Rochester
Travel Blogs from Rochester, United States
Staying with Kristi and Mark
So on Saturday 16th we left Boston and had another long day, with 9hrs on a bus to get to Rochester, to stay with Kristi and Mark. Kristi worked at Cedarpoint the same year that we did and worked with Graham as part of the Corkscrew Crew. Mark is her ...
Back to Rochester
After a long and tiring journey back to Rochester, we were too tired to cook so we went to eat at the home of the Garbage Plate. Well, I didn't have any as I had leftovers in the fridge, but Graham, Kristi and Lisa did. A garbage plate consists of a whole ...
WATER PARK
WELL SEVERAL OF US ARE SITTING IN THE LOBBY OF THE GREAT WOLF LODGE AT GRAND MOUND WASHINGTON. THE SCHOOL BUS PICKED UP THE PARENTS AT THE HOTEL AT ABOUT 8:15AM, WITH THE KIDS ALREADY ON BOARD AND WE MADE THE SHORT TRIP TO THE WATER PARK, BUT OF COURSE ...
Success at Starbucks
A bit of background: About two weeks ago, the local Starbucks e-mailed me and said that for their grand reopening party, they'd like to donate all proceeds to support my trip. The best part was that they asked if that would be OK with me-- what ...
The beginning of college life
I was accepted into RIT in Rochester, NY. So for orientation, my family and I took a road trip up to Rochester. My orientation was for a week and the family orientation was for 4 days. So after the 4 days, mom, dad, Derek, and Jared ...
Tricuspid Trouble
... drive was no match for the blanket of snow amassing on the highway. It took us a total of 42 hours to drive from Rochester, MN to Las Vegas, NV, which according to mapquest should have taken 24 hours. When we were close to the SD/WY border ...
Rochester, Destin, New Orleans, Weatherford, TX
... a request from one of you asking that I get "with it" and add an update. Last I wrote we were in Rochester, MN. What a wonderful Christmas! My Dad and Charette joined us at the Truskos' home. Other than the Christmas tree ...
Home, pictures up
Sorry it took me so long. The holidays are hectic. I'm home safe and sound, and the pictures are up http://1stclasscamping.imgur.com/all/ ...
CUICOCHA !
Once in Otavalo, I decided to make use of my time and see Cuicocha, a calderon left from a major volcanic eruption 3000 years ago. I arrived at 10am and there wasn't a soul around. Up the hill above I went for a spectacular view. It was quiet and ...
The New York Stay....
... that may ensue due to the changing seasons. We got 30 lbs of propane in our tank that should keep us toasty. The Rochester campus had a lot of nice scenic shots to make, and we made do with the camera's we have. I gave Josh a more ...
Music at Mayo
... cafeteria (better food than most hospital cafeterias) music came from the open courtyard beside the cafeteria. About 3/4 of the Rochester Chorale sang classical Christmas pieces. I was told that about 25 or so of the members singing ...
Waterparks and Giant Fiberglass Animals
... the Mississippi, I think it's because it made me feel like I was really making progress on this road trip. Got into Rochester around 7:45pm. I think Bob is now satisfied with his sleep number setting. Tomorrow, we head to Chamberlain, SD, ...
Time for some learnin'
This time, I went by myself. With going to school up in Rochester, and driving back home for Christmas vacations, and all of the extra side trips in college that are too numerous to list on this website, I put over 100,000 miles on my truck over the ...
Day Six
... isn't enough... A couple of detours today because of the flooding, but it was an easy drive overall. The turnout at Rochester Community College was amazing! Even at 7:30 pm as we were leaving, people were still arriving. The weather ...
Happy 4th!
So it's another glorious, rainy 4th of July up here in Rochester, New York. Hopefully Independence Day in Ayacucho come July 28 (I think) will be better. I was planning on touring my town and taking pictures to show the kids in Ayacucho, but ...
An Epic Adventure
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cassie. For a myriad of reasons to be explained at a later date (but earlier in the day), she decided to volunteer abroad. Wow! That sounds pretty cool! She thought so, too. She spent nearly a year ...
Prepping
Hey everyone, It's two weeks before my first day in Peru, and I'm so stoked. I haven't started packing yet, but I've made lists galore...now just to see what I'm forgetting. I got my assignment a couple days ago; I'll be working in the ...
Book and Music Selections
Some may find the following book and music selections for my journey to be signs of the workings of an esoteric, erratic, and eccentric mind. These hypothesizers are, of course, correct. Thus, they see through to the tone, ...
Skate rochester
... from the R.I.T. campus. Due to economy, it shut down unexpectedly. We watched a few videos, and chatted more about Rochester Skating. Eventually we exchanged numbers, and later on the night Ben texted us, and asked if we wanted to ...
The big wedding day
... , crown molding, and built-in bookshelves all complimented their bungalow nicely. They really live in a cozy area of Rochester, complete with granite street curbs. In Denver, we put granite in high-end kitchen countertops, in Rochester, they use ...
Happy Birthday, Dear Celia
... traditional beatnik-type coffee house called daily Perks on Thursday evening, to be accompanied by Dr. Dorothy Goodman and a venerable Rochester creative ensemble called Dream Engine. [4] A full-scale blues concert at RIT in a place called the RITzkeller ...
On the road again
After a quick week at home, it's back on the road again! Mom and I returned safely from Europe last Friday night (though in the 24 hours we were apart after we split up in Athens, she has some pretty crazy stories involving the Italian police, a ...
Across Middle America
... that has already been ploughed in for next years crop. But miles of it, the fields here stretch over the hills sometimes. Got into Rochester and booked in to the hotel. More expensive that the ones we have been staying at, but there isnt a lot of choice ...
School at San Pablo and Puercos -OINK!
My second day in Otavalo, I wanted to get an early start so I set off for San Pablo Lake. The sun was strong. I had read some where that one could rent a kayak or a bicycle in San Pablo. The mountain/volcano above the lake is extraordinary covered with a ...
Magic Inca
I left San Pablo and headed back to Otavalo. I was at the main terminal just as all the kids were heading back home from school. It was quite busy. I grabbed a taxi again to go to the waterfall at Peguche.*($2.00) Now, I had read some blogs and seen a ...
You haven't much time.
... my backpack, security officer with electronics..sheeesh didn't have that problem before. Today I slogged through the snowy streets of Rochester, bundled up for the 0 degree windchill on the way to my spanish class. I kept thinking about how hot and ...
Christ and the Mall
I went to church today with the family. I enjoyed it. Any spiritual opportunity is ok by me. There was a huge picture window behind the pulpit which had a fantastic view of the mountains. ( windex please) One man played guitar and sang ...
Departure
So today my plane departs from Rochester to take me to North Africa. I am missing terribly a bunch of people from Saint Bonaventure already, especially you miss. Itin US Airways (operated by US Express/Air Wisconsin) Flight 3943 1h 10m , 252mi ...
At the Instituto de la Ninez y la Familia
Today was my second day of working at the school. It is not where I thought I was going at all. This is a government run school in an impoverished neighbohood. The area I am volunteering at is the special needs section. The children range in ages from ...

