Blogs from New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North America

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We took the train on a fairly non-descript route from NYC to New Haven. Then we drove on a country road route through beautiful, lush countryside. We'd forgotten the meaning of green with our drought at home but this green we've never seen much before. It was lovely to take the slow route. We stopped at a Dairy Queen for an ice cream with mobs of junior baseballers, then in Mystic, a sea town for a wander along the streets. In a suburb of Providence we spotted an authentic looking italian restaurant. It sure was as there was no menu! Anna was not so impressed with her bolognese but my matriciana was fine. Bedtime found us in Seekonk, MA for a wonderful sleep.... read more

Hey! Just wanted everyone to know that I'm safely home in the US of A. I'm getting settled into my dorm in New Haven for my summer teaching job. I'm so sick of packing and unpacking, it's ridiculous, but I'm grateful for the morning jetlag, so I can get up and get things accomplished before breakfast. Just so you all know, there are more blog posts coming down the pipeline on the Joe/Sarah blog. We still have to share the end of Madrid, and a surprise city that wasn't expected. So be looking for that in the coming days. Otherwise, I'm back in the states now, so feel free to give me a call and we'll catch up! Cheers! SFech... read more

And so ends of my European experiment. I would call it a success, on the whole. Apart from housemates who were not the most inviting of people (they were nice and easy to get along with as long as you were perfect in everything you did) and living in a place where the dollar went nowhere, I made some great friends from all around the world, had a good job with people who were welcoming, easy to get along with and fun, got to live in the financial capital of the world in a foreign country, and was able to see a large chunk of Europe in just a few months time. My last day and 2 nights in London were a chance to catch up with people one last time and say my good-byes. It ... read more

Sep 15, 2007 City official name :New Haven Founded date : Location :Connecticut State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :New Haven is the second- or third-largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport and possibly Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000. "New Haven" also often refers to the wider New Haven metropolitan area, which has nearly 600,000 inhabitants in the immediate area (and is also considered part of the New York metropolitan area, which has about 18 million). It is in New Haven County, on New Haven Harbor, on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. Founded in 1638, New Haven was laid out in a grid of four streets by four streets creating what i... read more

Although I have spent the past five months preparing for this journey - as each day passes I grow a little more anxious and nervous about my trip. I was selected to travel with a group of teachers form around the United States with the Asia Society. Our destination: China. Which part, you ask - all of it. 32 days of intense travel. Departure is slated for July 7th. As of now I am busying myself with all of the loose ends that accompany an extended trip away from home - buying supplies, stopping mail, converting money. It is all stressful and exciting at the same time - which Moleskine journal will truly be the best for my journey - blank, ruled, squared? Shoes - one pair for 32 days - not fair, especially since that ... read more

Robert here . . . Ilene's not able to spend as much time posting to the blog as she'd like, so I thought I would share some of what she has written to me by email. (Don't forget to look at entries previous to this in case you missed the pix that she did post.) She wrote: Vietnamese class has been shifted to T, F, S, S, so it will be tomorrow before I see my tutor again. And this time it will be conversation, not pronunciation. I listened to the lesson again last night (the digital recorder came in handy). I've done interviews the past two days with women I met on the 2005 trip. One is the daughter of the tailor who just married her Canadian boyfriend. She says I speak more Vietnamese than ... read more