Blogs from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North America - page 5

Settled down for two full days in Tinker Air Force Base due to high winds. ... read more

Living in United States, we rarely think about other countries and cultures. I attend the University of Central Oklahoma where we have a heavy international student body. So many international students have visited the U.S. and have experienced our culture but it wasn't until I took a trip to the beautiful city of Swansea that I developed an apprecitation for other cultures. I visited Swansea over spring break with some classmates from the Mass Communication Department at UCO to make videos and brochures for a couple of non profit organizations through Swansea University. I recently went to New York City with UCO several months before going to Swansea. I didn't plan on going to Swansea for the simple fact that I went to NYC the semester before but I want to deeply thank my classmates ... read more

Hello all! This is my first post of our "Media Production Tour" of Wales! I, and several other students from the University of Central Oklahoma are heading overseas to the UK to produce an informational video as well as create a facebook page and brochures for two nonprofit organizations in Swansea! For me this is the trip of a life time! I have never been out of the country before, and when my professor mentioned this trip to me back in the fall I knew I had to go! I have always wanted to visit England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales and now I actually am GOING! I still can't believe it. . My father's side of the family is Scots Irish, so getting to be this close to my ancestor's homeland is pretty amazing. I would ... read more

Day 2: Traveled from St. Louis to Oklahoma City, OK. After staying last night nearly 'under' the Arch we trekked about 500 miles, today. We have entertained ourselves pretty well, no boredom or car/cabin fever! The only time we've gotten on each others nerves was at our Starbucks pit stop, this morning. Brian cranked out his very best hillbilly "I'd like a venni Americani Grande, please' impression. This was pretty embarrassing but he made up for it with a brief, 'I met my wife at Starbucks' conversation that the barista seemed to thoroughly enjoy. HA! Caffeination in tow, we pulled out a few tricks from our normal road trip bag for entertainment... such as 'meowing' a couple songs (Adam Lambert, is such an easy target) and personifying the cats (who are staying with my folks until ... read more

We woke up late, had a nice breakfast. Our waitress was cute but curt, so I didn't think everyone was pleased. Later, we roamed around the place and checked out their facilities. At the concierge, we inquired about the things one could do around the place. Also, since it was Thanksgiving, there were many people around. The hotel had arranged for a Red Indian tribe to perform song and dance and talk about their culture. We checked out at noon and headed towards Santa Fe. It was similar to Old Town but bigger, and we looked for an authentic Mexican place to get some lunch. La Fonda had a nice buffet, and we enjoyed the meal. We roamed on the streets, clicked a few pictures, and also found bandannas to wear that made us look like ... read more