Hampton Inn Grand Rapids/North, Mi

... to point on rabbits, squirrels and birds. Her favorite greeting is with something in her mouth and "growling" affectionately at you. She makes great eye contact, is finally starting to learn words (typical of rescues), loves walks and keeps Donna company during the day, never leaving her side.

Grand Rapids, MI... I have nothing to say really. It decided to start raining like crazy the minute we crossed the Michigan border. Needless to say, I didn't feel like exploring much in the rain. But, our show went well, we had an excellent crew in a great space, so I can't really complain. I just hope Michigan gets a bit better.<br>

... camera on an automatic setting. I bet it&#8217;s those damn meddling squirrels.<br><br>Please send your experiences in Holland to The Conspiracy Channel. If we publish it you will receive $3-99 less $2 postage in the mail. Or you may just receive a sign......but not from us.<br><br>For any of those who spend their time with their heads wrapped in tinfoil waiting for the End, all of the above is greatly exaggerated, Holland is a lovely town......for retirement.

So I head off today on this big adventure! I will be in Amsterdam for 3 days and then I head off to Arusha on Sunday with my group. I am full of excitement and nerves and I can't wait to learn and experience everything this semester will offer. There will be many stories and photos (if I can find somewhere to upload them) to follow. <br>Love and peace to everyone I will miss you!<br><br>-Molly

Well, this is just a welcome to my newly-formed travel blog. I've been in Holland for most of the summer, and I am going home in a day and a half to spend the next two weeks with my family. Holland has been good for me... I don't think I could have spent another summer working at my high school job in Red Wing. But hey, who says you can't go home?<br>

Wow, only five more days until we leave for England. Where did all the time go? Our backpacks are out and half packed, and I think we're going to have to check one bag this time. My tripod won't fit into our backpacks, and Steve needs to bring his golf shoes. Might as well throw a few other things in there as well and lighten up our packs a little. We won't be carrying the suitcase very far, just from LHR to the hotel and the hotel to Billericay ...

... us on the other side. We never got tired of the views. The people we met spoke many languages, but were all friendly and kind. What we saw put things into perspective as far as how small our part is in the bigger picture. Another great part of the trip was when we were able to connect with our family and friends via cell phone or email. No matter where we were, that connection to our family is what makes us complete. As we ...

... At first, this just seemed crazy to me. But, at any rate, I began thinking. (As a result, few things exploded this time.) If my every moment was perfect ecstasy of self-expression, what would I do? And I began to make a list: love, meditate, dance, laugh, joke, swim ... Certainly, when I was laboring to cross items off my "To-Do List," with ambition, I wasn´t often feeling like a happy, insane person. ... And I called this newest ...

... led forty feet from the basketball hoop to our garage. Chris bounced the ball just before the garage. Chris, who never played organized basketball after second grade, threw up a shot. I rebounded his miss. Again, he pushed the ball two-handed into the blue air. It connected with the backboard and banked through the net. Good from 38 feet! We marked it with one of my mom's Halloween pumpkins. Chris gave a clown-big smile and waved his medium ...

... like watching two rabid wolverines fighting. They may have actually loved each other deep down inside, but they only showed it by not killing each other. So, I wasn't sure what to expect. I asked Tracy why she wanted to become a doctor. "I wanna make people's lives better," she said. That seemed pretty nice. I told her my college major, Creative Writing, and she asked what I hoped to do with that. I thought it over. My plans weren't as well-meaning as hers ...