Blogs from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America

We finally got out of the rain in Maine. We left on Saturday after having to extend our stay 2 days because of the storm that had come in. It really didn't hit us too hard but the area that we were traveling through, New Hampshire and Vermont, were getting some really nasty winds and rain so we decided we were better off to stay put until everything blew over. Saturday turned out to be a gorgeous sunny day and we didn't really have to travel all too far since we only wanted to make it to Springfield, MA to stay the night so that we could go to the NBA Hall of Fame on Sunday. On our way to Springfield we passed through South Deerfield, MA which is where the Yankee Candle Factory is. We ... read more

Not quite the worst of times, but this Grand Adventure of mine could have had a better start. I recently read in National Geographic Traveler magazine (yes, cliche, I know) that there has been a spike in filed complaints against the travel industry. The article speculated that there is a directly proportionate relationship between travel mishaps and online bookings. While my travel problems were somewhat caused by booking online, they were more affected by incompetence in airline workers. Ooh, so mad at Hawaiian and Delta airlines. Unfortunately, due to my online bookings, it's hard to blame one of them singularly. I booked one flight with Hawaiian Air from Honolulu to San Diego, off of Hawaiian's website. I called their customer service line later, and asked, if I booked with a different airline as a connector flight, ... read more

I have decided that a travel blog is the way to go to keep everyone up to date on my adventures. I haven't actually gone anywhere yet but I decided to start my blog today. For those of you who don't know, here is the back story: I am going to Italy for 4 weeks. I will be taking a class through Loyola University in Rome for two weeks and then traveling throughout Italy for two more weeks. I have wanted to go to Italy for as long as I can remember and when this opportunity presented itself I jumped on it! I am leaving exactly one week from today! I am really excited, and a little nervous. I feel like I have a million things left to do, but I am getting ready slowly but ... read more

so here it is, my first real entry into the "real life"... ps- it kinda sucks! i like my job, i'm in a really great profession, i get to be silly and make ppl laugh and help them feel better all @ the same time... the big problem is that i'm working with ppl that i have to constantly convince they want to get better- n that's not even really the issue, the bigger issue is that a vast majority of them don't feel the need to get better because they don't want to be alive- n quite frankly i don't blame them, i probably wouldnt' want to be either if i were in the same situations. i should probably mention here that i've been working in a sub acute long and short term rehab facility ... read more

Visited US States Map This is a pretty cool feature. Its nice to see the red. I'm looking forward to my road trip to the mid west in February where I'll be able to add a few states! It would be fun for my international friends who are always counting their states between them as a competition!... read more