Well, at 10 pm today there is a flight reserved in my name on Delta from JFK international airport in NY to Manchester international in the UK. But I will not be on that flight. My visa did not come in the mail today, which also means that I do not have my passport, because the British Consulate still has it. So instead of leaving tonight, arriving in Wales tomorrow morning, I will leave Wednesday night (giving my passport/visa 3 extra business days to get to me) and arrive in Manchester Thursday morning. I'm going to miss most of orientation, but [View Full Entry]

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Trip out to Fire Island with some friends. I think I'm becoming one of those naturalists like Mary Parker Buckles. Must make a trip out to Robert Moses or Long Beach for volleyball at least once more before the summer is over! Long Island Sound here I come... eventually. In the pictures: Sara, Tien, and Annette [View Full Entry]

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Here you see the final preparations of the "Pig" at 8 PM. We plan on leaving at 5:30 AM on Saturday morning for Syracuse for a big family graduation and reunion party. [View Full Entry]

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Last I wrote we were off to the Caribbean and we are now in New York, not quite as lush and tropical. Let me give you the brief rundown of the events from the past month. We flew to St. Martin to buy a particular boat from the owner. We offered to give a deposit, but he said no, just come over. In less than 2 days we were there and just loved the boat....After we looked around for an hour or so the guys tells us that he just accepted a deposit from someone else. We were pretty mad, since [View Full Entry]

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Oct 31. Oyster Bay, NY to Atlantic Highlands, NJ Long Island Sound Leg. We hauled anchor at 0746 and left Oyster Bay, NY at 0757. We went around Rocky Point and headed 287º for 9.76 nm. At 1006 we went by Execution Rocks and Sands Pt. At 1031 we sighted NYC for first time. At 1051 we went by “Stepping Stones” and the Throngs Neck Bridge. We anchored for almost two hours at 40º48’53”N 073º47’27”W to wait for the tide to be in our favor. In the meantime, Vitto found that the electrical problem with the blower and the forward head [View Full Entry]

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This weekend was one of the best and worst weekends of my life. It was the best weekend because I got to see relatives that I love but don't see nearly enough. I consider it the worst because obviously, I buried my grandmother. I was not ready to let her to go yet (and I told her that this summer), but she was definitely ready to take her leave (as she told me this summer). She was tired and in pain, and as a devout Christian, she had no fear of the afterlife. On Saturday we attended her viewing in the [View Full Entry]

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Hia Everyone! Inspired by my super intelligent friend, Sarah, I've finally set up this account. Although throughout my travels this would have been very convenient... with so many problems in photo uploading onto emails, this'll be the new deal. (No, my entries will not be as articulate and inspiring as Sarah's, but hope you enjoy anyways!) I'm unsure if the link to my first entry (with pix from Maine, Tennessee, and New York) got sent to you all, if not you can find it from here. Much love, Shannon [View Full Entry]

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The Drive Up 15 September 2007 I drove from State College, PA to Southampton in the Hamptons in my spectacular Chrysler Town & Country minivan. If there is anything great about a minivan for a single guy, its that you can fill it up with anything, my Specialized Allez Comp road bike in this case. I listened to a great band I heard open at the State Theatre once, called Openheimer. The group members (only 2 actually) are from Belfast, Ireland. The drive across Long Island was much longer than I had anticipated. Along the way I recall seeing a sign [View Full Entry]

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Today was our last day in New York. We checked out of the hotel and had our bags stored as we weren't being picked up to go to the airport until 2.30pm. The children decided to wear their I (heart) NY t-shirts that we bought the day before so they definitely looked like tourists - but very cute! We decided to explore Central Park while we were waiting to be picked up. We couldn't believe how big the park is. It's just amazing. The park is very clean and very green. As today is Sunday the park was very busy - [View Full Entry]

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Ok, so heres the deal. I will not be able to use my phone while I'm away, but I thought it would be super neato if I kept this travel blog for ya'll. Yeah, I know i'm a loser, but I think I will be able to put up pictures as we go, which is pretty cool. Everyone send me messages of love and such. We leave for the airport at 3:00 tomorrow (sunday) and I think we're scheduled to stay in Galway for the first two nights. Should be awsome!! P.S. Everyone deal with the spelling errors and such. Much [View Full Entry]

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