Blogs from Rochester, New York, United States, North America - page 3

If only obtaining a travel visa was as easy as obtaining a Visa credit card, life would be much simpler. The credit card companies will basically stalk you, begging you to get one. The embassies, on the other hand, will make you jump through fire then be chased by venimous dinosaurs out to steal your limbs, just to enter the country. Am I frustrated? Beyond it. I JUST WANT TO STUDY ABROAD, Y'ALL! I feel my ulcer forming. Not really, that was more of an exaggeration. But I will say my butt is feeling a rather large pain right about now. Bah hum bug.... read more

Het is ons gelukt, we zijn de grens van de VS overgekomen! Na het afnemen van vingerafdrukken, foto's, gescande en doorzochte auto en ingenomen paspoorten (die hebben we natuurlijk wel gewoon teruggekregen!) hebben ze ons dan toch maar binnengelaten. Nederlanders in een Ford Mustang, dat is ook wel erg verdacht, zo vond ook de Customs Officer. Dat zijn geen gezellige types, ze nemen zichzelf erg serieus, ook al stelt wat ze doen eigenlijk niet eens zoveel voor. Al met al heeft het bijna 2 uur gekost. Eenmaal in Amerika zijn we langs Lake Ontario gereden, een erg mooie route. Het meer is enorm groot, eigenlijk lijkt het wel een zee. Onderweg zijn we door een aantal erg leuke dorpjes gekomen, maar helaas is Oswego (waar ons hotel staat) niet zo gezellig. Het is nogal een verpauperde ... read more

Although this entry is immensely overdue, I am finally writing my concluding blog for the Ireland summer trip. As you might recall, the last real entry (not about the people) took place shortly after the Spanish guys arrived. I will try my best to pick up from that spot, so here goes. (By the way, if you haven’t read Part 1 of this, names might not make sense to you, so I would recommend you do that first. If you have, disregard this whole thing in parentheses.) The following weekend was quite eventful. On a Saturday, Anna and I spontaneously decided that we would try to go to Killarney for the evening and part of Sunday. Seeing as we sort of partied the night before, we woke up late in the day, so this decision was ... read more

This will be my last time online for I don’t know how long (hopefully not too long!). In about 13 hours I will be taking my first plane on my trip to Ireland. It’s only from Rochester to JFK, but it’s still the first leg! I will be having two 5-hour layovers on my way to my destination. The first will be at JFK, and then another one once I get to Dublin. I am just now realizing that I will be waiting 5 hours in Dublin just to take a 50 minute flight to Cork. Traveling by train would actually take less time! Oh well, not being a Pessimistic Patty, but I would probably get lost if I did that, so plane is more than likely the best way to go. Once I arrive in ... read more

We're spending the week in Rochester with Brad and Mel. It's great to get reacquainted with the grandchildren. We also were able to spend some time with old friends. Hope your New Year is a Happy one.... read more