Blogs from Irvine, Orange County, California, United States, North America

so i have been back in the USA for 1 month...well about a month. and i have been meaning to write a blog about the last adventure i had before heading back to the usa. well it was an unexpected adventure. i was supposed to leave prague on the 14th. and that day i left the hostel and got to the airport. since i am the biggest worry wart in the world, i got there way too early. that was ok. i sat around, bought some souvenirs etc. well finally when we were supposed to board the plane...on the loud speaker i heard that because it was foggy in london, we wouldnt be able to land there, so we couldnt leave yet....now panic began to set in. i was supposed to have a 1 hour lay ... read more

Time for some R and R. The last 5 weeks have been very hectic and it has taken us a couple of days to get over our trip....I don't know what it's going to be like after a year! Great catching up with my cousin and his family. We don't see each other too often since he's been living in the States for the last 26 years. Fantastic meeting up with Lani again and catching up on all the goss. We haven't seen her since May so it was nice to hear about all her 'Summer Camp' experiences. This gal seems to fall on her feet. She was at a camp where the kids were only there M-F, 9-5. She started work at 11 each day, had evenings and weekends off, had accomodation and all meals ... read more

Well, about 3 days from my departure to NYC and then Italy and i STILL have not recieved my student visa from the italian consulate. That is not good. My mom and I have been emailing/calling them like frenzied idiots but I doubt that is going to make things much better. Basically today and tomorrow are the only days we have for this damn thing to show up in my mailbox. Let us keep our fingers crossed? I found out about my host family and have been chatting with them a bit through email. Heres the basics. Theres Annalisa (my host mother) that I have been mostly communicating with, really really sweet lady. Her Husband Luigi (amazing i know), a doctor. (how convenient) Their 3 sons: Giorgio (18.5 yrs), Giacomo(17yrs) and Giovanni (8 yrs) and 1 ... read more

HEY PEOPLE Check it out. My very first blog...hehe to bad I am in my senior design class wasting time. Anyway, if u got this email you have been added as a surcriber to my blogs. Enjoy...the 30 day countdown will begin in two days. Muah... read more

Visiting Joy's familyMichael Laneurl='/Videos/3783.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3783.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Aldrich Park So, here I sit in my apartment in Irvine, anxiously ready to go abroad. I look at my map often, surf the web to find places I want to visit and ways to do it cheap and I REALLY WANT TO BE GONE NOW. However, before I leave for England in 11 days, I am visiting my sister Joy for a couple days in San Luis Obispo. Joy (her husband calls her by her first name, but that's his business, she will always be Joy to me) is stationed with her Airforce spouse, Jesse, in Japan. They are flying in to California today and I'm visiting them at Jesse's brother's house in SLO next week. It will be wonderful to see my Sister and especially my niece and nephew. ... read more