Blogs from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America - page 18

In March, 1993, I visited Michael in Red Wing, Minnesota, where he and Karen were living. It was my first time in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Of course, my purpose was to spend time with my son, not to grind out a paper. In Red Wing, we bowled, saw a movie and went down to the Mississippi River. I flew down to Las Vegas. I returned to Minnesota in August, 1994. Michael and I saw the New York Yankees play the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. We moved from the third baseline to behind home plate around to center field. It was blue seats and green artificial turf. The Twins won. We saw Yankees Don Mattingly, Wade Boggs, Paul O'Neill and Jim Leyritz. I bought Michael a Yankees cap. In Red Wing, we climbed Barn ... read more

This blog contains excerpts from my hand-written diary from five years ago. Since that time I have been to Africa mutliple times and therefore have shyness about some of my perceptions and ideas that I no longer hold. But that is growth so I will leave those embarrassing things in. The purpose of my university's program in Africa was to install solar-powered water pasteurizers at two secondary schools in the remote NW area of Tanzania. I would travel with 5 engineering students (seniors and top of the class I'm told). I have always been engineer-y so we shall see what this trip brings. Highlights for today: (1) Dealing with end-of-semester business (grades), etc.; 2) Younger son, Erik, not feeling well; (3) preparing for Christmas; (4) Feeling 'called' to go to Africa. Engineers on the trip: Prof: ... read more

These were taken last weekend. Today, it's still snowing. The weekend forcast: snow. I'm happy to have one last white, snowy winter, like those from my childhood. It will serve me well for wistful nostalgia purposes later :)... read more

I am continuously asked the same questions by people I know regarding my up and coming adventure: 1. China?! 2. How long have you been thinking about this? 3. Are you going to do a blog or mass emails--you'd better write to me! 4. When do you leave--I'm sooo going to come visit! 1. So, yes, China. I was an Eastern Asian Studies minor in college. Despite the fact that I would love to visit Japan (and the rest of Asia) someday, China grabbed hold and hasn't let go. 2. I've been planning this since last April--scheming and secretly telling people on a need-to-know basis, working up the nerve to tell me parents I want to move out of the country. Jacques casually mentioned to me one night after class that he had a friend teaching ... read more

MINNESOTA Settling in to life in the mid-west....in Minne-SOODA! Sounds pretty random, huh?! Never did I think I would move here! The idea of going to MN never even crossed my mind in the past...& now I'm living here...crazy! (although I'm really not here all that much). But I love it! Every where you turn, there's a lake. And the trees in the fall are gorgeous! So much nature & wild life here. The other day I saw an albino squirrel & I already told you about deer in our yard! My mom, nana & aunt pam came up to visit at the beginning of Oct. It was my nana's 72 birthday so we got to celebrate it all together! We went to Stillwater (a really cute, quaint town next to the St. Croix River ... read more