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~my semester abroad in South Africa (2007) including a trip to Namibia
~my year in teaching English in South Korea (2009-2010) including trips to Thailand, Japan, and Hong Kong
~Alaska: Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, and Whittier (2011)
~Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park (2011)
~Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota (2012)
~Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park (2012)
Travel Blog Posts
Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
Published: October 7th 2012North America » United States » Wyoming » Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota
Published: October 7th 2012North America » United States » South Dakota » Black Hills National Forest
Rocky Mountain National Park
Published: October 7th 2012North America » United States » Colorado » Estes Park
June 13th 2011
After finishing our first year of teaching, Katherine and I packed our bags and headed off to America's last fronteir. We were going to visit Gwen and her husband, Tony in Fairbanks. The first several days we spent at their house, catching up and visiting local attractions such as Pioneer Park, North Pole, AK, and downtown Fairbanks. Pioneer is touted as Alaska's only historic themepark. It has no entry fee and it has several museums as well as lots of outdoor space for children to play. It is a good place to learn some Alaskan history. Another great place to learn about Alaksa is the Fairbanks vistor center in downtown Fairbanks. There isn't too much in downtown other than a few shops and restaurants but the Fudge Pot is a must taste stop. It specializes in ... read more
The 110th National Hobo Convention
Published: September 6th 2010North America » United States » Iowa
August 14th 2010
In Britt, Iowa every year on the second weekend of August thre is a four day event called the National Hobo Convention or 'Hobo Days'. Saturday morning I got up early and drove out to Britt from my new home, Algona, Iowa for the Hobo Days parade. I got there super early because I was worried about parking and ended up traversing the town for an hour and a half, stopping at a few garage sales on the way. A little before 10 I found myself on a park bench in the town park talking to other people from out of town and waiting for the parade to start. Once the parade started, it did not stop for an hour and a half! There were antique cars, tractors, floats, hobos, more tractors, Shriners, and more tractors; ... read more
February 6th 2010
Without an alarm, I woke up at 6 am. I had actually hoped to get up this early, too. I had read that if you get up early you can see elderly practicing Tai Chi in Kowloon Park and I was for some reason very intrigued by this. So I showered, ate breakfast and was out the door by 7am. Kowloon Park was a stone's throw away from my hostel. All I had to do was cross the street and walk past the big, white mosque and I was there. Sure enough, the book had not lied. The park is very large and I was surprised by how many people were up that early stretching and practicing Tai Chi. I thought it was absolutely beautiful to watch those older people connecting with their bodies. I truly ... read more
February 4th 2010
The next day I got up early and took the MTR to meet Val at Tung Chung. I arrived a little early again and after waiting for a few minutes, I was in need of a restroom. The subway stations in Hong Kong made me a little crazy because there is no public restroom in the station. If you need to use the bathroom, and the station is next to a shopping center, you must go in there to look for the closest bathroom. I have a feeling this was done strategically to lure people into the shopping centers, and if you really got to go this is quite annoying. We took a bus to the Po Lin Monastery to see the Big Buddha. After arriving, we ate lunch at a restaurant in the touristy village ... read more
February 3rd 2010
My layover flight in Beijing arrived late. So late that after 2 hours of sitting hunched over with the neck rest cutting into my shoulders (clearly the seats were not designed for 5'7" giants) I got off the plane and started running. After I had my passport stamped and my carry-on screened, I knew I would miss my connecting flight if I tried to walk to my gate. I picked up my carry-on and started sprinting when a cart driver called out, 'Miss, where you going? Ohh, your gate very far. Get in.' As he started to drive toward my gate he finally decided to tell me, 'this service not free...' 'What? Really?!? I have no Chinese Yuan.. I need to get out...' All the while thinking to myself, I have layover, why would I have ... read more
A Rainy Weekend in Fukuoka, Japan: Part II
Published: February 15th 2010Asia » Japan » Fukuoka » Fukuoka
February 1st 2010
The next morning it was still overcast and raining on and off, so we gave the 'hogs' a rest, grabbed the umbrella, and opted to walk/take the metro. Our first stop was Ohori Park, a large, gorgeous, park with a pond in the middle of it. The pond was previously used as a moat for Fukuoka Castle (whose ruins we visited later in the day). After walking a semi circle around the pond, we found the Fukuoka Art Museum. I thought the ticket to see all of the exhibits was expensive, about $13, but it was totally worth it to see the Ancient Egypt in Torino exhibit. The Fukuoka Museum of Art had borrowed several pieces from the Egyptian Museum of Torino, Italy's collection. I read in the exhibit that many of the pieces had never ... read more
January 30th 2010
After I finished my two week English Conversation Class, I quickly cleaned up my things at school and ran home. Mike and I had to be in Busan in time to catch our 14:30 ferry to Japan! We arrived just in time to check-in, get our four free beverage coupons, and board the boat. It only took three hours to get from Busan, South Korea to Fukuoka, Japan on the Beetle ferry. The inside looked a lot like the inside of an airplane and there was staff that would come around in case you wanted to buy something to eat or something to drink. We had hoped we would be able to go out on the deck, but because the boat moved at a pretty high speed and since it was so small, we weren't able ... read more
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