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North America » United States » New York » New York July 13th 2005

Hi Folks, Today's pace didn't let up much but at least we got to really sleep for the first time since Sunday night. It really lat now so I'll put off posting more pics until tomorrow but a brief recap of the day goes like this. Rise and shine to go over to Murray and Lore's for a fabulous breakfast of bagels, lox, sable, and fresh fruit. They were headed back to Pennsylvania so we wanted to see them before they left. Then Judy drove us to Queens where we visited the cemetery. I forgot all my info on where people are buried so we just saw our own grandparents but will have to go back to locate the others we were going to look for. Then we met Jason Hecht at his mom's on 137th ... read more


11 days until I leave for Costa Rica! I'm very excited! My husband's a bit bummed he can't go. Next time I hope to take him birding in Panama. I can't help but be very excited to travel. It doesn't matter where I'm going, I just like the excitement of visiting somewhere new or the adventure of getting back to where you've been before. This seems to be the best place for a travel journal, hope it goes alright. ... read more

North America » United States » Florida » Miami July 13th 2005

D and I are here in Miami melting away. We got here yesterday morning after a brief flight and fell asleep in the hotel. Our hotel is a nice - we're in the art deco district of south beach. In fact, they filmed parts of Miami Vice in our hotel! Oh..and before I forget, guess who we saw at the airport yesterday? The Black Eyed Peas!! Our celebrity moment. And I was pretty damn excited - we both love the BEP. Yesterday was a relaxing day - we walked around a bit, went to the beach, took some naps and had dinner at a cafe on ocean drive. Today we rode this great electric bus around south beach and did some shopping for last minute items for costa rica. Now we're off to find some shrimp ... read more


Greetings, my apologies for such long lapses in postings. This has been a busy week where much was done and seen. My courses have accelerated to warp speed over the past week. In my cinematography class we spent almost 3 back to back days shooting 4 different 16mm projects. In my independent producing class we had to present our "pitch" (the concept for our movie) to a special guest speaker who works in Hollywood as a screenwriter/director and has built up a reputation as a pitch expert. He gave us tips and tricks on how to improve so that we're the best we can be when it comes time for the final pitch showdown with a Universal executive. That in a nutshell is what has been happening school wise, but I'd like to tell you about ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan July 12th 2005

Just a dump of all the New York pictures from different days :)... read more
Bri's masterpiece
Bri\
Roby and...

North America » United States » Massachusetts » Boston July 12th 2005

Day 10! I've been away from home for so long! I miss my cats! Spent the day in Boston sightseeing. My friend lives right around the corner from where the Bunker Hill Monument is. So I decided to check it out. I managed to climb a billion fights of stairs while huffing and puffing. Its amazing to see how out of shape I am! But after eating my 40th version of an Ultra Fisherman's Platter I can start to see why. I am fat and out of shape! I tried following part of the Freedom Trail today. It took me to see the U.S.S. Constitution to see how mariners used to make their living in time of peace and war, and then walked over the river on a bridge to check out downtown Boston. There is ... read more
Bunker Hill Monument
My friend's neighborhood
View From the Top Of The Monument

North America » United States » Missouri » St Louis July 12th 2005

Back in the states… I am back! What an interesting transition that has been. While I was off on my trip, many things happened. There was a death in the family. My father had a pretty serious stroke, which no one told me about. My middle child had a freak accident. We were certainly blessed it was not worse. All this to say, that leaving your reality, for a month, things still happen! I know that my friends and family protected me from a lot of these situations, knowing that it would have made it extremely difficult for me, being away. For that, I am forever grateful. I hated learning about all that they went through while I was gone. However, everyone did their best and supported me every step of the way. For that I ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Seward July 12th 2005

We’re all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don’t make any big ones.-----------Andy Rooney July 12, 2005, Tuesday. We arrived in Seward and did some walking in the downtown, but the weather was not cooperative, rainy and cool. The Alaska Sealife Center sound good, indoors. Well it was great! It is an educational center on sealife. We observed harbor seals and stellar sea lions swimming about. The ranger’s talk on seals was quite informative. The seals in Seward are disappearing….why? That is the reason for research. We spent most of the afternoon at the sealife center and then moved on to Stony Creek Campground. Nice and clean. Time to do laundry. July 13, 2005, Wednesday. Stopped at the beauty shop and had the nicest young man fix my hair. Most ... read more
Glacier moraine
Glaciated rock
Mountains

North America » United States » New Mexico July 12th 2005

wake up to a beautiful lake in new mexico, nearby where georgia o'keefe is from. good karma. and we head to santa fe.... read more
campsite

North America » United States » Michigan » Detroit July 11th 2005

Hey Everyone, We are back in America and I decided to put one last post up for the sake of closure. We went through the whole range of emotions, from joy to anger, as you may have seen from some of our posts. I'm sure it helped us to become more unified. We did a lot, saw a lot, and learned a lot. Now we just need to do more. It would be easy to preach to you about how spiritual we are for going to India. It would be easy to accept praise from everyone about our willingness to sacrifice. It would be easy to be a storyteller. But that would be a disservice to the people that we met. I love America and all the freedom and wealth we have. I am definitely not ... read more




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