so we all have different learning styles right?  i think i remember something about that from EDU 100... ive spent a good portion of my life learning how to learn.  what ive found out is that i learn best by watching someone else go through the process and explaining it so i can absorb it all ( Read more... )

random "i" statements floating around in my head ( Read more... )

This morning was one of the most stressful I’ve ever had. Travel days always are, so thank goodness this is my last one for a while. We did have an awesome free (included) breakfast at the hostital (hospital/hostel) then had to hustle to get all our stuff out of the room and check out. We successfully got a taxi to the train station Gare du Nord ( Read more... )

so here i am, in a (very recently) hospital-turned-hostel on the outskirts of paris, about to go check out the eiffel tower. after that and dinner, probably at mcdonalds, the only thing left to do is get some sleep, have breakfast and put myself in a cab to charles de gaulle airport. wow. today was a bit rough, i am always exhausted after the ( Read more... )

today kristen and i got up and had breakfast at our hostel and found no less than six other people who were planning on doing the same day trip as us. sweet. being in the youth hostel pretty much doesnt get any more different than being in a hotel. so as soon as all eight of us got all our stuff together (at least an hour and half later of ( Read more... )

It might have been in another country. The last week has been a complete whirlwind of flying by the seat of my pants and international travel. Florence was a really good time, we did lots of touristy things like seeing the cathedral and the David and shopped a whole ton. We reunited with some of our friends the first night and it was really good ( Read more... )

I left my heart in Sicily.  And one of each of my three favorite pairs of earrings.

The last night in Siracusa was an experience.  I’ll give you a few highlights before the evening went tits up.  Not gonna lie, dinner was a disappointment.  We were hoping and I guess expecting a real sit-down cenone (big dinner) but there were really only some ( Read more... )

before i got here i thought the paper they use was too big. now i look at the regular 8.5x11 from home and i think it looks squat and wrong. i was so used to huge venti ounce coffees and now i think im going to miss just having a little milk with my shot of espresso from the vending machine at MCAS ( Read more... )

Mandy and I just successfully got a bat out of the apartment. Welcome to Sicily ( Read more... )

What a day. We climbed a goshdarn volcano. It’s called Mount Etna. It’s active. The trails are steep and very little traveled, cause Italians are sane. I guess I should start at the beginning ( Read more... )