Blogs from Oklahoma, United States, North America - page 35

I was just offered a weekly column in the campus newspaper's new World Traveler section. I thought my pre-departure column that got me the job would make an appropriate first entry to test this thing out before I leave. For one, I can't figure out how to indent the first lines. Preparing to study abroad is a journey in itself - the first step in learning to cope with stress, exercise patience, develop cultural awareness, and accept humility. The first of these lessons I learned during finals. Attempting to understand German grammar is stressful enough without simultaneously attempting to rent an apartment halfway around the world. I frequently envisioned myself wandering the streets of Rome, homeless. Eventually, time-differences and a constantly fluctuating exchange rate were conquered. I now envisioned myself wandering the streets of Rome, enjoying ... read more

October 29, Friday Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma - we biked the Katy Trail, 32 miles, as we biked along Riverside Drive, which is paved and an easy ride, we realized we were not going into Tulsa. At any rate we had lunch and then returned to Keystone State Park campground, had dinner, and that was it for the day. October 30, Saturday Tulsa, Oklahoma We’re off to Tulsa to Gail’s house. It was a good visit with Gail; her new home is lovely and she was so excited. We had some lunch with Gail’s friends at her new place and off to the Philbrook Museum. We drove around Tulsa and had a wonderful Italian dinner that Gail prepared, and more friends stopped over to visit and say hello. October 31, Sunday Tulsa, Oklahoma Halloween! We’re still in ... read more

We had a great time in Oklahoma. First we stopped at the Route 66 Museum in Clinton. (Lots of fun for infants!) Then went to Oklahoma City where we visited the Botanic Gardens, Crystal Bridge, and Riverwalk.... read more

Hi Everyone, I just got back on Saturday from a 12 day stay in Ardmore, OK doing a Staples remodel. Let me tell you, this one was very different from the Bartlesville remodel. First I'll tell you about Ardmore. Ardmore is a town of 32,000 people about a half hour from the Texas border. It is a very nice friendly town. Between the hours of 8am and 10PM traffic is as bad as Wichita, KS. People are always on the go. It has a movie theatre, several restaurants of varying caliber, a Wal-Mart, a mall, a Hastings Book Store, and a very quaint looking downtown and several other stores and things to do. I was surprised that most stores closed at 8PM. I enjoyed the town more than I did Bartlesville. Our store situation was very ... read more

Our third leg of Savanna Studio 2001 began in Oklahoma City, after a long drive from Iowa. With our mind set of traveling south, we were surprised to find out that Oklahoma City was almost as cold as Iowa. Some of us didn't care, upon our arrival in our hotel around 9 pm, we were changing into our swimming suits and jumped into the hotel's outdoor swimming pool, which turned out to be so cold. For a couple of seconds after jumping, I couldn't decide whether the water was very hot or very cold; I felt like thousands of needles piercing through my skin. The highligh of Oklahoma City was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, where a bomb blasted in 1995, killing 168 people including many children. There were some quiet moments within our midst, ... read more