Hampton Inn Austin - Nw/Arboretum

I want to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving.
I had a great thanksgiving week. I want to thank some of you who have already donated. Thank You.

My grandparents came and brought me money from some of my sponsors. I had to make sure I sent out thank you e-mails. My dad had to send in more money to People to People so I could get a confirmed spot in the program.

I will have soap for sale soon, and details of my other fundraisers.

Susan and I finished packing all our clothes and gear this morning to start our excursion. Since we will be traveling for a month, we needed both warm and cold weather clothes. We also packed our skiing gear in case we stop at a place where we ...

Hello
For those who want to donate and don't know how, I have just made it easier for you.

On my page there is a button over my picture. It says "Support my travels, make a donation."
Just click above to see.

You can press that and it will take you to a section where you can type how much money you would like to donate. Like I said before, you ...

... is already in possession of such powerful passion as to shake the very sounds of life. It is not that passion has to be attained. It has to be discovered, released. It is already there. You just have to let it out. Shine your light. Light your fire. Light yourself. Burn.

Calexico

ps. I put a few of my favorite shots that I took from my trip to Rosarito back in October. I know these are late and out of context. Oh well.

... a brisk 68 degrees – even in 100 degree heat. Afterwards, Mica and boyfriend Sean introduced us to the splendor of Austin Tex Mex (amazing cerveza beef fajitas, queso with mix-ins like guac and ground beef, and peel-the-paint-off-the-walls margaritas ("margs" in Mica-speak). Crazy good, and thanks to Mica and Sean for the location!)

Kate’s wedding in the evening was a lovely Austin affair with an outdoor ceremony and ...

My friend Bev threw an amazing going away party for me. We all got together at her house and had bloody marys, burgers, and beers. Derek came in town and brought his special lady friend, so I got to meet Kelly. Omar came in from San Antonio. Layla and Dave came up. Janello was there. My friend Moni had met me for lunch a ...

... about a couple of important issues. One is religion, because it’s not the kind of thing people compromise on. If someone is churchy, well I’m not, and we probably won’t enjoy dating for very long. So I start with that, usually in a humorous and only mildly sacrilegious sort of way. If they’re still around, then I have to bring out the big guns. As families are mentioned I point out that I have cute nieces and nephews, but that I don ...

On October 22nd Hi Y'all ! We left Mike's brothers @ 7:00 in the morning and headed for the Natchez Trace Line, we've had enough of America's super slab highway's. What a relief to drive down this gorgeous highway. There was no traffic, no signs and great scenery. The road also offered plenty of gentle sweepers to keep our minds active. It was a little peculiar because the whole time we were on the Natchez all I could smell was garlic. We followed ...

Our Stay in the Stockyards behind us, we "steered" our car towards Austin, TX -- our ultimate goal, and our final (except for the final final goal -- back home) destination. The three-hour car trip was just long enough to be annoying, but was clear weather. On our journey I confirmed a number of things, foremost of them was that the iPhone is sometimes great. A couple of times on this trip, we ...

... Doing all the austin stuff that I'll miss- especially eating tex mex and hanging out with friends/ family. Cooking a lot. Hoping that my school loans come in so I can pay off bills before I go :) No photos of anything yet, since I'm still in the states. But they're coming!!