Ramada Plaza Hotel Green Bay

... I'm not sure why, but that whole process doesn't seem as scary anymore. <br><br>I was VERY close to signing up for a volunteer trip to Costa Rica when the Morocco opportunity came my way. After I got back from Morocco, I wanted to make this a reality, so I signed up to volunteer for one week in an orphanage in Costa Rica at the end of February. The program is through (IVHQ) International Volunteer HeadQuarters, and I have heard nothing but positive ...

We finally moved on and we haven't even hit half of the continental states yet! What a big country this is. We headed to Wisconsin, famous for cheese! Our first stop was Appleton &#8211; not famous for apples &#8211; for the international premier of the film The Age of Stupid. This film is about climate change looking from a future perspective. An interesting, thought provoking film.<br><br ...

After picking up our cool little Toyota motor we headed up to Green Bay. The Wisconsin countryside is beautiful and made me and Adrian both think respectively of our home countries. I guess it was the farm landscapes. They are beautiful.<br><br>We had a nice quiet evening and the next day we went to the wildlife santuary where we saw cute little coyotes, bob cats, a cougar, otters ...

... to go overseas. This was exactly how I imagined my first trip. Tons of 'touristy" traps and a few added bonus activities. Everytime I travel, I fall in love with traveling all over again. God has made such an amazing creation, so diverse. Best of all, God blessed the relationship between me and my brother! I could not imagine this trip without him. I can't think of many people who would want to ...

... br><br>After about ten hours of riding, I arrived into Appleton, Wi at about 730pm. Mrs. Haines had dinner warmed and ready. It was soooo good!! After dinner she took me over to Renee's house for a visit with her and her family.<br><br>Tomorrow I will take off about 7am to try and get to the Harley Davidson museum before opening at 9am. After maybe an hour at the museum, I will head out toward Cleveland.<br>

Well, I've started this travel blog a little prematurely, but I'm too excited to keep everything quiet. Trisha and I have officially started saving for our world travel adventure which will begin on the 6th of April 2010. Still deciding exactly where to start our trip and how it's all going to work out. All I know is that it WILL happen. 9 months to go. Until then this blog will help me organize my thoughts, ideas and potential travel destinations. Can't wait to get started. <br>

... jumper of a plane. NOT good for me. I really hope this next flight goes better. 9 hours on a plane, not gonna lie, kinda scares me. Floyd has been having a lot of fun with me. We've been exploring the airport. Ok, well there's about another hour before we board. <br>

... that I had framed at Hobby Lobby. They were from an art gallery in Tangier, and they turned out fantastic! Now I just need to figure out where to hang them. <br><br>I'm also working on a video thing in Windows Media that hopefully will encompass some photos, podcasts and video that I took. I'm not sure when I'll have it done, but for now it will be a work in progress. <br><br>Finally, I decided that from now on any traveling I do will be for a purpose or ...

... for kickboxing for one week (already found subs for 3 of the weeks I'll be gone) order photos and put together album to show to host families purchase some Moroccan money (dirhams) from the bank and/or credit gift card things if that is recommended locate my $$ belt keep practicing French/Arabic as much as possible rest, stay healthy and work out as much as possible stay excited and energized that this will be an opportunity of a lifetime!!

... what I learned about myself overall, and what I learned about myself in a challenging situation. I know more about what I need to do for myself to be successful and happy. Now going to Jamaica, I have a second chance to have the best Peace Corps experience possible for myself. As I sit here, not yet in Jamaica, I can't really say how I actually will react to this new environment. I don't want to compare what is happening in Jamaica with what happened in Uzbekistan, nor compare the ...