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irisheyes999 - Lauren Feldman

Lauren Feldman "Never think of the future, it comes soon enough."-Albert Einstien

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -St. Augustine
Update Update: No longer a junior, still a traveller. Now I'm finishing up my senior year of school and looking to put off joining the real world for as long as possible. I made a promise to myself that I would travel before I got a salary. I'm planning on working through the summer to save up some money for a three month stint in South America. I'm thinking of doing some spanish school in Costa Rica, joining a camping tour in peru, and wwoofing in...???? Brazil???? If anyone who reads this wants to join me for a south of the border jaunt, let me know!


!Update! Due to the Great Crash of August 2007 some of my entires have been lost (RIP Norway entry....so sad :( ) and some of my entires are a little fuzzy. Hopefully future travels will make up for anything that was lost. :) Here's to new adventures and learning to back up.

I'm a junior at the University of Southern California and will be studying at UvA in Amsterdam from 1/29-6/08. This is for all my friends and family to keep tabs on what I'm doing in Amsterdam. Hopefully someone will actually read this thing.

By the way, I profess neither to be a good speller or a good writer. You'd think that as a communication major I would be able to communicate provocatively, intelligently, or at least grammatically. Not true.


Well, rumor has it that I'm back in the states. Crazy. So for the two of you that read this thing, don't expect regular updates. However, if I have my way, there WILL be updates along the way. I have a pesky college degree to get out of the way so there won't be any major travels, but you can expect to see some entries about a road trip to Texas, camping in Yosemite, volunteering for a few days at an eco-friendly lodge in Ecaudor/Cost Rica/Colombia?etc., WWOOFing, and (if I have my druthers) working in Alaska next summer.



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7 hours in the saddle.
In case anyone was wondering, this is what the best job in the world looks like. I cannot begin to describe the pleasure of working a full day of hard, honest work. None of this office cubicle, bureaucratic, paper shuffling BS. This is actually work I can feel good about at the end of the day. I don't want to leave. Still lost. Still confused. Still not sure what to do as a college grad. [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 17th 2008 | 16 Views | [diary=324487]

This is my office
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Rocky Mountain Fall

Words can't describe, so I'll let some pictures do the talking. I'll be back. I can't imagine this being the last ten days I spend in the most beautiful country I've ever seen. In the borrowed words of John Denver Almost heaven, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Colorado River. Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze. Country Roads, take me home, To the place I belong: West Virginia, mountain momma, Take me home, country roads. All my mem'ries, gather 'round her, Miner's lady, stranger to blue water. Dark and dusty, painted on the [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 11th 2008 | 19 Views | [diary=320115]

Take me home
Country roads
Mountain Mama

So despite my swearing up and down that I would be heading to South America come September...it doesn't look like it's going to happen. It's not that I lost interest, and I WILL go sometime in the future. Now is just not the time. Instead, I'm going to do some more domestic traveling, and spend the summer as a wrangler in the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado. :) I live the 17th. Expect gorgeous stateside pics. [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 7th 2008 | 13 Views | [diary=264112]


Yay. I'm actually starting to plan this! Totally rough guide. Only up to Bolivia....still have a few countries to get through . Starting amount: $6000 Equiptment: $500 = $5,500 Depart LAX on August 29th and arrive in Cuzco on August 30th- Taca or Spirit airlines: $658 (though I'm waiting for it to get back to $300) www.orbitz.com =$4,824 Peruvian Visa: No Visa Needed Transportation from airport to hostel:$4 hostel stay for 2 nights (possibly one?) night: The Point $10 a night = $20 http://www.thepointhostels.com/cusco.html misc food (only lunch and dinner since breakfast is in [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 11th 2008 | 13 Views | [diary=244616]


I'm probably not actually going to go anywhere until after summer, but I should start planning now. So here's the beginning stages of my "I'm terrified of the real world so I'm going to hide in South America for three months" plan. Total time: three months Total countries: 3-4 Possible countries: Ecuador (want to see the Equator), Costa Rica (went two years ago and have wanted to go back since then), Peru (Llamas and funny hats and Macchu Pichu), Brazil (those famous beaches). A bunch of other countries are also going to be thrown into the pot. Super rudimentary plans: travel [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 28th 2007 | 55 Views | [diary=223473]


It looks like I won't make it further tha Texas this winter break. But I promise to myself that I will spend three months in Central/South America. I refuse to have my own cubicle and a padfolio before having spent some quality time south of the border. I'm thinking of going to Peru, Costa Rica, and Argentina. Possibly for a month each. Depending on a summer internship, I'll be doing this either this summer or the months following. I'm also looking into getting an internship at international advertising agencies. Hopefully I can parlay that into a job abroad in the future. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 11th 2007 | 23 Views | [diary=218759]


I've been back for about two months and I'm starting to get the travel itch again. Although I've missed Amsterdam, its only recently really hit me that I actually had the experience and that its already over :(. Looking through all the pictures from my few months there is always a bittersweet experience. I'm already starting to look for new travel opportunities. While I should probably be figuring out internships and jobs and organizing the rest of my life, I find myself looking up WWOOF sites and places to volunteer in Costa Rica. Yeesh...if I can't sit still for more than [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 19th 2007 | 18 Views | [diary=194130]


Just wanted to do a last entry from within Amsterdam. Peace out buddy! It's been real. We should hang out again sometime. [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 7th 2007 | 43 Views | [diary=166572]


Just wanted to do a last entry from within Amsterdam. Peace out buddy! It's been real. We should hang out again sometime. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 6th 2007 | 17 Views | [diary=188174]


It's surreal to think that I'll be leaving here in just a few days. Over the last four months, Amsterdam has become my home away from home, and I'm very conflicted about leaving something that has become such a part of my life. On one hand, I can't wait to see my friends and family again. As much as I love Amsterdam, I'm ready to go home. Final papers are definitely helping with that transition. All the stress of tying up loose ends at school has cause me to associate Amsterdam with papers and stress and anxiety. Home has come to [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 30th 2007 | 73 Views | [diary=163809]




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