Blogs from Minnesota, United States, North America - page 57

Saturday I graduated from Augsburg with a BA in Music and a BA in German! It is a very big relief and I had a lot of fun. The graduation was at 11 am, and I had several friends there, as well as my mom, sister Sara, and Fiona (Sara's long-time friend, who came with her from England to visit.) Afterwards there were receptions for each department, so I went to the humanities one first, but missed the music one; oh well. I'm glad I was at the humanities department's reception, because I got to sit with my friend Matt, the only other German major graduating this year... so we had a bond. :) I got to meet his wife - he just got married about 1 1/2 months ago - and his parents. Then, our ... read more

Well, we are finally home. Our day has consisted of a lot fo travel and a 7 hour time change - so we are heading to bed soon. Just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know we are home safe and sound, and to let you all know how much we appreciate the blog commnts we received. I hope you all enjoyed teh blog as much as we enjoyed the travels. Love Lyndsay & Jason... read more

As promised this prolific blogger is not quite done with his travels. I am awaiting departure in my new, but old Subaru, toward the fabled Twin Cities of Minnesota. I plan on catching a few Sox twins games, riding the rollercoaster inside of mall of America and well, I think thats really all there is to do there. For all you backpacker americans who have spent more time travelling abroad than actaully seeing our own very beautiful land of the free... well this blog is now for you because in the next 2 months I will be driving hairbrained back and forth across this great nation. Upcoming highlights include, the HHH dome (8th wonder of the world), the Badlands, the Black Hills, and the Rockie Mountains... keep checking in for our biweekly fix of the next ... read more

While we get ready, it almost feels like the amazing race is coming up....we love that show! So - here's our pre-take off photo in some of the few travel clothes you'll be seeing in the next year (trying to pack lightly)! Luckily, we won't need to race as much as the people in the show! Here is what we know about our flight itinerary so far: 4/30/08 Minneapolis to Cancun 5/11/08 Merida to Mexico City 5/14/08 Mexico City to El Salvador 5/19/08 El Salvador to Guatemala 5/25/08 Guatemala to Lima 5/28/08 Lima to Cuzco 6/02/08 Cuzco to ... read more

Yesterday I got my contract from Concordia Language Villages, so it's official - I am working at the English language village (called "Hometown Europe") in Ftan, Switzerland this summer! It is from June 30th to August 3rd. I applied for jobs at both that village and the German language village (Waldsee, where I work during the school year), and decided that if I got offered jobs at both, I would take whichever one contacted me first. My job titles are "mentor counselor" and "store manager." Ftan is a tiny little village of about 500 people near the border of Austria. It is in the Romansch region, meaning that the natives speak a dialect of a mix between French and German. The language used in business, though, is German. The majority of the kids at the camp ... read more