[Originally posted May 24th] Tomorrow is the day! Amazing to think back to the early weeks of Spring semester when we all received the unimaginable news that we would be getting the opportunity to be a part of this trip. … Continue reading →
On the Eve of Departure
On the eve of departure for the 2019 global perspective program, I still clearly remember how excited I was when I first got to know that I would be part of the program this year. Since then, I have been…
Mobile Post: Wandering in the Rain with new friends
So here goes for my first mobile post, so sorry for the typos. Today Deb and I joined up with Diana, Dan, and Mike for breakfast. It was expensive, but damn I love European coffee. As we were walking out we ran into Ky, Sara, and Erin (I’ll url link these people eventually…) walking too …
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Half way to Zurich (~24 hours in)
So, I’m not even in Zurich yet and I already have fun stories to blog about! Let me catch you up on what my day has been like thus far: Wake up at 5am to pack the car, eat breakfast, etc. A little after 7am, Deb and I run to the store to grab earplugs …
Beginning to Leave
Travel is one of the few truly exceptional parts of life. And it stands apart from others such as friendship, family, love, accomplishment, or performance. Every one of those is crafted either on your own, or with someone close to
The eve of departure
The last blog I wrote was in February, introducing the summer plans for 2019. Well, it seems only yesterday that I wrote that blog and yet here… Read more “The eve of departure”
On the Eve of Departure: GPP
I have been hesitating to write this post because I planned to have so many things off my plate before it came time to leave which, as it turns out, are still there. I head out in six days. There are so many things I am looking forward to – visiting a friend in Wales… Continue reading On the Eve of Departure: GPP
Eve of departure: Global Perspectives Program 2019
Imagine a group of people who are packing for a trip to a number of different university grounds in Europe. Along the way we will get a bite, or thirty (we will be walking a lot ok?), of delicious food. This is just a detail of course. Due to rather co…
On the Eve of Departure
The GPP trip is only a few weeks away and I am so ready to leave! The previous 3 weeks have been chaotic and crazy as the semester wraps up, so I am surprisingly ready to sit on a plane for 8+hours with no ability to do work. Then, of course, Switzerland has to great. …
Preparing for #GPPVT19
OsmAnd is an offline maps app for navigating using GPS/Galileo/GLONASS data. A cloud drive (such as google drive) provides me with online and offline access to my travel docs and color-scans of my identification papers. My mobile has encryption on for …
