Blogs from Alabama, United States, North America - page 36

Well, it's Day One in Alabama. We got up early this morning, packed up the car and the dogs and were off. The dogs were whining so much when we got started that I thought Matt was going to either throw them or himself out onto the highway but they settled down after a little while and were really good the entire trip. We got into Daleville, AL (right outside of Fort Rucker) and checked into our hotel. We got the large suite...you think of a nice place when you hear the word "suite" but this really isn't nice. It's big, which is nice, but not very clean. But, it's cheap and they allow dogs, so I bought the Wal-Mart version of Clorox Cleanup and started bleaching. That helps :) After Matt got checked in on ... read more

After the week in the Pacific, I spent another day in California before flying back to Memphis. I moved to Jackson, TN to work for a couple days, then headed to Nashville for New Year's Eve. Went back to club Play downtown. Haven't had that much fun on New Year's in many years. I made some friends, then headed to Alabama. I spent a week in Huntsville. Had some very good times in Huntsville, and wish I didn't have to leave. When I wrote my first entry in August, I couldn't have imagined the places this trip would take me. All the maps and photos I'd seen of states like West Virginia did no justice. And to think I've only really seen about 3 states thoroughly... ... read more

As of today, I have 24 days until my departure to Spain. I am a little nervous, but at the same time very excited. I dont know exactly what to expect. I still have to purchase a few things before I will be fully ready, I need money!. I am really looking forward to my experience and all of the things I will see.... read more

I have decided that the easiest/most convenient way to keep in touch with everyone is via this blog. I generally find blogs rather boring, but hopefully this will keep the audience (i.e. friends/family) updated and entertained. I will try to contribute to this thing as much as possible, and I believe you should get an emailed link when I do. Apparently this website allows for photo uploads and has some sort of interactive map...but one thing at a time. Hope everyone has a good few months, and please keep in touch when possible. p.s. Keep in mind when contributing that this is a casual family establishment. Meaning my grandparents, father, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins will be reading this stuff. Dani, off-color questions and/or remarks can be emailed to me directly at mgoldberg81@gmail.com. Day 1: BirminghamAtlantaMiamiLima ... read more

After all the hard work, the long hours of preparation and the ever-faithful list of things to get ready to be shipped over to Tanzania, it's finally done. The Semi-truck pulled out this last Saturday afternoon with all of our books, supplies, and household goods to make the long journey to Africa! So here we are, relieved and tired, with a great ~Sigh~ time to catch our breath and begin to focus on the 4 weeks left here in Alabama. Preparing for the coming months and adventures in moving and acclimating to a new culture and society that's ahead of us. Time to really hit the books on our Swahili again! I really can't believe that its just 4 weeks away now. It dawned on me a few days ago as I was walking through ... read more