Blogs from Greenville, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 2

Monday, 1 June: My wife and I don't start our real vacation until Wednesday, so I have two days with my grandson Justing, my daughter Serena, and my son-in-law Jeremy. Somehow on the way up from Pensacola, a rather large crack showed up in the Jeep's windshield. After getting the windshield replaced, everyone but Jeremy, who had to work, went to the Greenville Zoo for the day. Although the zoo is fairly small, it did have a nice assortment of animals, including elephants, giraffes, and lions. The place was well-maintained and nicely laid out. After a couple of hours wandering around the zoo, we ate lunch at a nearby park/playground, where Justing and us big kids had some fun, then headed home. Tuesday, 2 June The new HD video camera is great, but until I get ... read more

I have had quite a nice long break before I head to Uganda. I finished my classes for Fall semester almost 3 weeks ago and still have another 5 days or so before I begin my travels. Thus far, Valerie (my classmate who will be participating in the internship with me) and I have been scrambling trying to find housing since we received news that we would be based in Kampala (where it is much more expensive) as opposed to Mbale. For those of you who do not know, I will be traveling to Uganda from early January until mid May working with an organization called TASO (The AIDS Support Organization). It is an NGO indigenous to Uganda which began with a handful of volunteers who sought to increase care and support for people living with ... read more

Monday, August 18, 2008 Hello family and friends, Did you think that our journey was over? No way. There is still one important last step. It is time to re-acquaint ourselves with our new, or almost new, BMW. We had bonded with our new car in Europe and now really miss seeing and driving her. We have been back to the USA since Saturday, June 28th. Tomorrow we will spend the day at the BMW factory in Greenville, SC. There is a complete day planned for us. We start at 8:00am and finish at 3:00pm. It should be great fun touring the factory and then learning about the performance characteristics of our vehicle and then testing it on the BMW performance track. So, let’s get started. We have been excited about this final trip for weeks. ... read more

We arrived at my mothers' house in Greenville, SC on Sunday, July 6th in the mid afternoon. We drove from Roanoke, VA to Greenville with stops at the state welcome centers in hopes of a nice blue swimming pool... and we were not disappointed. Within a 1/2 hour of pulling into the driveway the boys had found all of the pool toys and were busy splashing around. In fact I don't think they got out of the pool until 7pm. We have had great food...mom's are great for that...BBQ'ed ribs, homemade whoopie pies, potato salad, cole slaw, etc. Devin had stated that this is the best food he has had in a week and he may be right. The RV does not have quite the same capabilities as a normal kitchen, we haven't even tried the ... read more

Apr 12, 2008 City official name :Greenville Founded date : Location :South Carolina State Elavation :? ft (? m) Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²). Facts :Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina made famous by the mint julep. It is the county seat of Greenville County and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 56,006 people, and an urbanized area population of 302,194. As of the July 1, 2006 census estimates the Greenville Metropolitan Area (MSA) has a population of 601,986. Greenville is the largest city of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area (CSA) which has a 2006... read more