Blogs from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, North America - page 15

ok. my plane leaves at like 1 pm tomorrow. i'm waiting to get a haircut and then danielle is forcing me to go out (or something like that). i'm all packed, just need to cancel my cell phone tomorrow, withdraw some cash, and pick up a perscription. i didn't manage to finish reading all the books i was supposed to, but i got a lot done. hopefully i can read on the plane and not throw up. i have three flights and will arrive in entebbe, uganda on june 4th (they are like 8 hours ahead of us in time). got a list of students that are going; 22 others - mostly girls, and most come from fancy schools like notre dame (ick ick ick - i hate indiana). it makes me a little worried cause ... read more

ok. so i started this blog thing... we'll see how much i really use it. i'm leaving monday june 2nd for my trip. i found out today i will be getting to kampala, uganda before the rest of the group, so i have an extra day to do whatever before all the school stuff starts. i guess that's cool, but it kind of pissed me off at first - i don't really understand why i'm getting there early and i have to pay for my own transportation from the airport to the hotel (they said about $40). but it'll be cool to have that extra free day - even if it is before the program starts.... read more

Well, we're at the airport. More pictures will be up once we get to Cancun. Love to all! ... read more

One week from now...GRADUATION! Two weeks from now...I fly out from the Minneapolis airport on my way to EUROPE!! For the last year or so I have been planning a two-month trip to tour Europe with two of my closest girl friends--each representing a different period of my life. Megan, a friend I met in 8th grade, at Centennial Middle School, has been with me through the good and the bad in my high school years, and now my college years (though that second part has taken place long distance). We've travelled through Spain together, we've been camp counselors together, we've experienced our first loves together but also our first heartbreaks, we've had our first drinks together but also our first true spiritual journeys...we've been through a lot together and even when we were distant (both ... read more

After Chicago, we went to Minneapolis to stay with Mitzi Overland, my roommate Melanie's mom. She was such a gracious host and let us stay long enough to catch the Sox playing the Twins. The Sox lost, unfortunately, but we had a great time at the game! We bought tickets the day of, too. Who knew? Minneapolis is a really fun city and we also did some exploring before the game. We saw the sculpture garden and the Guthrie, which is this crazy building with all kinds of theaters. We had a great time.... read more