Hello All, After a surprise visit home and a week-long trip to Ireland, I have made it back safe and sound to Leicester, ready to start classes tomorrow. It’s been a fun few weeks, but will get very busy from here on! Just before the break I had gone on another hike in Leicestershire, but … Continue reading Happy New Year from Leicester!
Travel
We’re 2 months in!
Hello everyone, It’s been 2 weeks so I thought it was time to update again. I’ve had a few more travels since we last talked, and we’re just getting into our 2nd ‘module’, this one being more the practical running of a museum. I’ll try to give a brief rundown. While I may not have … Continue reading We’re 2 months in!
Less study, more travel.
Hello and Happy Sunday, I know at least one person has been wondering when I was going to update again. I'm 5 weeks away from Christmas break now, and I've just had a relaxing "reading week". I ambitiously finished my essay a week in advance, so I've had this entire week to myself, and took … Continue reading Less study, more travel.
First week at University of Leicester, UK
Hello everyone, I’ve been gone a little over a week now and I finally have a chance to update you on how I’ve been doing. The journey from Chicago to Leicester was a long one, leaving for O’Hare Airport at 1:30pm on Monday, September 27th, and after flight delays, deplaning, re-boarding, arriving, waiting for the … Continue reading First week at University of Leicester, UK
2011, Year of the Rabbit
http://www.couchsurfing.org/news/article/104 Ringing in the Chinese New Year usually involves the smoky explosion of firecrackers, dining with family and friends, and wearing red for good luck. CS members in Vancouver pose with the God of Wealth at the Chinese New Year Parade - Photo courtesy of Jasmine Tan Even though it’s called Chinese New Year, the … Continue reading 2011, Year of the Rabbit
Rick Steves, Iran, and the Travel Expo!
On Sunday, January 30th I attended The Travel and Adventure Expo at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, which was exciting but not necessarily geared towards someone without a couple thousand dollars set away for their next vacation. My main motivation is going was to see one of my travel heroes, Rick Steves, as he … Continue reading Rick Steves, Iran, and the Travel Expo!
CouchSurfers Invade!
http://www.couchsurfing.org/news/article/71 CouchSurfers Invade! by Rachel Smith The recent popularity of city invasions within the CouchSurfing community has been hard to miss. In fact, across the US and Europe there was at least one invasion every weekend this summer, oftentimes more. So what exactly is an invasion? According to the CS Wiki, it's when CouchSurfers collectivelly decide … Continue reading CouchSurfers Invade!
Remembering kindness
Reorganizing some of my files, I came across an article I had written over a year and a half ago, attempting to sum up my study abroad experiences for a writing contest. Having written on the topic of the "kindness of strangers" on more than one occasion, I thought I would share this short, but … Continue reading Remembering kindness
I disappeared for 3 months…
I know that I haven't written a post since March. Perhaps I gave up on it a little? But so much has still been going on that I intended to write about. Here's to good intentions. At the end of March I performed in the Triton Troupers Circus, my first circus performance ever. Just a … Continue reading I disappeared for 3 months…
Surfing at the Smiths
December 9, 2009 By JENNIFER ZIMMERMAN jzimmerman@pioneerlocal.com The Smiths of Elmhurst very much resemble your typical nuclear American family. With two kids and a beloved pup named Shadow, the couple's three-story home sits at the end of a bustling neighborhood block where children's bikes can be seen more frequently than cars, and young and old … Continue reading Surfing at the Smiths
History of a Life 