A large winter storm has just hit the coastal area of New England. The plow drivers are working double overtime and the regional school system has shut its doors. When most people are thinking of ski country and hot chocolate the local surf population resounds with excitement for the inevitable swell. The winds of a typical Nor’easter provide the New England coast with large swells. After the storm passes, the skies are usually clear with an offshore (West or Northwest) wind. These conditions are perfect for surfing. It is not uncommon to surf in water that is just above freezing [View Full Entry]

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…we will rejoice and be glad in it. These words echoed out of the mouths of the children I have come to love so much over the past few months. I watched the movie Homeward Bound last night- one of my favorite movies growing up. But then it sort of made me really miss home. You see, the two dogs in the movie are Shadow and Chance (also the name of my collies growing up) and the youngest boy is Jamie. At the beginning of the movie, the family is relocating from home to San Francisco for a few months and [View Full Entry]

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Salut a vous tous . Nous faisons un voyage fantastique . Jusqu a present aucun nuage. Marche,ski de fond ,hiking. Paysages superbes , Huntington Ravine, Tuckerman Ravine etc...A bientot Jacque set Christiane [View Full Entry]

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On a clear very cold February day Tommy, Jim, Scott and myself went up Mt. Washington auto road in one of the Great Glen Snow Cats. The “Cats” are these great specially equipped four track vans for driving in snow. We rode on the snow pack up above the tree line on the auto road that in summer goes to the summit of Mt. Washington. At times we were driving up the road on over 8 feet of packed snow. Unfortunately we were unable to get any clear views of the top of the mountain on our ride up because of [View Full Entry]

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June 5-Sept 15 - USA Highlights - camp, drove from New Hampshire -> Connecticut -> Arizona, flew to San Francisco, drove from SF -> Utah -> Arizona. Camping in Zion National Park and Grand Canyon South Rim Park. Mule ride in GC. Lowlights - getting whooping cough, not sleeping in. The heat in central Arizona... Sept 17-Oct 16 - North Island, New Zealand Highlights - sandboarding the giant Te Paki sand dunes, Waitomo Adventures, Lost World and Honking Haggas Holes tours, hiking the Tongaririo Crossing Lowlights - the only morning I could sleep in (had the room to myself) [View Full Entry]

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New pics: http://brookeroebuck.shutterfly.com/ Hey, Everyone! I hope this update finds you well. I hope everyone had a happy holiday and are enjoying the New Year! Things are well with me. I've been home since the 20th of December and it's been wonderful. I've spent my time recuperating from this crazy last semester and hanging out with my family. I've also been preparing for another big move - I'm moving to Freeport, Grand Bahama in just a few days now! My school has decided to open a new campus there and my class will be the first to enjoy getting all the [View Full Entry]

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My last journal entry was written in FCO waiting to go home. We got off the ship at an ungodly early hour, maybe 6:30 or so, when it was still dark. I had never made contact with the people we were sharing a ride with, but I knew her name and just looked for the driver that was looking for her. We got to the airport in plenty of time and we said our goodbyes to JoAnne, since she was going on a different airline she got off at a different terminal than us. The lines to check in, then go [View Full Entry]

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What is an adventure? We sometimes convince ourselves that we must travel thousands of miles over foreign airspace illegally stowed on a cargo plane filled with illicit narcotics destined for a nation run by a brutal dictatorship that doesn’t hesitate to execute offending foreigners. Our only escape is to parachute, where we find ourselves floating amongst the shark infested waters of the South Pacific. As dehydration induced hallucinations kick in, we wash up on shore only to find an island of provocative women (or men depending on your preference) who have their way with our in [View Full Entry]

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we went to Rummney festival for 2days . we were climbing 2routs and hike around there , it was raing a lot and wet. good thing is not cold. music was quite good. a lot free stuff. then we went to Cathedral ridge. look around dry rock and climb a day was very fun. nice rock, I was really like it. then next day rain again. I was so weak feeling. I could not stay NH myself. just back to quebec with friend and restart. I found so awkward to camping and climbing around east without car. so I bought car [View Full Entry]

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Leaving for France tomorrow, round two of my favorite country :) Its surreal though...I don't really think its hit that I am going to be gone for 7 months, which really isn't that long, but still! Anyways I am hoping to keep up with this blog through my time in Europe, wished I had done this when I studied abroad! [View Full Entry]

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