Blogs from Manhattan, Kansas, United States, North America - page 2

I'm about 12 days away from the biggest adventure of my life, Ghana! I'm excited and nervous, happy and anxious, man, I'm feeling the whole spectrum of emotions right now! But hey, that's all to be expected right? At any rate, I can't wait for this journey to begin, meeting new people, going new places, making new memories, are all right up my alley but I still have no idea just what to expect. The not knowing, the jumping into the unknown...that definitely makes everything ten times better! I'm mostly all packed up, giving my final farewells and holding onto my last few days in the states. Thanks to everyone who made this trip possible, I can't wait to get started. They say adventure is the pursuit of life; well I say, let the chase begin! ... read more

Posted by: Onaxthiel: I again found myself up before Obfuscator and D. this morning. I let them sleep for another few few hours before deciding that If we wanted to see anything in Manhattan, KS we needed to get moving. Luckily they both woke up easily, and we were able to drive out to the state nature preserve that D. uses to stay conditioned for running marathons. By reputation, Kansas is supposed to be a terribly flat place with tornadoes blowing through all the time. While there are many parts that match this description to a T, this particular piece of public property never seems to have gotten the memo. The bluffs are sizable enough to note on a walk, and the views of the area around are pleasant enough. A small river cuts through ... read more

. As you have probably realized we are back on the road again… But, with the events of the past week we are woefully behind on updating the Blog. So, in this episode, we will try and catch everyone up on what happened when the Blog temporarily dropped off the face of the earth! Our plan had been to travel to Connecticut for a long weekend; return to Kansas to take the dog to the vet in Wichita, catch up with some friends then resume The Odyssey… unfortunately, things didn’t go exactly according to plan. Statistics Time Frame: November 1st - November 13th Starting Destination: Saint George, Kansas Ending Destination: Saint George, Kansas Ending Destination GPS: Pending Miles Driven: 1,224.7 Going East… As we were running tight on time, we decided to temporarily trade in our ... read more

For the last 4-5 days we have been staying with Carl's Parents just outside of Manhattan, KS. If we thought that once we had left Kechi we were ready to "go," we were sadly mistaken... *Saturday - we packed up all the stuff that needed to go to climate controlled storage in Topeka. *Sunday - was Carl's families annual "reunion," much of the family lives in the Manhattan, KS area, but some arrived from California, Utah, Missouri, Colorado and even Cuba (well, he's not quite part of the family yet)! There was much talk along the vein of "I have alway's wanted to visit Australia - I will have to come and visit" or "take care of yourself and don't get into too much trouble." Our responses are always - "Come and visit, everyone is welcome ... read more

Currently a sophomore at Kansas State University, a friend and I leave for a semester in Sevilla, Spain, in 28 days. Scary? yep. Exciting? definitely. Before that, I get to travel back to my home (in Iowa) and work. Gotta pay for this trip somehow . . .... read more