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Wheaton Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Wheaton, United States
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Home again (Hogar otra vez)
... luxury of being home. Most of the time, I'm not the most patriotic person, but at this moment in time I love the United States. Immediately upon my return I cried hysterically, hugged my parents and my sister for about an hour, ordered a deep ...
Happy Birthday to Me
Now we've all had memorable birthdays, and the ones we tend to remember are those that were unique in some way. Some of them are from childhood, and others at those landmark years, but sharing your birthday with grandchildren gives you a new vista ...
Thoughts (Pensamientos)
Hello for the last time readers. It's officially been a month since I've been home in the United States, and I've been reflecting a lot on the last month of my life. Firstly, I still have the same sense of bliss that I had when I first arrived ...
Hanging out with the Yeomans
Now that Mom and Dad, that would be Terri and Mac, have returned there are more adults to keep the boys entertained be it rain or shine.The library when it rained and the zoo when the sun came out. ...
Getting Stoned in Wheaton
... their little people race through childhood to become the adults their parents hope for. For the Yeomans a moment in the summer of 2009 is now frozen in the handprints and footprints and shells from the fairy house under the Wheaton maple tree. ...
Day 18: Sioux City, IA to Wheaton, IL
Day 18: Sioux City, IA to Wheaton, IL (Chicagoland) States covered: IA, IL Miles: Approx. 525 Highlights: Iowa Capitol, Seeing our friends Kathleen and Yvette Nat'l Park visits: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Abby meltdowns: 2, ...
Nervousness (Nerviosismo)
... it'll be to even get to Cordoba. The problem is, there is absolutely no physical way to get directly from anywhere in the United States to Cordoba Argentina, unless of course I want to buy my own private jet or mystically grow wings and fly there ...
Day 19: Chicagoland
Day 19: Chicagoland Day 19: Chicagoland States covered: IL (really just Chicagoland) Miles: Approx. 75 Highlights: Chicago museums campus; Oak Park Abby meltdowns: 1 at the end of the day - perhaps we weren't in the car long enough today ...
Hacer una maleta (To pack a suitcase)
Hello readers! This week's blog entry is going to be about how to pack an effective suitcase. As a college student who regularly travels via train from home to school and back again, I have learned how to pack a suitcase. When you think about it, ...
Weekend with Papa Bo and Nana
Once upon a time there were three little boys, CJ, Ben and Daniel. They lived in a little house on the lane with their mommy and daddy and Kate the dog. When Papa Bo and Nana came to visit there were picnics, splashes (at the park, in the yard, in ...
International Programs (Programas internacionales)
Hello again readers! This entry is all about how to go about picking a study abroad program. I've always loved travel, and when I first went into my school's study abroad office I was in awe. The walls were covered with posters and pictures of ...
Welcome! (ˇBienvenidos!)
... my departure on August 1st, during the four months I spend in South America, as well as for a month after my return to the United States. Not only will I be posting my thoughts on what’s going on, but I’ll also be posting pictures, ...
We Are Home
After a 16 hour flight we finally made it home. I saw the sun rise twice. That was interesting. It was nice to see Chicago out of the window of the plane. The early morning sun was dancing on the high-rises and the lake. We flew right past our old home, ...
Minor Differences
Bet you didn't see another entry coming, did you? Now that I have been able to relax at home and try and settle in again I've taken to writing my list of comparisons I made throughout my semester in Denmark. Living on a different continent will open your ...
CREATING A SLICE OF HEAVEN ON EARTH
... , Jodi Our hosts Jodi and Tom Ullrich have four kids. Zach, (who was an Illinois State Champion Quarterback at Wheaton North and Northern Ilinois alum, married to Brittany lives in Birmingham, Michigan with new daughter Grace; Newlywed Jessica ...
Back to Wheaton
Well we made our way back to Grant and Lisa's house for a short visit. We arrived Friday night and left, Sunday morning. Saturday we went into Chicago and had probably the best burger I have ever eaten. We went to a place called RF Grunts at Lincoln ...
Pre-Departure Excitement!
So, I leave for Ireland on Sunday and I am so excited! I'm working on finishing my packing and getting all the last minute details taken care of. I have all my clothes packed and now I'm just working on my 2nd suitcase that has everything else in it. ...
Panama's split personality....
Panama is a country with a split personality. Like its neighbor, Costa Rica, it has incredible biodiversity and areas of raw, stunning natural beauty along its coasts, rain forests and cloud forest highlands…..yet, unlike Costa Rica, Panama has ...
Chicago, one year later
It has been a couple of days since we last made an entry, so we'll try to get caught up. We were able to finish up at the Mayo clinic on Friday, so we went to see our son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Lisa. It was one year ago this week that we came ...
Onward to Illinois
Day 6: Flint, MI to Wheaton, Illinois States covered: Michigan, Indiana (New for Owen #6), Illinois (New for Owen # 7) Miles covered: 306 Weather: Nice, but we really wouldn't know since we were in the car most of the day Meltdowns: ...
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