Blogs from U-District, Seattle, Washington, United States, North America - page 2

Getting excited for my 6 week trip around Asia on Thursday. 1st:Seattle to Seoul and couch surf one night and then Seoul to Kuala Lumpur..Will post pictures and and add information as much as possible.... read more

Today is Tuesday, I leave Thursday I have two days left in Seattle before I head out for 11 weeks in Costa Rica. I am very excited but a bit nervous at the same time. I wish I could have had a little more time here to see friends and family but I got a lot accomplished in 8 days so far. I need to start packing, do some laundry, and figure out what the heck is going to happen once I land in Libera on Friday morning. I have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get my feet wet and orient myself in Tamarindo before classes start on Monday. I'm so excited to begin studying Spanish again, me encanta español! While in Tamardino I will be studying at the: Coastal Spanish Institute Calle Real Playa Tamarindo, ... read more

Well, Laura (Champ) helped me create my travel blog today. We used a nickname generator to create the name "Elizabeth Havarti", which I do hope will stick. I just got an email from my host family, so I finally have a solid place to stay! In one week, one hour, fifty six minutes my plane will land at London Heathrow!!! :)... read more

I watched last night's Colbert Report as he made jokes about www.conservapedia.com and the Conservapedia bible translation project. Visiting the site to add my own conservative re-translation of the Bible, I found it blocked from accepting new contributors. Who knows if this is related to Colbert's challenge to viewers to "write me into the Bible", or if it's just regular policy at this heavily-administrated, heavily bureaucratic corner of the web. I couldn't add my Bible translation there, but I could try to learn where these guys are coming from. I agree with the Conservapedia folks on a couple of crucial points: modern English-speakers do have problems understanding the original language of the Bible, and we have trouble using our own language to house the true meaning of the Bible. Much of what we are able to ... read more

Moses Lake WA to Seattle Final day of traveling was only half day! We visited Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake with the hounds. The landscape is desert-like, but on a nice man-made lake. I was surprised that eastern Washington state is so dry! We drove through mid-Washington, crossed the Columbia River, stopped for pics of the view, and then drove past many farms and field of hay, onions, wheat, potato, and alfalfa. We took the Snoqualmie Pass, and the landscape changed to tall, tall pine trees. Then we started to see the signs for Seattle (nickname "Emerald City") and we crossed the bridge over Lake Washington. We were finally here! We arrived at our new house at about noon. It is a 1931 Tudor house, with a charming fenced backyard, and a nicely updated kitchen. ... read more