Blogs from Birmingham, Alabama, United States, North America - page 4

Sep 10, 2007 City official name :Birmingham Founded date : Location :Alabama State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population of the city is 242,820 as of the 2000 census, but has declined to 229,424 according to the 2006 estimate. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, as of the 2006 census estimates, has a population of 1,100,019. It also the largest city in the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area, colloquially known as Greater Birmingham,which contains roughly one quarter of the population in Alabama. Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the U... read more

So, yes….back to ticks and scorpions. While packing up the tent the next morning, guess what just happened to crawl out?? A SCORPION! Yikes! We were sleeping with it! So we took some pictures of it, thanked the baby Jesus that it didn’t hurt us and went on our way. We drove on out of the Lake Euphala Campground and made our way to Arkansas… The Natural State. We had heard on TV that somewhere in Arkansas you can mine your own quartz, diamonds and other gems. We were all over that idea so we looked it up and headed to the Mt. Ida area for the booty. . We pulled over to road side rock shop and went around back where the running water and sand sifters were. We paid 8 bucks for a ... read more

With two days to go until I leave, I am still finishing up getting stuff. I am trying to pack my duffle bag. I am finding out that I may have to leave some stuff here cause it is already full. I am so excited to get over there and start seeing new places. Well that's all for now. Can't wait to let everyone know how my first day goes. If you want to comment on a post I have made or receive emails when I make a new post, then from my website click on journal. Then click subscribe (on the right side of the screen). Enter your name and email address. ... read more

As of today it is 22 days until my departure. I thought the hardest part of preparing for my study abroad process would be the student visa part, but it is not. The hardest part is making sure my school is on the same page. A few months ago I had my school fill out all the paper work and thought that I had everything taken care of. Luckily, I decided to go to the financial aid office. There I found out that they didnt even have me listed as studying abroad, they just had me listed as not enrolled, which means no money. I got that fixed and now I have to get everything straight with them about my address to make sure they send to the money to the right place and that I ... read more

I have decided that the easiest/most convenient way to keep in touch with everyone is via this blog. I generally find blogs rather boring, but hopefully this will keep the audience (i.e. friends/family) updated and entertained. I will try to contribute to this thing as much as possible, and I believe you should get an emailed link when I do. Apparently this website allows for photo uploads and has some sort of interactive map...but one thing at a time. Hope everyone has a good few months, and please keep in touch when possible. p.s. Keep in mind when contributing that this is a casual family establishment. Meaning my grandparents, father, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins will be reading this stuff. Dani, off-color questions and/or remarks can be emailed to me directly at mgoldberg81@gmail.com. Day 1: BirminghamAtlantaMiamiLima ... read more