Towneplace Suites By Marriott Seattle Southcenter Kent

... I just can't wait to get on the road again!

Welcome to my blog!

For those of you I haven't spoken to in awhile, a quick update: I am entering into the fifth year of my undergraduate career, the first two of which were spent at Bellevue Community College via Running Start. This will be my third year as a student at the University of Washington, where I'm double majoring in Sociology and Women Studies with hopes of eventually ...

... a law against proseletyzing, which means that nobody can push their religion down your throat. In a country so extremely religious, I was surprised at how respectful people were of other people's belief or non-belief. Compare that to the religious right or the Bible belt in our own country and I wonder who has the better deal?
Stepping off my soapbox now.
I hope you've enjoyed reading my posts as much as I've enjoyed writing them. So long for now, until the next trip!

... I thought maybe I'd even make aliya (i.e., emigrate to Israel, literally "go up")--but that was out of the question by the time my year was up. It wasn't the kind of place I wanted to live in or the kind of people I wanted to live among--too rough-and-tumble. I had a great time, though: I made friends from Israel and all over the world. I walked to the 3,000-year-old walled Old City each week for a class on its ...

... art which was cool. We finished the International District kind of quick, so headed back downtown and decided we just had to the Seattle Bug Safari before meeting Peri for lunch :) Prety ...

... able to see the fireworks from the starboard side. The fireworks were impressive. We arrived back in Seattle, but no one moved to get off the ferry until the fireworks show was over. The captain made 2 announcements for us to get off the ship. Day 15 - Seattle, WA - July 5, 2008 - Saturday Today we rode the bus with Alison to UW, where she works. Neat campus - she showed us around a bit. We went inside ...

... the love and joy of this new being - this precious gift they have been given. In closing - some folks have wanted to send a gift for the family and have asked about what Sheryl, Alex and baby Kai need.  They could use some premi clothes - everything they have is for a standard size baby.  Please don't feel obligated to send something - but for those who have been asking it is a suggestion. Thank you also for the kind words you have sent for me.  Lots of love, Heather

... will be travelling through mainland China for two weeks." She was very nice and figured out which immunizations I would need based on my options. I need an MMR booster, Hep A/B vaccine, Typhoid vaccine, and she recommended the rabies vaccine. Not too bad. I started my series last week. First was Hep A/B, rabies. Today was rabies, MMR booster, pick up Typhoid pills.

... first national park - Yellowstone - where we stayed in a log cabin outside the park. Sure it is hard not to be wowed by the park's dramatic canyons, lakes, waterfalls and geothermal phenomena however I soon became frustrated by a park overly cluttered with Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and a lacklustre performance by the geyser Old Faithful - attended by a crowd not far short of one seen on Saturdays at Old Trafford. However a night camped under thousands of stars in bear country ...

... Apr 15 Flights: NORTHWEST AIRLINES, NW 8283 Operated by KLM CITYHOPPER/KLM From: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (AMS) Departs: 9:20am To: NUREMBERG, GERMANY (NUE) Arrives: 10:35am Duration: 1 hour(s) and 15 m Seat(s): Check-In Required Status: Confirmed Notes: ADVANCE SEATING AIRPORT CHECKIN Aircraft: FOKKER JET Airline Confirmation: ODQUYW Meal: Meals ...

... a Wendy's. Then it's onto this modern work of exterior art, with curves and stainess steel metal and painted aluminum. We're Frank Loyd Wright groupies, but are admiring the heck out of this futurist building. We gladly pay our $20 per person admision fee. Inside the hands on displays and activities keep us stimulated. Sub-woofers have been installed in the floors so you can "feel" the music. Three ...