Red Roof Inn St Louis St Charles Saint Charles

... is it impressive inside. I absolutely loved being a tourist in what I consider my hometown. Walking around the Central West End made me see the city through a whole different lens. Literally. I have photos to post.

So the journey for me continues. For this leg of the trip I shouldn't encounter any language barriers, cultural taboos or have anybody look at me as "the stupid American." However, I am still going to ...

... shortest time. :)

sadly my luggage was not nearly as fast as i was in the Charlotte airport. it did not make it to STL until Thursday afternoon. once again, good planning on my part for giving myself a cushion day before the interviews. otherwise i would have been a hot holy mess...well, more so than usual.

i am very happy to report that i think the interviews all went well. my interviewers will meet tomorrow ...

We made it back into St Louis in time for the leftover turkey dinner (yum!) and so we could spend some time with all of David's immediate family who were in St Louis for the holiday. David's brother Patrick and his wife Ingrid and their three boys, Molly and Jim and their two boys (including the new baby who we met for the first time), and Michael and his girlfriend ...

... that I thought I might have picked up the Acute Gastric Enteritis on the ship. There were about 50 cases. Not, so, luckily for me. Just a bit of stomach trouble, which I attribute to the one meal of greasy Chinese food on board the ship. After 24 hours, all of my troubles were flushed away.
It's good to be home and we appreciate all of the kinds words sent our way.
See you next trip!

25,500 km traveled per travelpod.com (15,850 miles)
5,000 m highest altitude reached (16,400 feet)
217 hours in the bus
82 days
28 beds slept in (not counting the bus)
19 bus companies
11 new beers =)
Manchester, Missouri, United States lasondra

Dear Friends,
We are leaving this Friday for a cruise. I'm trying to use this Travelpod blog to send out our stories. If you don't want them, just delete. If you do want them, and don't receive any after Friday, email me and I will try to figure this out.
See you soon,
Cassie

Hi, Friends,
We are going on a cruise Nov 13-26. And rather than try to send each email individually, I found Travelpod. It's a blog site that lets me hit 'send' once, and it does the work for me. So watch for entries from Travelpod. If you aren't inclined to read them, feel free to delete. Let's hope it works!
Talk soon,
Cassie

... always tell us to skip this state and skip that state but so far every state has turned up something suprising. Thanks to Wayne and his friends for all their recommendations.

St Louis is famous for the Gateway Arch (Gateway to the West), this Arch is the tallest National Monument in America and took only 2.5 years to build. It stands on the foreshore with the river in front and the State Capitol building ...

... sing to the Lord as long as I live and praise Thy name while I have my being.” The Rossini piece, which is both a playful numb** and an ex**cise in musical endurance is from the Petite Messe Solenelle, which on anoth** occasion Dr. Wilb**g has charact**ized as being neith** “small” nor “solemn.” As such, it gave both the Choir and Orchestra a chance to show off their ability while having a lot of fun p**forming.

The next set, Music of the ...

Twenty years ago today, I married my best friend in the world. As I remember Carl today, I found myself back to this blog to remember our final days together. It has been almost three years since his death yet in ways it seems like only yesterday. CJ and I work very hard to keep Carl's memory alive for Phillip, who only knew him for a few short weeks ...