http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Wisconsin , Delavan en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:02:09 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:02:09 BST Erins Wedding http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-291328.html It has been almost a week since I returned to the Midwest after 3 years living and working in London. It hasn't been long but already it seems like ages ago I was wandering around Covent Garden Shoreditch Holborn the West End frantically squeezing all my worldly possesions into impossibly small suitcases. The process of sifting thru your entire contemporary life deciding what stays and wha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-110415.html I've been testing Aerobeds guest bedrooms and the hospitality of friends and family across the US. Sarah and her husband Matt put me up in Elgin Illinois. Sarah a new mom to Ava just over 4 months amazed me by staying up until 130 AM. We discussed eccentricities of our parents and wondered what our futures hold for similar habits. As a kid I was accustomed to hopping out of the car to g http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-84463.html Pictured in approximately 1989 I was a freshman in high school having a sleepover at my friend Sara's house. To my side is my friend Maggie. A few weeks ago I was camped on that same red bed in LaCrosse WI. This time Sara's 5 year old son Ethan had to give up his room for the week. He very generously did. Though the room was missing the very trendy red and black color combo and Christmas li http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-78911.html What happened here last night As I woke this morning and entered the kitchen I began scanning for evidence. My things were strewn about an atlas open to a map of South America my credit card haphazardly stuffed into my wallet my calendar open to August the computer fan humming. Is it possible Could I have purchased an airline ticket in my sleep After checking my email inbox it was conf http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-77353.html As my departure deadline approached I realized I had a problem. My car was packed to the gills and the inside of my house looked like I had moved nothing. That was my first estimation error. I would need more space to transport my stuff. It took my friend Sara only a few minutes to convince me that I should postpone my departure and look into renting a UHaul trailer. The next morning I bough http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/Delavan/blog-75012.html