Destination: United Kingdom

16-26th/12/2013Hervey Bay JACK and speed dating the East to Melbourne

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By michidoesoz | Views [329]

Lovely Steph arrived Mid December and we enjoyed the most chilled Christmas ever. Running along the beach, doing yoga, cycling to the markets, becoming regulars at the local organic shop... We also invented urban hiking. Nah, we don't take busses and ... Read more >

first road trip woohoo

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By michidoesoz | Views [395]

so we set off. a car with four passengers, their not so little luggage and mangoes, various plants, some lychees and papaya. Just driving through I got a glimpse of the beauty of the Atherton Tablelands! This lush green, mountainous region is just pure ... Read more >

Cairns - Mareeba/Fruitopia

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By michidoesoz | Views [2564]

Two month overdue... I will attempt a brief update. SO after the desolation and fruit depseration of Roper BAr I escaped to Fruitopia. That little piece of tropical fruit paradise  near Cairns. I immediately felt at home. I got picked up by ... Read more >

Tags: fruit fruit and lovely people.who enjoy a lot of

last days at home

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 | By rsallondavies | Views [393]

Just two nights to go before departure. Preparations and excitement mingled with feeling overwhelmed by my under preparation. Some lovely advice from friends helps me to see that i don't need to have it all planned out and get attached to a particular ... Read more >

Tags: preparation

Photos: London

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By xiani31 | Photo Gallery

Weekend in the Winch

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [452]

As Winchester was once a great city under King Alfred, it seems fitting that Atsede’s Alfred University would send her on a program there. This summer, we were shocked to discover that we had both applied to go abroad to England. When we both got ... Read more >

Tags: winchester; cathedral; round table; great hall; m

Exploring Aloneness and Learning To Be a Good Traveler

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 | By alannahammesfahr | Views [279]

There's nothing quite like exploring a new space, a new city, a new country on your own. In the past week Alex and I have spent three days exploring Dublin and one day gallivanting in Galway. All of it was incredible. The Temple Bar District oozed the ... Read more >

The Power Is In You

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 | By annekscott | Views [675]

Last Sunday the 9th February 2014 I was in Los Angeles completing the third day of William Whitecloud’s inaugural Million $ Book Club Congress. William is the best selling author of  The Magician’s Way  and  The Last ... Read more >

Tags: anne k. scott, crossing frontiers, imagination, intuition, los angeles, william whitecloud, writing

York

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [424]

After a tumultuous week of an insane amount of work, we finally got to Thursday and Study Tours. This weekend, SLU paid for groups of us to go to various destinations for 2 days: Edinburgh, York, Bath, and Cardiff. The Econ class, meanwhile, got to go ... Read more >

Tags: york; yorkminster; cliffords tower; vikings; jorv

Popping Bottles at the Henge!

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [469]

I wish. But really, how many other people can say that they got to go to Stonehenge for their 21st birthday? The day itself was perfect: sunny. That's about all that you can ask for in the UK this time of year. Stonehenge itself was incredible. Although ... Read more >

Passport & Plate - Shirley Rankins (Passionfruit Yo-yo's)

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 | By makingshirleyrankins | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014

Maybe I Should Just Tattoo "American" On My Forehead?

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 | By alannahammesfahr | Views [967]

All in all, the first few days of my big adventure have been awesome. I've finally met Alex's parents in person, experienced some fantastic food, seen huge portions of the countryside by coach, taken some really cool pictures of buildings older than ... Read more >

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself" - Where It All Began

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 | By alannahammesfahr | Views [305]

Historically, when my friends/family members/acquaintances/random people on the street/clowns from the circus asked what I wanted to be/do/think/feel/believe when I grew up/graduated college/entered "the real world," I always had an answer. The answer ... Read more >

3 Days, 3 Plays

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [457]

This past week was as eventful as promised. To begin the week, I was able to see The Duchess of Malfi at the new Sam Wanamaker Theatre. The theatre is a Jacobean reconstruction, created to provide a year-round space to perform theatre in the round;... Read more >

Tags: globe; coriolanus; donmar warehouse; london; thea

Photos: Feb 13 to Feb 14

Wed, 5 Feb 2014 | By dawnnbrian | Photo Gallery