Crowne Plaza East Towne Madison

The weather was the story today as we traveled from Chicago to Madison, WI. Things were great until we reached Madison and then all the elements combined to make an interesting evening. But we weren't deterred. We walked thru the campus and down State St to see the impressive capitol building. Monday morning we took off for our end point of Mitchell, SD. Along the way, we saw farms, cows, and more farms as we drove thru WI, Minn and SD. Before ...

... out of the traffic jam...my left hand was starting to ache from controlling the clutch at low speed. Good practice indeed! At one point we just turned off our engines and pushed our bikes along slowly.

We've gone through Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and now we're in Madison, Wisconsin. There aren't any 'border crossings' as such and sometimes not even a sign to tell you you're in another state. It all merges and flows into one ...

Just got housing information for Valladolid. Looks like everyone is right in the middle of the city. Downtown area. The university isn't too far from where I'm staying...judging by Google Earth. This is a screenshot of the area I'll be in:
http://i29.tinypic.com/2cigois.j pg

Nothing else really. Just preparing for this whole thing. :)

... among the Fulbrighters on the caste system in India, namely concerning whether people in the lowest castes have the opportunity to better their lot by pursuing more distinguished career paths. I was fascinated when the lecturer, a professor from India, attempted to explain the caste system by drawing a parallel with racism in America- I could hear 16 American teachers suck ...

... t hurt his feelings. As Kris and I chatted and laughed, my host returned outside. He apologized for the earlier scene and said that all was well for me to come inside. I told him that Kris and I were chatting because I'd forgotten to ask him about animals and that my allergies were so bad that I wasn't going to be able to stay longer than just the night.

In we came with the mat, mother and daughter sat on the sofa and did not respond as ...

... of Washington, DC that I've been to. I did some sketches of the animals and I might scan some of them to add but they are a little disorganized. As I remember my two favorites were the kangaroos and the orangutans that had a scale in the cage and you could see their weight when they got on it. Also the ...