ok, for the life of me, i couldn’t figure out why i was typing and NOTHING was showing up. apparently my font was white. what the? anyways….i am currently ingesting a food from home…but not the typical american stuff. i guess i did just eat a rice burger (read: seaweed with rice, egg, meat patty, …
…on a handsome fella with an umbrella who once saved you your day… there was really no doubling back once i stepped outside the apartment this evening, clothed in my swimsuit and shorts and sneakers. We were in the middle of a typical random beijing storm and somehow i got the idea that it would …
There is less than a week until I leave Cincinnati! Although I have lists and directions and all the information I could need I am still anxious about jet-setting halfway across the world, but it’s the good kind of nerves I always get when I am overly excited. I can’t wait to say “Bonjour!” to …
Maybe it was the progression of conversation that startled me. Or that most cases of adultery in America end in a sleuth of curse words and regret for lack of a better prenup. Over tea with my homestay family, a traditional Muslim family consisting of seven sisters and three brothers, I asked Hadeel–a 26 year old …
No, this is not a joke. I think I am starting to melt. It is 23.30 h here, and about 32 grad (90 F). No wind, no moving air… only heat. I know understand why the Spaniards eat at 23.00 h: it is just too hot to cook at any other time. We “cooled off” …
¿Qué has hecho este año? Was hast du dieses Jahr gemacht? Ché hai fatto quest anno? What have you done this year? The question that is probably hardest to answer. So why am I asking it of myself? As of 10.10 this morning, I am finished with school in Europe. I turned in my Spanish …
Sale el Sol… Sunrise. Allora. My last night not only in Roma, Italia, but also in Europe. In a few hours, I will be on my way to the airport to fly to the US after a year abroad… I was doing great all day today. I went with Padre Al and Byran (another student …
From day dreaming about how my time would go in France… To actually wandering around Aix En Provence aujourd’hui et heir (today and yesterday)! I’ve seen so much in such a short time, yet I know there is much more to come. A lovely little fountain I’m not sure why this little sheep was in the …
There are several things one should consider when asked to write a blog about their travels/studying. First, your not going to have access to the internet as much as you think. Second, your not going to have time to sit down and mess around on the computer. Thirdly, your not going to want to deal …
Desalina and I have been walking around the Cours Mirabeau these past few nights, and these are some of the lovely sights we get to see on each promenade! C’est moi! Regardez closely! Another lovely benefit about being in France: Harry Potter comes out on the 13 of Juillet! C’est belle non?