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North America » United States » Minnesota » St. Paul December 29th 2007

Testing...testing....one...two...one....two. ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota » Minneapolis December 29th 2007

So now Im off to NJ to spend some time with Garret before I leave. Im really excited to see him! I dont feel like about to go for 4 months... perhaps its still denial, I dont know, it just doesnt seem like its really happening. Im sure once I get on that flight to Rome it will hit me. Four months abroad. I know Im very lucky. I just keep trying to tell myself I have a chance of a life time. Why doesnt it feel like that?... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota » Minneapolis December 28th 2007

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

North America » United States » Minnesota » St. Paul December 28th 2007

After searching through a million different blog sites, I finally found one! Don't feel any obligation to continue receiving my e-mails/reading them... just thought I'd give everyone the opportunity! ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota December 28th 2007

We are getting ready for our trip to Chile!!!!! yipee!!!!! we leave this Saturday and mostly this post is to make sure i know what I am doing with this blog. . so please let me know if you get this!! ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota December 25th 2007

7 Days... I don't think its hit me that I am going to live in Italy for the next four months. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the people I'm going to meet, the places I'm going to go, and all the wonderful experiences I'm going to have. I hope I haven't set the bar too high for myself. I want to make the most of all the time I'm going to have there, I'm just not sure I know how to. I know this is going to be such an amazing experience for me, but I'm having a hard time leaving everything I know for the next 4 months for something completely strange. I'm nervous, but I'm pretty sure I can handle it. I'm going to miss so many things about home, including ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota » Golden Valley December 3rd 2007

We arrived home safely on the evening of Dec 1st. Are acclimating to the 5F temp of this morning. Olivia went off to school this morning. It is difficult to express what this journey has meant to us. If you have ever watched "StarTrek: Next Generation" it's like the episode where the Enterprise comes upon a probe in space and Capt. Picard is zapped and experiences a whole life on another planet--he has a family, he plays the flute, he's a scientist, he grows old and when he awakens he's back where he was, but he's disoriented, because he had this whole other life. I am back in MN, but I do not want to forget this other life. I want to remember it, all of it, and I am afraid I will start forgetting. Thirty ... read more
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North America » United States » Minnesota » Minneapolis December 2nd 2007

Lots of thought has gone into deciding where to serve. About a year in the making! My thoughts on any trip started when I returned from Spain when I was a study abroad student. I knew that once I graduated, I wanted to serve oversees somewhere, but I did not know where. Early on in my senior year, I came across an organization, Friends of the Orphans, also known as Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos. I put the org. in the back of my mind...not knowing if I would serve with them. There were many fabulous organizations and then also deciding which country to serve with. However, amidst all the organizations out there, the select people God has placed in my life this past year as really been instrumental. Through unique circumstances and through key select people, I ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota November 27th 2007

As I child I never moved to another city or house even, so moving away to college and back home again has been a tough experience! My freshman year I drove up with my mom, sister, and boyfriend at the time. I over packed, and my freshman dorm room was bursting at the seams. I did have some pretty cool stuff though, even if I had no place to put it. That spring my sister came to help me move out, and I think I got it done in just one trip back to the cities. Sophomore year I drove up alone in my Chevy S10 and moved to the on-campus apartments. This time I brought less “dormy” stuff and more apartment stuff, but it was still a lot of stuff. That spring I found an ... read more

North America » United States » Minnesota November 16th 2007

Hello there! So, I'm Kate, a senior in college finishing up with the secondary education program. I have spent most of this fall semester at a high school near my university, and these past two weeks have been teaching two courses (11th grade World History, and 8th grade Civics) full time. In general I have been having a blast this semester. Although there is still a month of classes left, I feel like I have made such strides in all the strategies I have learned, all the mistakes I have made and learned from (I have a couple doozies that I'll share later) and also just the friendships I have formed inside the education program and out. I decided to sign up for a Travel Blog because while I studied abroad in Venezuela last May ... read more




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