Italy
(Originally posted September 2011) Sunday, July 10th While delayed in the Sevilla airport, we held fast to our spot in the line despite the airplane not intending on taking off for another three hours. Even as the gate changed, we were forced to hustle to maintain our position (this all-out sprint nearly caused a…
Road trip through Andalusia
(Originally posted August 2011) Tuesday, July 5th Today has been the longest travel day yet. Luckily we survived all the logistic checkpoints along the way. Here’s a quick run-down: We left our apartment in Essaouira this morning at 5:00 to walk with Abdul to the bus station. After a three hour bus ride back to…
Morocco
(Originally posted July 2011) The next segment of our trip was a five day adventure in Morocco, three days in Marrakech and two days in Essaouira. This country has opened my eyes to a place most different than my home or anywhere I have traveled. Venturing outside of our riad in Marrakech was always…
Madrid
(Originally posted June 2011) Wednesday, June 22nd I started the morning in Paris and arrived in Madrid in the afternoon. Time to start part two of my summer adventure. I enjoyed the time with my family and am now ready to travel the world with some friends. Despite the delayed flight, Lara was waiting for…
Paris
(Originally posted June 2011) Saturday, June 18th I arrived in Paris on the train from London. The train actually goes under the ocean at the English Channel. Luckily we passed through several tunnels before the big one so I didn’t immediately realize that I was underneath the ocean, sort of an unnerving thought. We took…
London
(Originally posted June 2011) Saturday, June 11th We left Minneapolis in the late afternoon, thanks to Erica’s ride to the airport. I planned on sleeping through the night only to realize when I got my boarding pass that we were visiting Iceland. I can now say that I’ve been to Iceland, however briefly. A…
Venezuela – Part Two
(Originally posted August 2010) Greeting from the Houston International Airport where I am sitting out a five hour layover waiting for the last leg of the journey back to Minneapolis. I’m currently enjoying a full size cup of coffee rather than the shot glass sized plastic cups I’ve been downing the past few weeks.…
Venezuela – Part One
(Originally posted August 2010) After a week of being back in Mérida, I’m settling into the routine and rhythm of a place that feels like home. It’s been four years since I’ve eaten arepa, stared out the bus window at the enormous Andes mountains or had café con leche with my Venezuelan family and…
Nicaragua – Week Three and Four
(Originally posted August, 2009) Things have gotten busy and I’ve neglected my weekly updates. In Granada I’ve been busy with the preschoolers and workshops at Los Caracolitos. I’ve made two trips to Jinotega and spent a weekend in Costa Rica with Maria. Around Granada we drove up to Catarina el mirador to see…
Nicaragua – Week Two
(Originally posted July, 2009) This week my projects are in full swing and I’m working hard to fit as much in during the time I have here in Nicaragua. I’m running several groups out of a small community center about a thirty minute walk from where I’m staying. Henry, the doctor who runs the…