Blogs from Houston, Texas, United States, North America - page 25

With a couple interviews scheduled for Thursday, today was more of a catch up day for the family and I. I installed a really cool curvy shower rod that gives me 3 feet of more room in my shower. I also installed two new faucets in the kitchen for my mother. God, she was happy...I've never been much of a plumber, but we all think I did a pretty good job. I got a little help from Riley, who happens to be pretty handy with a wrench! I had a couple problems with my deposit for my class in Prague. My bank won't authorize payment because its from a different country. I will have to wire the funds over to Prague tomorrow. What a hassle... ... read more

It starts...at 9:14PM CST in Katy, TX, right outside of Houston. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I write this with hopes that the morning will not bring mass desctruction and devistation in one of my favorite cities in New Orleans. My adventure begins with a brief description of what lies ahead of me. Earlier this month I decided my so called life needed a so called change. Knowing that it involved some major changes, I decided to get a teaching certification in Prague, Czech Republic that will let me teach English anywhere in the world after its completion. I leave in November, and I will going through a 4 week, intensive training program that will leave me with all the resources to sufficently teach after completion. Find out more at INTESOL.COM So...I'm biding my time. ... read more

That was a journey! My plane was intended to leave London Heathrow yesterday at 1pm, but didn't leave until 2pm. This was our saving grace. 10 minutes after we should have arrived in Toronto, a plane crashed (there were 24 injured, but no fatalities). Our flight was diverted to Ottawa where we set on the plane in a field for 5 hours. I found out later from an Air Canada manager that the pilot had dropped our fuel to speed our landing, but had dropped it too soon and we almost didn't have enough to land. By the time we finally exited the plane, we had been on it for 14 hours! We were in the airport for an hour and a half (going through customs and collecting our bags). Next, we were loaded into buses ... read more

Well, I guess I forgot to tell you about my birthday—so to recap…. Impromptu festivities in Santa Barbara! Which started and ended at the El Encanto Hotel overlooking the beautiful Santa Barbara Harbor. Felic, Ben, Kat & Mark, Kelly, Elizabeth and I all met for cocktails on the patio. Then the ladies and I headed to the Four-Season Biltmore for a delicious 4course dinner. After that, back downtown to meet up with Mattie, Kyle, and Dave for more cocktails and some dancing at the James Joyce. As a bonus I ran into a couple of old friends and we partied late into the night…only to awake to the “fancy “ room service served on the porch swing. Ahh the life! Not bad for 33, huh? JUNE 2005 Sadly, I was sick for a portion of ... read more

Well, I pretty much have everything ready for the trip, now I'm just waiting. Today, I booked a hostel in London for the first night. I'll put up a picture soon (so we can compare before and after Europe....)... read more