Blogs from Minnesota, United States, North America - page 70

It's late here but I felt I should scribble a few words before I go to bed. Tomorrow is my last proper day in the US and it doesn't seem real that my trip is ending. Today was a very fun day. We went up to the Interstate State Park (really!?) and took a walk by the river up and down the snowy trail. Animal tracks traced the ice and the pines cast amazing, flame-like shadows over the frozen surface. Utterly beautiful. Minnesota is a delightful patchwork of lakes, waterfalls, rivers and forests. Although hunting and fishing are far to popular to make it my place. I can't really escape meat here either! I do love being with Jon and Steph though - they're such wonderful people. Intelligent, funny, gentle and very easy to be around. ... read more

Welcome back to our travel blog! Our anticipation is growing as we look forward to going to Guatemala. This past week we experienced what felt like our first introduction to Minnesota winter in the three years we have lived here. Two snow storms in one week dumped just over 20 inches of snow in the Twin Cities metro. There is something beautiful about going outside in the afternoon and having to shield your eyes because of how bright it is. To pass the time this last week Sarah and I took in a few movies (either from Redbox at $1 a pop or from our local dollar theater). That’s the way to go. We really enjoyed Freedom Writers. And we enjoyed the soundtrack every bit as much as the movie. As we were leaving the ... read more

I'm already nervous about the hair growth. I can feel it laying on the top of my ears. We thought you might enjoy checking out the language school we plan on attending. It is an independent language school in Quetzaltenango called Celas Maya. During our time there we will have one-on-one instruction with native speakers and live with a Guatemalan family. Check it out at: http://www.celasmaya.edu.gt/ Wow, thinking about leaving is pretty tough these days, especially since we have so enjoyed the sub-zero temperatures here in Minnesota the last few weeks. Our computer tells us that currently it is -1 degree with a windchill that makes it feel like -87,000. All joking aside, we will miss Minnesota. We have made some great friends and experienced a lot of wonderful things in the last few years. Signing ... read more

this is a test i am in stillwater minnesota. brendan and i got really drunk with my "cousin" who i belive is actually more like my second uncle, once removed. maybe twice removed. anyway, john is a fun guy. we're heading to memphis tomorrow, though we may only get as far as st louis. i'll post more later when i feel like. i'll have some pictures up soon. still water is a cool town. thats all for now. oh yeah, and it took us 4 hours to cross into the us. we looked poor i guess. off i go. check out www.hermetichouse.com and download the new oddity troupe album "sing along withthe oddity troupe" -jonathan... read more

This is officially the first "Blog" I have ever done in my life, feel free to critisize my blogging skills if you will. Just to fill you all in the reason for this Travel Blog is that I am heading to South America on Jan 1st and traveling abound for 3 months. This has always been a dream of mine and I finally decided to do it. Im at a point in my life where I want to experience as much as possible and what better way than to go alone to a continent where you know absolutly no one and start hiking around. Brilliant idea I must say myself. Anyways the trip will be a little more complex than that. Heres a rough itinerary below. Who knows if Ill stick to it at all, if ... read more