Visited Monument Valley a few days ago. Baking temperatures but enjoyed a hair raising jeep tour with a Navajo Indian - Willie from the Redbottom tribe (only realised the pun a few days ago!). Anyway, we went on this awesome tour and saw some amazing monuments. Willie was a great guide and we were able to get out of the jeep to hike on some of the Mesa's where we saw cool arches and circles. I say hike, it was more like bouldering and I definitely took my life in my own hands a few times. Could have done with a harness and some rope! We also saw some examples of cliff dwellings and some paintings on the walls which date back thousands of years. In the evening we watched the sunset and then camped out ... read more

Well since my last entry I have travelled all the way to New Orleans! I enjoyed the natural history museum, a walking tour of Brooklyn and some window shopping on 5th Avenue, a discussion about Brazillian politics (with 2 Brazilian girls I met at the hostel) before leaving for my tour on 4th July. It turned out that a girl in the bed above me in the hostel was on my trip! What a coincidence! There are 2 Southern Sun trips with 13 people on each plus a tour leader. My trekamerica groups consists of 4 South Koreans, 2 Swedes, 1 Dane, 2 Germans, 2 Scots and one other girl from England! Interesting mix of people! Oh and on the other trip is a guy from my home town - Abingdon who went to the ... read more

I finally earnt a week off work and was joined by my Dad, his wife Andrea and her daughter Jordan. They spent two nights at Sargent Center from which we took a trip to Springfield, MA to see the birthplace of Dr Seuss and to explore his memorial garden. I enjoyed having my picture taken with the Lorax! We then drove 8 hours up to Niagra Falls and were rewarded with great weather and a fantastic view of the falls. It was very quiet so we were able to explore without masses of tourists. I have to say though that this was my third visit and I think that is enough for me! For the rest of the week we went to Vermont and New Hampshire and visited the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory, the ... read more

Well since my last blog I have been busy settling in to my new role as a School Program Assistant at the Boston University Sargent Center for Outdoor Education. I am enjoying the work and have been able to train as a course leader on some of our high elements - the Northern ropes course and the climb tower. Weekends have been rather hectic with working for the conference program but I have managed a few trips. I recently went and hiked in the White Mountains with my friend Cheryl. It was in the peak of the fall foliage and was a gorgeous day with amazing views as we hiked Mount Welch and Mount Dickey. Still haven't made it to Mount Washington but will definitely do this one in the Spring. I am also getting into ... read more

Wow! Can't believe my last entry was back in January. Sooo much has happened since then. I settled in well to life in good old live free or die state of New Hampshire at the Sargent Center for Outdoor Education. It is the same place I worked last summer and is on the border of Hancock and Peterborough ("a very good town to live in!). I have been working as a school program instructor from January to June teaching lessons such as wildlife ecology, wetland ecology, geology, astronomy, night walks, ropes courses, pioneering, forestry to name a few! I am now working at Adventure Camp as the Trek and Camp Program Director for the summer. Although I have been working extrememly long hours I have managed a few outings during my stay here. I spent a ... read more