Photographer, ex-expat and mama
From first class seating to first class adventure! The tracks from Salzburg to Prague were temporarily closed, meaning the first-class tickets Mom booked for the 6 hour ride meant nothing. Instead we had to take a train to Linz, bus to Budjevice, and train again to Prague. First, we boarded a decrepit, un-air conditioned compartment … More First Class Experience
Salzburg The highlight of the trip. I have to commemorate Salzburg with excerpts from my journal. It was a magical city that hit me with inspiration. Spring has sprung. The sun is out and the sky is blue. “Salzburg continues to amaze and amuse me. The weather has blessed us with warmth and alpine beauty. … More Salzburg… my feet are sore but my heart is soaring
Long Study Tour: Prague Memory and Identity Prague Return to Prague briefly, meet up with Mom in a swanky hotel, entertain ourselves in the first night of Easter festivities in Old Town Square, reintroduce myself to the city… Mom and I enjoy Easter cheer, climb back up to the palace, and find the Infant Jesus … More Brief Prague and Vienna
For the first week of my three week break I went with my class to the Czech Republic and we visited the following cities: Prague, Kunta Hora, Holsavice, Budjevice, and Cesky Krumlov. In Prague, the weather was chilly and cloudy but the city was so amazing that I barely noticed. Prague is a city that … More Long Study Tour: Prague Memory and Identity
So guess what? I am in Vienna! Mom and I arrived today after an amazing time in Prague. But before that I was busying touring Prague and surrounding areas with my class after a blissful two weeks with Alexi in Copenhagen. I can’t even begin to retell the amazing events of the past 3 weeks. … More Missing in action!
Last Saturday was an all day field study for Nordic Mythology class. It was long and exhausting but interesting. We saw sooo much stuff… the Roskilde Viking ship museum, a burial mound, Viking settlement remains, ship settings, and even the site where Beowulf’s hall might have stood. Thankfully it did not rain. After the trip, … More Ships, Vikings, and High School Musicals… Oh my!
Making coffee when light was pale a box fell on my toe I will probably lose my nail Today the rain dripped from the sky my face got wet walking to the bakery where a chocolate croissant I buy Tomorrow is Friday and then it is Saturday Alexi is here in one week..Hooray!
Today was bright, sunny, and wonderful. Too bad it’s only Tuesday and not next Saturday. Because Alexi will be here! Yay! But the sun makes everything better. And hopefully will make time pass faster too. My weekend was fun though, I attended two birthday parties with my family for some of their friends. I ate … More Sunshine
Wednesday my Gender, Body, and Sexuality class trekked to Malmö, Sweden for delicious pastries, gay marriage debates, and dinner at our professors house. Malmö looks so much like Copenhagen, it’s a little weird. The coolest part of the day was waiting for our delayed train at the station while cargo trains zipped by 5 feet … More I loved Sweden so much I fell off my bike
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