Sheraton Reston

... finally had cleared enough, Rachel frantically told me not to move anywhere and she was trying her best to get to me. The police continued to push. Rachel continued to try to find me. The police approached me. Rachel was one minute away. They told me asked me to move. I refused. They got the Chief of police who informed me that if I did not move he would arrest me. I informed him that I was waiting for a friend and he had no grounds on which to arrest me. Just as he was about ...

... moi-même in Paris. I still can't believe I'm doing this. It's not as if I haven't done it before: when Monique sent out an all-call from Hong Kong and said that flights were cheap, I think I was the only one who took her up on it. I was unemployed, feeling lost and broke, and went anyway. It was a pretty awesome trip. And let's not forget my trip to Puerto Rico that I almost took by ...

... despite his earlier words, the hostel owner advised that I did not smoke or drink outside the front otherwise I may attract "street people" - reassuring. I decided I needed to confront the issue head on and so plowed directly into a large group of homies and said "Listen bro's - I ain't down with the mo fo po po's so is we cool or what?" Of course we were cool. Brotherhood is a state of mind. (And if you believe the last few sentences you're crazier than the man who ...

7/6/08 As I type, the boys are enjoying a BBQ and pool party at the home of Mr. Vazirani's Parents.  There is an amazing spread and everyone's in the pool (even Mr. Meyer, Mrs. Torrey, and Terri....just kidding).  We have been enjoying our stay at Trinity University's dorms very much for the past two nights, accept that the Internet does not work for us.  So, let's catch up: July 4th was an incredible day in many ways.  We began by seeing the White House with our ...

The on demand, in flight entertainment on our BA flight to Washington was unavailable to 50% of the seats including mine. I wasn´t disappointed, though, as the scheduled movies were **** and I was able to watch repeats of Globetrekker, Grand Designs, Michael Palin´s Sahara and Location, Location, Location on the mainstream broadcast! I got trapped behind a slow moving trolley case on the way to immigration at Dulles ...

... checking bags to avoid the risk of loss. What a catastrophe that would be! One crucial item that we have purchased are SmartWool socks. These things are pretty cool. They're thick wool socks that are ultra-comfortable, keep your feet cool, moist wicking, odor resistant and wash and dry quickly. So you get more wear out of them and can pack less. They compliment a good pair of tennis shoes, necessary ...

... I had a place to sleep and work. (by the way very important while away for more than a month in a place) It was a pretty exciting moment and at the same, a bit scary. The plan was to work at Brown University on an Engineering Design project which I didn't know anything about.

... Europe, Russia, Afganistan, Pakistan and arriving in Delhi. From the inflight computer map it looked like we flew right over the top Kabul and we could see the lights of Lahore and what looked like a big circular set of streets marking a centre.   Due to changing timezones and our flight route we had what was a very short day, by the time we woke up and had some breakfast it only seemed like we had a few hours of daylight before ...

... years and secretly planning her revenge! How much time and energy do we spend getting ourselves all worked up over things that are simply beyond our control? How often do we get angry because we are stuck in traffic or the line at the market is long or on and on and on... As an interesting conclusion, in all seriousness, I began letting go of work awhile ago. I started taking lunch breaks and being less "personally" involved in problems - which is to say i didn't take them ...

... capital. Today ghostly, glamorously clad ladies are reported to have been seen walking the hallways of the Meade Hotel, while the cemetery contains the remains of vigilante victims who swung from the nearby gallows. In 1865 the territorial capital moved to Virginia City, a thriving town of 10,000. Today Virginia City bills itself as a living ghost town with approximately 150 year-round residents and plenty of history. The main street is lined with vintage commercial ...