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Liz I am a graduate of the University of Illinois and am planning on attending law school in the fall of 2009. Right now I live in Chicago and have a job planning trips for international exchange students studying in the United States.


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I step outside on 3rd and Pine and before I can even turn the corner, I hear: "Oh, here comes the rain again!" I take one whiff of the air, smell the heavy dampness of the Pacific Northwest and think: Yeah, I'm in Seattle. Of course, while packing for this trip [I'm going to a few concerts in George, Washington, but get to bookend the excursion with a few hours in Seattle], I kept checking the weather. Seattle's reputation for being a rainy city made the idea of bringing my rain boots attractive, but as the chances of rain decreased I [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 16th 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=436809]

Pike Place sign
Mmm, delicious!
Totem and the Bay

Last Hawai'ian Sunset
Last Hawai'ian Sunset
Aloha Hawai'i... for now!
Actually it's not my last day, technically. But it is the last day of fun. Tomorrow is full of taking students to the airport from 5 AM to 6 PM. So... I need to enjoy today! And I did, for the most part. We went up to the Pali lookout, but spent no more than 5 minutes there because it was so windy. Our next stop was at Kailua Beach, which was also shortened because it was so windy which made the air kind of cold. We also went to the Polynesian Culture Center. The PCC was really nice and beautiful, [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 5th 2009 | 194 Views | [diary=388011]

Kailua Beach
Looking down to the beach from the Pali Lookout
Pali Lookout view

Today my group took a day-long tour of the west side of the island. Since O'ahu is quite a diverse island, it was a nice break to get outside of Honolulu. While Honolulu and Waikiki are full of attractions and things to do, I felt like I was getting a one-sided view of what O'ahu is really like. Today was my much needed escape. We started out with a hour outside of 'Iolani Palace, which is the only imperial palace on American soil. It was only in use for the last two monarchs of imperial rule of Hawai'i—King Kalakaua and Queen [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 5th 2009 | 126 Views | [diary=387997]

Isabella the sea turtle
'Iolani Palace
Grand 'Iolani Palace

By ilchicag
February 11th 2009
Hanauma Bay North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
At the beach!
At the beach!
Hanauma Bay, Hawai'i
Hanauma Bay is beautiful. And pristine. And really paradise within a paradise. We got to snorkel in the beautiful nature preserve and work on our suntans. It was really fun. Won't say much more, I think the pictures speak for themselves... [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 1st 2009 | 102 Views | [diary=377879]

Looking down on the bay
Palm trees at Hanauma Bay
Palm trees and the ocean

It's been a busy few days in O'ahu. Even though everything in Hawai'i is relaxed (why hurry in the sun?!), I've been keeping things at a high intensity level with work. Luckily, I've still been able to get in a lot of fun time (definitely perk of working in the leisure industry). Past few days' highlights include: catamaran cruise on the Na Hoku II, surf lesson in Waikiki, fish tacos at Duke's Canoe Club, and Pearl Harbor (in the rain). [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 24th 2009 | 81 Views | [diary=376324]

Onboad the Na Hoku II
Diamond Head from the ocean
Waikiki

By ilchicag
February 8th 2009
Aloooooooha! North America » United States » Hawaii » Oahu » Honolulu
Aloha from Hawai'i! I'm here on the island of O'ahu, actually on business. I've been here for a few days now, but today is the first time I've been able to actually slow down a bit and take in some of the sights. Since I graduated from the University of Illinois I have been working for a travel agency that specializes in tours for foreign exchange high school students studying in the United States. It's business, but what better place to do business than in Hawai'i... especially if you're from Chicago! I'm having a hard time believing I'm still in America [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 10th 2009 | 87 Views | [diary=372211]

Blowing in the wind
Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki
Lighthouse at the base of Diamond Head

Harvard Law Review building
Harvard Law Review building
Oldest building on the Harvard grounds
I am so good at the Boston accent. I can say it all: clam chowdah, Haavid, Bawston. It's a beautiful thing really. Actually, I'm terrible. In fact, I am pretty sure my "Boston accent" sounds more Jamaican than Bostonian. But if I went to Harvard, I think I could perfect it. And let me just say it: I love Harvard. I want to go here for law school. Of all the places I've considered for law, only Stanford holds a place in my heart like Harvard does. It's the Stanford of the East Coast, though I'm sure people here would call [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 10th 2008 | 83 Views | [diary=264895]

John Harvard and his lucky shoe
On the Harvard grounds
Harvard Law School Library

Well, somehow I find myself back in New York. This time, I'm here for some preliminary law school visits—as I head into my final semester of undergraduate education this fall, law school applications are all I'll be thinking about. So I thought I'd take my last spring break and go on a mini tour of the best law schools on the East Coast, starting with New York University and Columbia University. And of course, while I was here, I might as well further my education of New York City. So this is going to be a fairly short entry, but I'm [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 10th 2008 | 169 Views | [diary=257706]

A spirited stranger atop an NYC fireman
Empire State Building
Times Square madness!

Well, my trip has taken a strange turn. Without getting too much into the details, which potentially would bore you to tears, I am both relieved and incredibly sad to say that I am on my way back to the States tomorrow. Since the last entry, before the 'turn,' the plan was to go back to Rome for a day before Keith left to go back to Chicago. I would stay in Rome for another day before flying out to Barcelona and spending the next week working my way back to Rome through France. Suffice it to say that many things [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 15th 2008 | 644 Views | [diary=239099]

Gothic adornment outside of a church
A thinking bull
First views of the Sagrada Familia

By ilchicag
January 4th 2008
T'ere She Blows! Europe » Italy » Campania » Mount Vesuvius
Well, I have climbed Mount Vesuvius. And I won't lie, I feel pretty cool saying that. The volcano is the only volcano on mainland Europe to have erupted in the last century, and owes most of its fame for the destruction of the cities Pompeii and Herculaneum back in 79 AD. But don't worry, according to its main website: the Park is closed while Vesuvius is erupting. Like most people I assume, I have never climbed a volcano, have never looked inside a volcano, have never seen a volcano erupt. A met a girl later on who, upon telling her I [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 8th 2008 | 317 Views | [diary=232756]

Mount Vesuvius view
Italian mountainside
Steaming Mount Vesuvius



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