Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1141

Ok so I'm still in LA stuck in the books and have a little more than a month to go on this whole bar exam experience...but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel so I'm starting my journal today. Hopefully in a little more than 30 days I will look back on tonight and realize that the nightmare is finally over. On a more positive note, I'm really excited about being able to share this experience with everyone who logs on...at this stage of the game so many things in life are open to who knows what and it couldn't be more exhilirating. Now I've just got to buckle down and get through the next 4+ weeks. I feel like the little engine...I think I can, I think I can, I think ... read more

Today I left San Francisco and jumped on the Green Tortoise bus. Jen Nelson and Eoin dropped me off. I knew I was in trouble when a group of rowdy Irish men arrived. I just can't get away from them :) We started off by meeting everyone on the trip and picking buddies. I quickly realized I was one of only 3 Americans and one of 6 people over the age of 21, which made for quite an interesting ride. There were about 22 people on the trip all together. We spent the first night traveling through the night. We first performed the "miracle," the conversion of the seats on the bus into beds. I stayed up much of the night getting to know the people on the bus and learning how to play the Aussie ... read more

It's been a while! We've done so much since I last wrote - skydiving in Taupo, black water rafting in Waitomo...After bidding fond farewells to the Reynolds & Thatchers in Auckland we flew to what we thought would be a few days in the sun in Fiji. Those of you (I'm sure that's not many) who watch the "Love Island" programme on TV will know it was cancelled due to the storms in Fiji. We spent 3 days playing cards and planning our road trip across the USA by candlelight, in a wooden hut (luckily with some great people). The island was still amazingly beautiful, even in the rain, and although the inhabitants were incredibly poor they were really friendly and great fun. Arriving in LA was a bit of a shock, after not even having ... read more

...and we have dreams of Giant Panda Bears, Terracotta Warrior Armies, and hot pots. For 7 weeks we will be traversing the homeland of one of our ancestors. Our first stop is Bejiing, to explore the glorious capital city with my (Jeff) parents. Our bags are packed and we're ready to go, excited, anxious, impatient, and hungry. We are bummed this blog won't show our route on a map and has dorky icons, but are stoked it is free with unlimited space for thoughts and images. Help us to fill it. That's all for now, Kaley and Jeff... read more

This is my first official Travel Blog. I thought I'd start off with a few of my last adventures in California before I head off on my crazy hippie bus trip - Yosemite! ****** OK, we just got back from an awesome weekend in Yosemite. Trip highlights: -Singing along with Dolly Parton to Jolene in the car (Our official theme song) -Having a cold beer Friday night after 4 hours of driving on winding roads -Getting soaking wet on the Mist Trail -Seeing a full circular rainbow on the Mist Trail -Taking a warm shower -Finding an open gas station after realizing my gauge was below empty -Playing “I never” and eating s’mores at the campfire -Getting soaked again at Bridleveil Falls and loving it -Chillin’ in front of El Capitan catching some sun and watching ... read more