Blogs from Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Lexington and Concord... read more

The Lexington Battle Green. Oldest war memorial. The shot that was heard around the world.... read more

This morning after packing up my things I cycled into Woods Hole to have a better look around. Since the small public aquarium didn't open until 10am I bought a cookie (which turned out to be peanut butter flavour - ew) and sat by the sea. I then looked around the aquarium and information centre before heading back to Mike's house to skype Rachel. She got her A level results today so found out she's going to Oxford for sure, which is exciting. Mike then came back from work and drove me down to the bus stop to catch the bus to Boston. I think the only reason there is a direct Boston-Woods Hole bus route is so all the rich people can get the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, since Wood's Hole itself is pretty small. ... read more

Hi Evveryone Apologies for being so quiet...I've been off line for a few days as each place I've visited has different connection problems. I had a phone call from Marsha while at the Red Roof Inn..."why don't you come tomorrow?" As it happened Red Roof was a problem, they wanted me to pay for WiFi, they hadn't made my bed at 4pm in the afternoon, if I hadn't looked for the housekeeper I doubt they would have made it then. There were no towels, I never got any soap or shampoo, there were no soft drinks in the drinks dispenser on the floor and there was no ice in the ice making machine. They had no record that I had paid in advance. There was also a terrible stench in the bedroom which I had worked ... read more

So here begins my adventure...packing: almost done, writing two paper: finally done, saying goodbyes: sadly, in process. As a person who doesn't like change, this is a huge leap for me; I am leaving everything that I am comfortable with and am jumping headlong into the great un-know with utter excitment, and admittedly tinged with fear. Tomorrow I will be on a 6pm flight from boston and then, after stopping in San Fran. and Hon Kong, a grand total of 31 hours late,r I will land in Denpasar, Bali, where reps. from our program will pick us up and transport us to a rural palace for orientation. I will attempt to update this blog when my schedule (and proximity to technology) allows, hopefully at least once a week. Please feel free to read as much or ... read more