Blogs from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 57

Hello Everyone! Only 3 more days until I depart for Mumbai, India for the month of July! I'm putting the finishing touches on packing my bags and getting ready for the adventure of a lifetime. I just received my recovery medical supply package from CFHI this past weekend. It is filled with a variety of medical supplies (syringes, gloves, cathader kits, alcohol swabs, etc.) that are collected from various hospitals around the country that would otherwise be thrown out. CFHI then organizes the supplies and ships them to students participating in their international medical elective programs. The students then carry the supplies to their host country as a donation- a great way to be introduced to the country and the medical staff! I will update this blog as often as possible to keep everyone up ... read more

ok so i get to my hostel around 11:30pm, just in time. in time for what you ask? just in time to make it to a bar of course. so i check in, go to my room and open the door, i'm expecting a bunk bed. but of course that wasnt the case, there's 3 bunk beds in one small room and 5 guys w/ no shirts. i'm like no mames, they're all sleeping. so i pretty much just toss my stuff in there and walk to a bar near by, about a block away. i just walk set up shop at the bar and start convos w/ the bartenders. they were pretty cool, they actually served my last beer at 2:03am! shit that never happens in sd, their trying to kick you out at 1:30am!! ... read more

Normandy Farms Family Campground was our next stop. Located near Boston, the wooded property has been in the same family since the 1760’s and is now also home to a Christmas tree farm. We took a drive to the JFK Presidential Library and Museum on the U. Mass-Boston campus. We were very impressed with the exhibits, photos, and audio/visual presentations of the President and First Lady and their families and would highly recommend a visit. Another day we rode the MBTA (train/subway) into Boston. It was a cloudy, chilly day but we enjoyed the harbor cruise and the Beantown Trolley tour where our driver provided lots of Boston trivia. We walked through Beacon Hill, an area with very expensive homes; and we checked out the Fanueil Hall and Quincy Market areas. After getting off the train, ... read more

As you may or may not know, I will be traveling to Bangladesh for a summer project. I will be keeping a TravelBlog here. If you DO NOT want to receive emails every time I add an entry, please email ASAP and I'll take you off the list. Visited Countries Map ... read more

Off to Boston this morning. LOng bus trip but made it much easier with introductions and information. OUr tour guide is Todd and our driver Greg. There seems to be a lot of really nice people on the bus and I have quickly become friends with my room mate Nicole. Boston is full of Civil War history and a lot of really cool buildings, not to mention a set of duck statues in the park. Oh and for all of those who love their old tv, I visited 2 sites of the show Cheers the replica and the outside. Very cool. It is a very pretty place bu the accent is driving me nuts, they dont pronounce their R's. Ahh well. We did a trolley tour that took us all over and Nicole and I ventured ... read more