Red Roof Inn Cleveland Medina

ahhh! It's been so long since I've written something.
I had been really busy with work. Everyday from 8-5:30. And I was still teaching English classes some nights.
I'm finally back in the states. Visiting for a month. Then it's back to Costa Rica January 4th.
Completely in reverse culture shock! I can't believe I'm back. Everyone speaks English. I keep accidentally kissing people on the cheek when ...

... ll be a whole new life! I am just glad I don't have any kids at home, or a hubby to deal with - makes the situation a lot easier!

Surprise 50th Birthday party was a BLAST! Cannot believe Karen G. was able to surprise me! Thanks to all my friends who showed up with booze, gifts, and $$ for the Alaska trip!

Saga continues....

For those of you who haven't heard yet, I am going back to Mexico for a week in December. Rather than staying in Irapuato, I will be staying with two missionaries in Leon. I'll visit with them and their friends for most of the time, however I will head to Irapuato for a day or two to visit my friends there as well!

This is such a great opportunity. I've really missed so many of these wonderful people, and so decided it would be great to ...

... een uur of 11 geslapen. Uiteindelijk kwam de Greyhound rond 6 uur al aan, wat mij een uur extra slapen gaf.

Lotterij
Waar ik in Madison Square Garden mooie zitplaatsen had (hoog in het stadium, en voor de kenners: aan de kant van Steven Van Zandt), had ik in Cleveland dus besloten om voor een staanplaats te gaan (in de VS heet dit GA, ofwel, General Admission). Vroegah.... bij mijn eerste concert, was het nog een ren-je-rot-actie: oftewel, deuren ...

Day 1 of the great trekkkkkk west and all I can think of is the sad state of American drivers. The majority of the people on the road need to re-learn, or learn, how to drive (please!). There is no need to pull in front of a solitary approaching car when there is ample space to get into the left lane afterward, especially when you're an 18-wheeler. How trucks can continually pull in front of cars when there is no traffic ...

I took a trip to the Iron Pony Motorcycle Accessories store in Westerville, Ohio (shameless plug for store inserted here!), where they absolutely EVERYTHING imaginable for a bike rider.

I spent way too much but got new Harley cycle boots, Gerbing heated jacket liner and glove liners. LOVE the heated gear ...

A week in Cleveland and Ohio showed a quite beautiful area. While the city is not planned, there is a good road system, with lots of freeways, and quite easy to get around. Downtown Cleveland is not huge, but there are some skycrapers and an arena, and two huge stadiums as well as a Science Centre and the ...

When the thought of travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in winter comes to mind it is usually accompanied by mental visions of a frozen tundra with little to do except to huddle around a fire until spring. In fact, the only limitations of entertaining activities in Pittsburgh during winter are self-imposed by those individuals who like to be bored and complain. Pittsburgh is a ...

... no way in hell am I going to do that to okay...

Unfortunaly it wasnt that easy. I had to do some wheeling and dealing. As it turns out my host and her family are headed to the same place I am today. Infact they will be spending some time at the shore with us. I think I may have gotten roped into making her breakfast for a couple of days as pay back.

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The musicians spent the entire afternoon in Kirtland, where they enjoyed a time of not only physical, but spiritual renewal. The Kirtland Temple was the most anticipated stop. The Choir, Orchestra and guests were divided into two groups—each having a turn to sing in the Temple while the other group sang for visitors on a grassy slope down the hill at Historic Kirtland.

Through the graciousness of the Community of Christ, members of the Choir filled the ...