Blogs from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, North America - page 3

So this is the beginning of my blogging experience. My intention for starting this blog was to document my travels/adventures for my upcoming season in Antarctica. In order to give a full spectrum of the experience and to learn more about blogging, I have decided to start with a quick illustration of preparations and training leading up to deployment in October. Currently I am sitting in Lincoln NE. enjoying all the culture this fine place has to offer, and surprisingly, even to myself I am not being sarcastic. The town is actually quite nice maybe a little isolated form all things that I have grown accustom to growing up in california but the downtown area is quaint, and the surrounding landscape is not flat, however it is covered with corn and soybeans. This weekend I ... read more

In only 10 days I am going to be heading off to the Lincoln airport to catch a flight to Venice, Italy! Right now I'm feeling a mix of disbelief (I can't believe I'm really going!), excitement (I can't wait for my adventure to begin), and sheer panic (because of everything I have to accomplish before I can get on that plane)! So for the next 10 days I will be grading papers for my current students, prepping my class for my CIMBA students, getting the ball rolling on my research plans, purchasing all the gizmos and gadgets I'll need for the summer, and talking at length to my dad about how he plans to protect himself from pick-pockets in Rome, as he will be joining me for about 10 days while I'm over there. Once ... read more

We decided to have another down day in this beautiful park. We slept in and took a 3 1/2 mile walk on path around the park. It has many facilities, from horsebackriding to ice-skating to miniature golf. On our walk, Daisy and I admired the horses. Later, Rich and I went to the Strategic Air command Museum and admired the planes and gaped at the missiles. On our way to eat dinner at the lodge, we spotted a flock of wild turkeys. I forgot to mention that yesterday, as we passed Kearney (CAR-nee_, Nebraska), we waved for everyone in the Guthe Clan. Our relatives would be amazed at how tall corn can grow! We went to sleep to the creaks of crickets and the sighs of cicadas.... read more

Day 3.. It began with waking up in Evanston, WY. I woke up around 7:30 so I can get on the road earlier and make it to either Lincoln or Omaha, Nebraska to stay the night. I have made it to Lincoln, but not without getting lost or running over a dead animal. I started on the road about 9am. Not an exciting day like yesterday. I was basically driving a whole lot, hours and hours of driving and taking pictures. Bobette and Shelly got to walk around in Wyoming this morning. They walked on the grass and on the rocks. Of course they took off in opposite directions. I took a lot of pictures and I will load them tonight and put the descriptions up later since it is already 12:30am and I have to ... read more

A lot of times I feel like the Lord blesses me more than I really deserve. Family, friends, and safety are some examples just to name a few. I guess the longer I am on this trip, the more I am able to see life in a new way and from a different perspective than I have had in the past. Being out of school is such a freeing experience for me, and I feel like I am finally able to find myself again. At times I feel like I should settle down with a job and whatever else, but other times I think that I need to get all of these desires out of me before I do anything else. My desires include traveling, finding myself, more traveling, being financially stable, paying off loans, and ... read more