Blogs from Rochester, New York, United States, North America - page 2

So I've been working on getting my travel blog up and running again, seeing as I am going to NYC, Germany, and Italy within the next month. As I have been transferring stuff to this new blog, I saw the last time I wrote an entry: NOVEMBER. I was in Leeds until January 9th, which means I didn't post anything for about two months! And let me tell you, there was PLENTY of stuff to talk about and pictures to share. To my redemption, though, I did manage to post some pictures on Facebook while I was abroad, but I totally slacked on my writing. My goal is to not repeat that mistake with these upcoming trips. As I prepare myself for my multiple departures, I want to officially update this blog. I may not be ... read more

The 1st of July Brad was able to take a week vacation so we headed there to help with a project and spend some time with Riley, Naomi, and Eiljah. Since Melissa is so good at taking pictures and posting them on the website, I didn't get too many pictures. If you want to see more of our time there and of their family, you can check out their website at http://racecarsandrubyslippers.blogspot.com... read more

Here we are still at home. And in one month we'll be on our way back. This trip log is for visiting Megan And Chris in California = La Jolla at UCSD Scripps. We are flying Continental and staying at the Best Western on Fay in La Jolla.... read more

(A tip for using my blog site, whenever you see a word that is blue and underlined, it's a link. Click on it and a new window will open up with more information about that subject. I linked Rochester below as an example.) Friday, November 27th, 2009 Rochester, NY to Dublin, Ireland. So, a quick rundown of why Amanda was mucho stressed leading up to the trip (this paragraph will bore/stress you out): Pack house in case it sells; sell my car/that falls thru/put in storage; set up Mom's car so a friend could drive it/this fails and John is dealing with it; find homes for cats; realtor/surveyor crap; get Mom's finances in order to be continued/cancelled when house sells; get my finances in order in case I croak; plan a world trip; pack for world ... read more

In about 6 hours, I will either be leaving my house for the airport, or I will most likely be there. I figured I would write a little something before I left, to do a mind-dump, if you will. Every step of this trip has been different from my last. A lot of it resulted in some form of stress. However, I have persevered, and now am at this point: departure. The best way that I can describe my feelings are by reflecting back to my first year of college. It was an experience I had never had before, but it was something for which I was excited. There were a lot of things that made me nervous…Will I make friends? Will I get lost? Will I survive my classes? How will I react to being ... read more

Well, this is the day I have been waiting for. I am all packed and ready to go. For all of you who are praying for me, thank you! At 11:35 AM (Madrid time) I will be in Madrid. That would be about 5:45 AM here. Hopefully everything will go smoothly.... read more

If only obtaining a travel visa was as easy as obtaining a Visa credit card, life would be much simpler. The credit card companies will basically stalk you, begging you to get one. The embassies, on the other hand, will make you jump through fire then be chased by venimous dinosaurs out to steal your limbs, just to enter the country. Am I frustrated? Beyond it. I JUST WANT TO STUDY ABROAD, Y'ALL! I feel my ulcer forming. Not really, that was more of an exaggeration. But I will say my butt is feeling a rather large pain right about now. Bah hum bug.... read more

It is officially September 1st, 2009, which means that I have 15 days before I leave for England. Two weeks, one day. I know that I will be fine once I settle in. I consider myself to be fairly independent, and I do a lot of things on my own. Heck, I have mastered going to the movie theater alone... on date night! So what's going to another country for 4 months? Nothing! Pissshhh. No, but seriously, I know things will be great. I am freakin' excited to share a house with 11 other people from around the world. My love for international students will be definitely satisfied. Am I excited for homework? Definitely not, but I am very curious about what classes will be like. Two major differences from my college: * There are about ... read more

Het is ons gelukt, we zijn de grens van de VS overgekomen! Na het afnemen van vingerafdrukken, foto's, gescande en doorzochte auto en ingenomen paspoorten (die hebben we natuurlijk wel gewoon teruggekregen!) hebben ze ons dan toch maar binnengelaten. Nederlanders in een Ford Mustang, dat is ook wel erg verdacht, zo vond ook de Customs Officer. Dat zijn geen gezellige types, ze nemen zichzelf erg serieus, ook al stelt wat ze doen eigenlijk niet eens zoveel voor. Al met al heeft het bijna 2 uur gekost. Eenmaal in Amerika zijn we langs Lake Ontario gereden, een erg mooie route. Het meer is enorm groot, eigenlijk lijkt het wel een zee. Onderweg zijn we door een aantal erg leuke dorpjes gekomen, maar helaas is Oswego (waar ons hotel staat) niet zo gezellig. Het is nogal een verpauperde ... read more

OK, remember how I said, “I hope I didn’t forget anything!” (or something like that)? Well, I did… 3 things as a matter of fact. I will try to explain them in the most efficiently as possible since I just wrote that epic entry. * On the list of stuff that I learned/did, I forgot to include that TWICE I helped with cooking a meal for 15 people. I love cooking dinner, but never in my life have I had to cook for that large of a party. I’ve also never had to cook lamb or a big leg of pork. That was definitely a unique experience. Oh, and speaking of lamb, I just reminded myself of another thing (making it 4 things I forgot, instead of 3). * I had lamb for the first time, ... read more