Blogs from Illinois, United States, North America - page 150

the 8 of us have been informed this morning that there will be no trip. all of us (the travelers),wanted to go, but the school says no. jon, our teacher, i know, feels terrible. this is a great loss for Peredinya university and all the professors who had the next three weeks scheduled for us. i know the school has our best interests at heart, but i can't help but be sad. yesterday i finally finished all my shopping. seeing as how i have everything i need, i.e. travelers checks, packed luggage, loose fitting clothing, already put together, and a travelblog account set up i feel as though i should go somewhere else. hmmmmm???? any suggestions? any one who is up for a little adventure?... read more

well the trip to Sri Lanka is still on. The group of eight students who I am traveling with have decided unanimously to go forward. I am imagining we will now be focused more on relief work than fun. i cannot say that i am sad about that, in fact i feel really good about helping. we are leaving in four days!!!!!!!!!!... read more

I am leaving for Sri Lanka in eight weeks. I went to get my new passport today and have spent most of the morning explaining to my Mom how completely safe this trip will be, but of course I tell her that about every hare-brained idea I have. I can't wait to leave.... read more

Part of the Savanna Studio Fall 2001. We visited several cities in Illinois, including Galena (a neat small town by the Iowan/Wisconsin border), Chicago (of course the biggest city in Illinois), and Peoria. We managed to do a small detour to Indiana, to Indiana Dunes which is located by the Lake Michigan shore. ... read more

We left Springfield in bright sunshine and headed for Witt a tiny village/hamlet/settlement near to Nokomis and Litchfield. We had yet another date with family who ran a farm in the area. Yet another example of the better life our family found when they paid their third class steerage and sailed to New York from Liverpool. Witt was most definately off the beaten track - population 1200 or thereabouts. It must have been bustling in the early part of the 20th century with local mines employing the menfolk of the town however times had moved on and it now felt and looked like a ghost town. Tumbleweed being blown down the street making it look like a film set for a spaghetti western. There was a cafe on one side of the only street and a ... read more