A few weeks ago I went to a reception for admitted students at Syracuse University to see if I could envision myself going to grad school there. The campus was beautiful, and I really liked what the alumni, professors and current students had to say about the university’s library and information science program. The town itself, on the other hand, was kind of a dump, so it’s kind of a mixed verdict. I still may end up going there, and I need to make my decision soon, so watch this space for updates.
After spending a couple of days in Syracuse, I went to New York City to play for a few days. I actually liked the city a lot more than I thought I would. It’s definitely an urban jungle, but I loved walking around Central Park, and I’d like to scoop up Broadway and Times Square and transplant them into Seattle. I did a TON of walking – my toes were an unrecognizable mass of blisters by the end of my trip. I didn’t take very many pictures this time around, but here’s a glimpse of what my trip was like.
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Thankfully, though, the underpants remained out of sight for the most part.
I should have blogged this a month ago, when Ally and I got back from our trip to England and France (and Belgium for a few hours), but you know how I put things off.
Anyway, the trip was really fun. I think Ally’s favorite part was when we were looking at a menu outside a restaurant in Paris and the owner came out to talk to us. When I replied “bon soir” to his greeting, he looked at me and said, “You’re not French, are you?” It’s kind of discouraging that he could tell from two words. I’ll have to work on my accent.
The weather was cold and drizzly most of the time, kind of like Seattle at this time of year. But that didn’t keep us from walking all over the place. We both had some nice blisters on our feet by the end of the second week.
We were glad Paul could meet up with us a couple of nights in London and then in Bath so we could visit with our little bro for awhile. Plus, he just makes everything more fun with his quirky comments and good humor.
I didn’t take quite as many pictures as Ally did, but here’s a sampling of what I got:
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Last month Meg and I decided to take a last-minute trip to San Francisco. We bought our plane tickets and reserved a hotel online on Friday night, and Saturday morning we were on our flight there. We didn’t have much time to plan what we wanted to do in our two days there, so we probably didn’t use our time as efficiently as we could have. But we did ride a trolley, visit Fishermen’s Wharf, watch sea lions fight for dock space, take a walk on Golden Gate bridge and visit Chinatown and Japantown. It was a pretty fun weekend.
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My mom and dad have to be the coolest grandparents ever. Every summer they hold “Cousins’ Camp” for their older grandchildren and “Ladybug and Firefly Camp” for the young ‘uns. This year I got to tag along for Cousins’ Camp. We went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Kartchner Caverns, the Mormon Battalion Monument in Tucson’s Presidio Park, the Sonora Desert Museum and Tonto Natural Bridge. Seeing all those places helped me appreciate anew the stark beauty of the desert. Maybe I could bring myself to live in Arizona, after all.
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Last week Meg and I got back from an 11-day trip to Belize and Guatemala. Why Central America? I wanted to go somewhere I could relax on a beach and not feel obligated to see all of the cultural sites but still have interesting things to do if I felt like it.
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