So here are some random thoughts to avoid bed on a Sunday night. I found this weekend relaxing, and it gave me time to realize some things as they are in progress (versus after the fact). And it all has to do with what we learn ( Read more... )

Well this weekend is a little slower thankfully. The Lithuanian girls are all in Hamburg for a conference and Holger and Sam have left Kiel as well. Friday was a pretty fun day, however. We had our English class in the morning, so I practiced mine by writing a letter to Allison. The kids were given an assignment to rewrite a long article about ( Read more... )

This European Project Semester (EPS) has been amazing so far. If you don't know about EPS, you should- ESPECIALLY if you're in Engineering. It fulfills my Senior Design Credit requirements, and it's also done abroad! I found an EPS location in Kiel, Germany, and it just happened to be their first time hosting it. I'm very impressed so far. ( Read more... )

Hello world! It's time to do this again ( Read more... )

5-y.o.'s BEWARE.

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Become an Ultrasound technician

And so I drove off in the dark, icy reaches of an Indiana-en night! The road was long, it was dry. I don’t know what that means, but it’s artsy. Actually the road was POT-HOLED. What is wrong with you Indiana?! And for that matter, what’s with the tolls Illinois?! There is still so much construction on YOUR crappy roads! And MICHIGAN… these ( Read more... )

The day following the evening at the Corner Brewery (still following?), I spent relaxing at Jasono’s house. I slept in pretty late, but got up in time to drive down to campus and visit a friend I haven’t seen in about 5 years. Stephanie, whom I met at EAA Air Academy in Oshkosh, is getting a dentistry degree at Michigan, so I met her for lunch ( Read more... )

So, while I am relaxing in the Haute, I've finished up my China journal. If you are bored, or procrastinating, please consider reading this ( Read more... )

So it occurred to me that you may want to hear a bit about my roadtrip. Or maybe I just wanted to record a bit for posterity ( Read more... )

There is something within me that has been threatening to spew out for quite some time. And I think at last I am ready to let it out. The question on my mind for the last 3 months has brought me a lot of pain. It stems from that awful experience of "the breakup." I feel at last that I am distanced enough to address it, but still close enough to ( Read more... )