Blogs from Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, North America - page 2

Rich took the truck in for the trade and to get the hitch switched, the running boards removed and moved, and the trailer brake controls installed to the new truck. Rich gave the salesman the information he needed to contact the credit union to tell them the specifics of the new truck. The credit union was supposed to have an answer about a loan at 12:00, because of the time difference. Nancy paid bills online while he was gone. They gave Rich a little loaner car, so he went back to pick up Nancy. We had lunch and went over to make a deal! The credit union couldn't get their act together, so we went to a local sporting goods store to browse. Back at the car lot, the credit union was still having trouble deciding. ... read more

Last night Kayla and I palyed Wii right before I went to bed. I have to say that I wasn’t too thrilled for video games before we started, but it was very cool! That was my first experience with the Wii, and the player-controller interaction is one of the coolest video game experiences I have ever had. We played some cow-racing, ping-pong, and tennis. Good times. Rach and I went out or breakfast this morning, followed by some cruising around town on the bike. I have been trying to track down some more raingear, since I am tired of riding in the rain and getting wet feet and hands in the process. I figure I will have more rain riding before I get home, so it is a good investment to get more gear. I saw ... read more

The first night I arrived in Harrisonburg we had a BBQ at Rachel’s house. It was a Hesston alumni gathering including Jill Sweirs, Ben Baker, Chad Ahlstrum, Katie Ahlstrum, Kayla, Rachel, Aaron Nussbaum, and myself. It was a good time seeing everyone again, but toward the end of the night I was really fighting just to stay awake. Yesterday we went to Aaron Leichty’s wedding in PA, and it was great to see him again! I talked to him while I was there, and he invited me to spend a night with them on my way through. I believe that is what I will do toward the middle of the week. Yesterday morning we had lunch at Kyle and Erica’s, and it was the Hesston crew again. It was myself, Kayla Miller, Rachel Jaberg, Stephanie Kautz, ... read more

Well, Saturday, our plane was about an hour late leaving Heathrow but we landed only about 35 minutes "late". Immigration, luggage collection, customs, etc. went smoothly. Boy, were we glad we'd reserved a room at the Dulles Marriott (thanks, Doug!!). We were exhausted--about 36 hours later than when we'd left the hotel in Kolkata, with only a couple hours sleep. Did have two good flights, met some more interesting folks, had bangers & mash on the second flight, watched movies and TV but were pretty tired of sitting. Got up Monday and headed on home--the Valley sure does look good! Thank you all for reading along with us--we had a great trip and truly enjoyed sharing with you. I've added pictures to yesterday's entry so you might look at it again.... read more

What’s the Deal? Susan works for the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), in Workforce Services. She’s taking part in this year’s exchange program between the VCCS and Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Her exchange partner, an economics teacher from JU, came to Virginia in October for two weeks and Susan returns the visit (with 3 other VCCS professionals) January 25-February 9. Susan’s husband, Mike, will come to Kolkata near the end of her two weeks at JU and they’ll spend another week in Kolkata and Mumbai. In Mumbai, they’ll tour and visit family of a friend of theirs. ... read more