. It's roughly half full. I am going to be in Tanzania and India for the next three months. I get on a plane in exactly 24 hours and I don't know what I'm going to pack. I have a few shirts, some bug spray, ...
Tenure Reception
After arriving back in the Pacific Northwest at 6:30 this morning from Hawaii, I couldn't miss a different kind of celebration. Today was the final leg of a three-year tenure process. We officially became tenured last March, but today (May ...
Departing Home Base
It has been such a mixed array of feelings saying goodbye to all. Tears, hugs, questions, explanations, puzzled faces. I understand all the reactions. I cannot answer all the questions. You know this is something I really need ...
The Marauder bites the dust
OK, so I keep going and end up in Cleveland, I fill the bike up with some more gas, and then what?! it just STOPS on the I-90, I am forced to pull over and then walk back into town. I start the bike again miraculously, and try and get back on the ...
GUESS WHOS BACK
Well I have been around the world in 93 days and am right back in good old Lakewood Colorado. My flight took forever and Im super jetlaged out but its great to be back. I dont know why all those lines for my little map thing are all jacked up but I didn't ...
Tight security, Tight flight
We left as planned on the 8:10 shuttle with some airline people. We were totally unprepared for the zoo that was the Zurich airport. We went through 4 security checks, each fairly chaotic! We saw armed military with machine guns in this ...
Final reflections
... in a timely manner. They will be "working on it" but it might take 10 times as long as it would in the States (such as building a road). 20. Switzerland is much more conservative than France, and one can tell from the store windows that ...
Baby arrives and we're about ready!
Pictures of the new baby, Ole Benjamin, arrived here from Zurich. He is very cute and we hope to find something equally cute while traveling around France that we can take to him. His night-time awakenings will be in tune with the night-time ...
Cough Cough (cookie)
I GOT SICK!!!!!!!!!! So monday I felt like death itself, and later we found out that I do indeed have strep.. WOO. Tuesday my temp. was supposedly 104.8. Then yesterday all my stomach decided I could eat was jello and popsicles (FUN...) OH.and addy mac ...
Less than 75 days away!
I'm waiting for my Passport to come in the mail. After I receive that, I'll be applying for an International Driver's Permit so we can hit the AUTOBAHN! We're still looking for ideas on what to do once we get there. Some hot spots: -Munich Bike/Walking ...
Car Wash dodo-dooo-do (cookie)...(again)
With only 9 days left to go Caity has now packed and we cleaned the car today. Cleaning the car turned out to be not as bad as I thought. With all of us girls (plus Sam's friend) it only took about three hours. THEN, we got to go to the most amazing car ...
Haven't left yet...
Well, I haven't left yet but I thought I would take this opportunity to show you my travel blog so that you can decide whether you want to look at it or not. I leave in a few days and I need to let everyone know how they can contact me when I'm in ...
photos
After a long awaited promise to upload pictures of China for all to see, I have finally followed through! I sincerely apologize for the drawn out anticipation of pictures, sharing all I experienced, not only in words but in image too. So please, sit back ...
Cookie #2
TWO MORE WEEKS!!!!!!!!! It feels like the trip is just around the corner, and it really is. Not much more has happened. We have started buying the car ride snacks, and we got the first aid kit, and of course mom's new laptop. My ...
Time to Digest
... to do! Academically I grew a little as far as learning each nation's expectations of the other and the roles each play. The United States and China are really focusing on the same issues, it is just a little difficult to get to an agreement. There is ...
Off from Lakewood
The Great American Road Trip started with morning mass at St. Luke's as usual. Then off to celebrate my low cholesterol (178) with a short stack of pancakes at Granny's. Next was off to get my hair trimmed by Terri. Upon return home, it was time to load ...
The Preparations
We are 18 days from departure. The girls are getting pretty excited. In fact, the only reason that I really know that we have on 18 days until departure, is because Lindsey (my rental daughter) has been counting down since the day she ...
Cookie #1 (Lindsey)
YAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!! Only 18 more days! I'm pretty sure that I am the only one counting down, but thats not going to stop me. This is the most excited for a trip that I have been in a while. I've already started pre-packing (taking ...
SunSoaker's Blog Entry #1
WHAZZUP! Hmm. I have never really blogged before, so I don't really know what to write about. I mean, we have not started the trip, it is still THREE weeks away. But, ANYWAY, I am soooo exicted to be going. It will mean nearly three weeks off from work, ...
Gott Sei Dank... neue Teppich ist endlich da!
Ich glaube, ich habe viele gesagt, ich werde mit meiner bester Freundin Jessica wohnen. Wir kennen einander seit high school und ich war ihre erste Brautjungfer auf ihrer Hochzeit. Ich habe ein paar sachen bei ihr gelassen und sie hat mich ...
Finalizing
Andrea and I spent ALL day working out the details of the trip. Where are we going, which train we have to get on. It was very frustrating!! Andrea talked to her sister, Jenn. We are looking forward to meeting up with her and her family. We're sure they ...
ello it be laffy taffy
ELLO ALL IT BE LAFFY TAFFY. THIS IS MY FIST ACTUAL BLOG THING. ITS KINDA HARD TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING... IF WE AREN'T DOING ANYTHING REALLY INTERESTING (I HOPE I SPELLED THAT RIGHT). BUT I'M GONNA TRY.......... UMMM........... WE DID A CAR WASH ...
Welcome to Colorado!
We made it! We're here in Colorado, settled in for five days or so while I am in my meeting and John and the kids go exploring along the Front Range of the ...
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