Blogs from Asheville, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 9

climbing slab and small face hold with thin gear. leaning new things. so good! just need warm good weather! ... read more

We were an odd bunch. 10 or 15 Jews standing next to a beautiful little creek below the Warren Wilson campus. Some of us were carrying little sambas, some PVC shofars, others with more serious items: real shofars, guitars, and challah! With song and dance, we looked into the ceremony we were about to complete: Tashlikh. Contemplation of our sins, or possibly looking at our regrets and finally casting them away in the river. It may of just been the quaint setting, by a babbling brook surrounded by Appalachian hills, sun streaming in, and the odd assortment of bamboo and other plants growing on campus, but there was a most surreal and spiritual effect to the ritual. After throwing bread crumbs or leaves into the river, we gathered in another circle for song and passing around ... read more

This is my first page about my upcoming trip to Europe. I leave in two weeks, and my travel agent only has part of my documents. I will probably not be able to do an entry every day -- it will depend on how often I can get access to wifi, or a hotel lobby computer. I am new to wifi and blogging, so I am practicing with this short intro. This is my first trip across the Atlantic, although I have done quite a bit of traveling on this side of "the pond." I hope to capture a lot of nitty-gritty details, so I hope my readers can do some skimming and not get bored. I haven't taken bus tours before, and I haven't found out as much info about how they work as I ... read more

Dear All, Thank you for subscribing to my “Travel Blog”. Twenty-five schools in ten days and approximately 2000 miles on the road allows for only a quick survey of schools. Your tour of schools need not go at such a fast clip once you identify the kinds of schools of interest to you. My goals were 1) to promote Christ School to college/university admissions offices in the northeast, 2) to develop stronger working relationships with admissions personnel who review our Christ School student files and 3) to learn more about schools which might be good matches for Christ School students. As you have noticed, I have made notes for myself, and in the process, tried to give you a feel for some of the schools in the region as well as an idea of things a ... read more

After letting Savannah back in the house (she'd gotten locked out talking to her boyfriend outside on the phone), we set settled in to sleep. Everyone in the house all got moving relatively early, had breakfast and we all set out to Danny and Mary's house to pick them up. We rounded up all the kids and adults and headed out to a nearby park to take a walk. It was a gorgeous morning - if you don't mind near 90% humidity - and the 1/2 mile walk seemed much longer to us Californians. But the scenery was pretty and it was fun to watch the little kids run and play. The path ended at a pond where Lily decided to go skinny-dipping. If it wasn't illegal for those of us over age 3, it was ... read more