Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 132

Hello all, In Waltham finishing last minute to-do's, wrapping up the inevitable last minute crisis and just wondering and wondering where i will be this time tomorrow, or rather this time tuesday (really long flight!). This opportunity is such an incredibly synchronous gift i still cant really believe its happening! Rudy is resting his head on my lap torturing me with big pleading eyes...dont go mom! only gone for 74 days though...not so bad right? ok, i am getting a little nervous i am not going to lie, but i think i am getting picked up at the airport by my course instructor judi which will help a lot...plus i have been secretly ready for this challenge for quite some time now. nobody but me! i couldnt do it without all of you thinking, praying, loving ... read more

We are in Boston for the Thanksgiving weekend. Left White Plains at 5:30 in the morning, reached NYC and caught the Fung Wah bus ( incredibly cheap Chinese fare). Its pouring throughout the journey and for the rest of the day as well. Land up at Sanjit’s best buddy’s place, have an awesome thanksgiving lunch ( eating chicken masquerading as turkey) and then go for dinner. Of course, we’re complete strangers to the hosts but it’s a very motley crowd comprising mostly Indians (and one Turk).Other than me, Sanjit and the hosts, everyone else in the room has a Phd!!! mathematics, finance, economics, microbiology…you name it…..anyways, it makes for an interesting evening and I don't know if i'm high on the wine or the conversation.Boston sure is the intellectual mecca of the world. Today, I wake ... read more

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Lost luggage and 3 flights later, I arrived in freezing New York from sunny Egypt wearing flip-flops on my feet (Aussies be ware of using the term thongs outside of Oz, people would look at you funny, thinking that you´re talking about your g-string). Flip-flops aren't a good idea, when changing continents and climate zones, and especially when travelling with Iberia airlines, so I´ve learnt. Lucky me, I met a lovely girl named Nicky at New York airport, who took me in for the night... While I was having a nervous breakdown at one of the service desks at the airport about my lost luggage, Nicky was doing the same right beside me. She had a huge bag with her and they wouldn´t let her check it in, saying it was too late for that. While ... read more

So we eventually got to Boston after a majorly long mistake-ridden journey. We had to wait hours to get through customs in Niagara, it was already busy enough but us not having the necessary forms filled in delayed things even longer. We were the last back on our bus receiving sarcastic applause. After the customs nightmare we found out that the bus ticket we had wasn't able to take us directly to Boston and that we'd have to go all the way down to New York first of all then catch a bus back. All in all turned out to be a 22 hour trip, but we saved on a night's accomodation although it didn't seem like a bonus at the time. We were staying at the HI Hostel in Boston. Barry "15 minutes" Dolan had ... read more