La Quinta Inn Tuscaloosa

local time is 2am, i'm off to Dallas TX. Its about 500 miles or so. Yesterday totally sucked!! I rode around Atlanta trying to detour around the I-20 closure, there were zero helpful signs. Things are really flooded out there.After a 3 hour detour thru the country, I found my way back to I-20. I tried at least 4 or 5 times to get back on the interstate but each time the road was flooded and dozens of cars and I had to turn back. You would ...

Not much to do in Tuscaloosa. It's a small college town...ROLL TIDE = [ whatever the heck that means...I don't know. But they sure do have alot of team spirit. We went to Ruby Tuesdays, what can I say, it was a Ruby Tuesdays...In other words...not really worth the stop

Well, Chace and I have arrived in Houston now. We are waiting for a couple of hours for our next plane to leave and take us straight to London. Justin will meet us on that plane and we'll fly over together. So, look for the next update to be from Europe. Aaron -- Aaron Chapman Manderson MBA Class 2009 University of Alabama 205-527-9681 chapman.aaron@gmail.com

This is mainly just a test to make sure that the blog works ok. But, I have already packed all of my stuff into the backpack and I am headed to Bham tomorrow. Chace and I leave at 12:45 pm from Birmingham on Wednesday and fly to Houston where we will ...

we rode just 47 miles today since we had two major events to attend. we went through the University of Alabama and LIfeSouth had a picnic lunch for us on campus. then we rode to a huge mall to promote the blood drive at the mall. I met "Big Al" the mascot for the University of Alabama. he is a very popular figure here in Tuscaloosa- so we were able to talk to a lot of people- but how can ...

(56) OCTOBER 10, 2009
I AM PART CHEROKEE INDIAN BUT I HAVE ONLY BEEN AROUND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY. I AM NOW A MEMBER OF THE ECHOTA TRIBE OF ALABAMA. SO,
NATURALLY I WANT TO FIND MY HERITAGE. I WANTED TO GO TO THIS AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL. I WANTED TO BE AROUND INDIANS. MY EXCITEMENT LEVEL WAS AT 100%. EVEN AS WE WALKED TO THE FESTIVITIES, WHAT I WAS ...

We drove towards the stadium and parked on a side street which was one block closer to the stadium than the $10 parking lot we just passed. Ewee and I are getting more stingy with our funds. We find this funny however as we noticed several cars pulling into the $10 lot as we passed it and realized on first impression that Alabamians actually were really stupid. But then we realized that they were smart enough to know that their country men ...

... in a fact*ry just d*wn y*nd** t* l**k like ev**y *th** d*uche bag wh* als* attends the Univ**sity *f Alabama. H**eīs the makeup: kaki pants, c*llared p*l* shirt, l*ng stupid wavy hair. W*w, ev**y guy l**ked like the beatles fr*m their y*ung** days and they just returned fr*m the c*untry club aft** playing cr*quet, drinking p*rt and hitting *n each *th**sīsist**s. We have a few be**s and g* back t* the h*tel. Ewee just g*t *v** the flu and is cashed.

Think of this entry as a preface to my travel journal. After careful consideration (2 minutes or so) I decided that this travel journal is more for me than anyone else. Therefore, I will write exactly what happened, what I thought, what I did, what I wanted to do and what I said. I will not dilute this journal by writing what I think people would like to read about or by not including the not so ...

We are less than a month away until the trip. After recovering from my surgery, I am finally back in T-town. Now, I just have a few weeks of work, a CAC Lead Team trip to Atlanta, and my 21st birthday to get through & then I am off to EUROPE for a month!!! I can't wait!!!!!