Blogs from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North America - page 7

“You’re Off To Baltimore…WHY?” You get that sometimes. There are people who just can’t see the world around them as anything other than a normal, every day place. What’s interesting is that it's all a state of mind. Any place can be a destination, it’s just up to you to see it that way. When traveling for long periods of time, people start seeing everything around them as an interesting cultural experiment of sorts, a chance to see the world around them with fresh eyes. Unfortunately it seems that the moment we get home and absorb ourselves back into some semblance of normalcy, we lose these “Fresh Eyes.” Since I’m still unemployed and Kel and I are living off only one salary at present, our budget for travel is, obviously, pretty small. We live frugally, ... read more

Hello all! I am about to leave for Aix-en-Provence, France in a week!!! It seems crazy that the time is coming so quickly! I have wanted to do this for a few years now, I've began planning it three years ago and have been actively planning for the past year and a half...and it's coming in a week!! Ahh!! In this blog I will write to keep people at home updated on my wellbeing and where-abouts during my semester abroad. I plan to travel around the area and within Europe as much as possible so hopefully I will have some interesting adventures to report. I will also post everyday kind of things..how I like the town, how school is going, etc. I'll add pictures and videos to the blog too (unfortunately, my digital camera takes videos ... read more

Interrupting your regularly scheduled seriousness for an update that shows how much of a geek I can truly be! And yes, Felix. I went to Otakon. :P What is an "anime convention"? I sure as hell wish I could give you a proper answer for that one. It seems to be a mishmash of different things all combined into three days of amazing, awesome, and complete insanity. The intended purpose is to gather people of a shared interest together so you can bond and meet other people just like yourself. But really, anime conventions have different meanings for different people. For artists, it's a way to sell and show off your art to a larger audience, as well as get your name out into the marketplace. For nerds, dorks, and other such geeks, it's a weekend ... read more

Well the Angels barely held on to that one. The Angel fans reading this will be proud to know that we rooted for your team. (We're lucky. Although its not as though you need the help huh?) The day started off leaving Pittsburgh at 9:30 and driving to Baltimore. Yes, we had just driven from Baltimore to Pittsburgh the day before, and the 250 mile drive (some said 300) was eerily similar to yesterday's, albeit in the opposite direction. On our way out of Pittsburgh we stopped at the University of Pittsburg, where they have the original home plate in the exact spot (inside a building) where it was at Forbes Field, where the Pirates played before 1970. There is a brick ribbon outside outlining the outfield wall. It was pretty cool. Only baseball would covet ... read more

The subject to this entry has nothing to do with the entry itself, I just wanted something a little dramatic as an introduction: Currently listening: Hong Kong by The Gorillaz (for the incredible guzheng) Just listened: Leaves in the River by Sea Wolf Currently reading: Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk Just read: The Road by Cormac McCarthy I am in Columbia, Maryland, outside of Baltimore, lying prone in the front yard of Sam's uncle's house. The time is getting nearer where the trip takes some unique turns: Tim is going to Scotland for a week and a half and I am going to Oregon and Idaho for four weeks—flying out of New York and Boston, respectively. Driving from Indianapolis to Maryland, we stopped in Ohio to visit a friend at The Apostolate for Family Consecration Catholic Familyland. ... read more