Blogs from North America - page 6771

We arrived in San Francisco on the 1st July, after a very long flight from Fiji which felt like it lasted about 3 days. Rewarded by 2 nights in a private room to chill out and get our bearings, before moving on to the USA Hostel which is in the centre of San Francisco, not far from Union Square and all the shops (H&M is very dangerous place when you've been travelling for 3 months, especially when there's a sale on!). So we spent the first few days shopping and exploring, and getting used to the extremely weird weather that they experience here. Sunny and warm, but nearly always misty or windy because of the sea and something to do with a penincular... somebody explained it but ive forgotton. Then on the Friday we took the ... read more

Standing by the Art outside the building while we waited for the fire alarm to stop: Me: These blue rocks look like Jell-o. Sara: You know what I haven't had in a long time? Me: Jell-o shots? Sara *nods and laughs* LOVE THIS GIRL.... read more

Dear All, Tours of Wesleyan University, Trinity and the United States Military Academy follow… WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Student Body Population--2800 Classroom Performance 78% had a 3.5 or higher Mid 50% Test Scores (if required) 1300-1490 % Out of State 92% % Male 49% I arrived to the campus early and enjoyed a hot breakfast in the school’s dining hall. I was particularly excited to see Wesleyan because of its strong academic reputation. Our tour guide described the school as “mellow”, “open”. I would add that it seems to attract an eclectic group of students. Note To Parents: The tour guides recommended parents and students follow separate tour guides so that parent and student can share different perspectives after the visit. This seemed to work well. Tour Otis was my tour guide. He is a rising sophomore from ... read more

hello all just a quick entry to let you know that we're doing a going away get together thing for me on this coming sunday (sorry for the late notice). it will be 4-6 at my house if you want to stop by, and then 6:30 until 10:30 ish at Chapoquoit beach. *please bring any pictures you've got for my little photo book thing :)... read more

One day to go before we leave and we aren't even remotely ready to go. Mark needs to fill the garage and I'm still doing laundry. Danny has been packed since Wednesday, April, I do believe, is finally packed. Mark and I have not even started. It's like Mark said, we will be ready to go when we are packed and we won't be packed until we are ready to go. I think we have finally nailed down our travel plans and if all goes well, we will be in MN no later than Thursday morning. I never realized how stressful this travel planning was. I don't know how many mapquest and google maps I've created only to lose them at the end of the night. I am not very internet saavy when it comes to ... read more