GERMANY (PART 3)
The rest of our boatmates flew out to Chicago and beyond this morning, but Mom and I stayed one more day. We've got a very important...
GERMANY (PART 1)
We glided up a green river between greener hills into the foggy German countryside this morning, ready to dock in the charming German...
AUSTRIA (PART 2)
Day 2 (has it really only been two days?) began with a gorgeous sunrise over the river valley in the small town of Dürnstein. We were...
AUSTRIA (PART 1)
I haven't been out of the country in nearly two years, which is just far too long for someone with my attention span. It was about time...


SANTA FE (PART 2)
The universe has decided the flute was not meant to be mine. I went back this afternoon to Native Sounds, the shop where I met the flute...


AUSTRALIA
Australia, Australia. Land of adventure, sights, sounds, and animals that are either adorable or deadly or both. If only I had more than...


NEW ZEALAND (PART 1)
It’s really been a wild few weeks around here. On the 21st I graduated with my bachelors degree and celebrated in the most appropriate...


SPAIN (PART 11)
If anyone ever asks you if you want to be in a "desfile", it's very important that you realize that the word "desfile" means not only...


MOROCCO
Let me start off by saying that as of Saturday, I've ridden a camel twice in the last six months, which I consider to be a tremendous...


SPAIN (PART 10)
This weekend we had mandatory field trip #2 to the nearby city of Cordoba. It was just for the day, and we ended spending only 5 rainy...