Forgive my subdued tone - I had to travel into town to visit the bank, and while I'm here I knew I should take advantage of an internet hub (also only available in town), but I'm still feeling somewhat numb from the news I received on Saturday of Jamie's death. Alisha and I flew into … Continue reading Adjusting
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In Nicaragua, mind reeling, dreaming in Spanish, consuming lots of gallo pinto and coffee. But amidst the new, I´ve received news from home of a classmate´s death and a tragedy in a close friend´s family, and I´m wondering whether I shouldn´t return to the states to be with my loved ones. Going on a Nicaraguan … Continue reading Nicaragua
First of all - where is Antigua? Antigua (An-tee-guh) is one in a pair of islands - Antigua & Barbuda. They're governed together, they're both ex-British islands, but Barbuda is tiny and basically just bush while Antigua has all the infrastructure and people. Still, Antigua takes 6 hours to walk across, 1 hour to drive across, … Continue reading Antigua
The past few days I've been in Tucson, Arizona visiting my Grandpa. Ah, it's been wonderful. The days are slow, and there's nothing to worry about, so I've gotten some beautiful nights' sleep. And Arizona's beautiful: And one afternoon I visited Biosphere 2 and took the 1.5 hour tour. It was good, but I expected it … Continue reading Awesome AZ
Oh, silly me. I forgot to post photos of the 2-week Turkey trip I took on the way back from Kurdistan. BODRUM A Day on the Aegean CAPPADOCIA Balloon Ride in Cappadocia ISTANBUL Taksim Square Hitting Up The Tourist Sites
Here is an account of my weekend, organized by my facebook posts (in blue): 17 July (Wednesday morning, Eugene) Is anybody driving up to Walla Walla from Eugene or Portland this weekend? I'll help pay for gas. I had originally planned to go up to Seattle on Thursday for my bestest friend Chelsea's birthday and … Continue reading Travel (The Sitting-Down, On-The-Road Kind)
air conditioning rules of the road well-maintained roads drinkable tap water ATMs & credit cards & banks 85 degree (not 110 degree) weather real coffee garage sales sports clothing REAL coffee DOCTORS. With DEGREES. good wine CVS and Walgreen's granola bars scheduled appointments RESOURCES and INFRASTRUCTURE
I just... I'm in the US! Is this place real? It's so green. And people are so nice. And I can understand everything. And there are things. There are resources. Like, I can go to a drug store and buy contact solution. Or get vitamins. Or Reese's peanut butter cups. And I can get ANY type of food here! Yesterday I went … Continue reading BACK IN THE USA!
I spent all of today in a bikini. On a boat. On the Aegean. I am so ridiculously happy. It's hard to describe how relaxed I feel. It's like I've been a square peg trying to fit into a round hole, but finally I've found that square hole - AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT. … Continue reading BIKINInininininini
[this is a post I wrote about 2 weeks ago, having just landed in Istanbul after the school year finished. I forgot to actually post it.] ..it's been weird. I'm in Istanbul, reeling slightly from the abrupt end to my year in Iraq. I'm currently drinking tea in a my hostel, which is a 5-minute … Continue reading Farewell, Kurdistan…
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