Hello! Well, as you have likely noticed, I got a bit behind on blogging. However, now that I am *sigh* back in California, I have a lot of time on my hands and therefore I can now fill you in. First thing's first: below is an email I sent to my family way back on October 4th. After that, I'll give you a summary of the rest. ________ Hello Everyone! Everything here is still beyond wonderful. Work has progressed to lots of weeding, composting, and digging. My job for the last several days has been digging rocks out of the ground [View Full Entry]

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First I'd like brag: I got a comment from someone I don't know! So, like, people other than my family and friends must be reading this, and stuff. So cool! Hey, if you're reading this and you've never actually met me and you'd like to make my day, leave a comment :) :). Anyway, down to business. Here is another email I sent to my fam and friends. Enjoy! ______________ Hello! Things are still going really well out here in Ireland. The weather has been a lot better (we’re getting some sun!) and it’s nice to be settled in a place [View Full Entry]

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Since I don't have internet where I'm staying, I can't do a prpper blog with pictures and the like, but what I can do from this internet cafe in Galway, is post a copy of the email I sent to my family describing what I'm doing so far, so everyone can be informed if they'd like to be. Read on... _______ Hi Everyone, It turns out I don't really have internet access at the place where I'm living, so updates will end up being rather infrequent, I think. But things are going well! It hasn't even been a week since I [View Full Entry]

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click here for more pics of the latter half of my stay in the Windy City. I've decided not to write a whole, long, drawn-out blog on part II because I've got shopping and packing for Ireland to do. But I will tell you that all in all, Chicago was fantastic. I'm heading back to California tomorrow afternoon and I am so not ready. TEFL was a lot of work, but really interesting, and I met some great people (as you can see from the pics). I also got to reunite with some of my friends from Bordeaux! Had a few [View Full Entry]

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... some more from the end of my stay will be up shortly! click here [View Full Entry]

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I actually wrote this about a month ago, but TEFL class and life in general took up so much time it's just now getting published. Now that my time in Chicago is coming to a close, I will hopefully post something more reflective of recent times soon. But enjoy! Keep an eye out, more pics to come. --- Someone (probably Annie) asked me if I would blog about Chicago, and actually, I hadn't really thought about it. After moving to France with no housing set up, landing in Italy with no knowledge of the local language, and flinging myself solo into [View Full Entry]

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More Ireland photos: Here and Here Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

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I spent the first week of my Spring Break in Ireland. As some of you may know I had always wanted to go to Ireland, ever since I was a little girl. I’m not really sure why, it has just always appealed to me; something about all that green, the music, Celtic art, and of course, that wonderful Irish accent. In more recent months, in preparation for my trip, I have been reading about the Irish people; not only about their history and their struggles, but about their culture, their traditions, their language, and above all their honest warmth and tendency [View Full Entry]

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So I've been writing a lot about my travels outside of Bordeaux, but I haven't written lately about what's going on here in Bordeaux; and although I forget from time to time, the stuff that happens here is worth writing about too. It's funny to think that I could get so used to life here that I can resist running to good ol' travelblog.org to report every detail. Anywho, here's a sample of what things are like chez Lisa. A typical Thursday: My alarm goes off at 6:45am and I groan. So far, pretty much the same as any weekday morning [View Full Entry]

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So now, we move on to Venice. Yes, I know, I said we went to Rome next, and we did, but I don't feel like writing about Rome. Rome was interesting; it's full of monuments and ruins and Italian people. And tourists. But the city itself didn't charm me. So, I think the pictures can speak for themselves, and you can see them at the following link . ---- We knew Venice would be confusing. The night before we set off, while reclining in our impossibly tiny Roman hotel room (seriously, this one may have had Pari [View Full Entry]

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