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Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By globalmindsights | Views [563]

To... http://globalmindsights.wordpress.com

Tags: People

I got my partner!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [514]

    I got paired with Brad! He's a funny guy from Canada. I think we'll have fun, travel well together, and have do great on campus. We find out tomorrow where we are going! I do know, that I didn't get New Zealand as my territory. Kinda bumbed - but ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Hmm...

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [361]

Thorsen trente kick-boxing igaar, fremskrittene formelig stormer frem.  Igrunn veldig tilfeldig, men det er saan jeg liker de.  :) Vi var paa shopping tur igaar.  Dvs, jeg var bare med i haap om litt adspredning.  Det som vil glede mamma er at jeg ... Read more >

What day is it?

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [583]

2/22/08 - 6:40am. (I think it's the 22nd?) So much to memorize...so much material. I've been getting up early to try to try memorize sections of the presentation when my mind is fresh. Because by 9PM when the night it over, and our boss tells up to ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Day Two - 2/20

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [489] | Comments [4]

2/20 - Wednesday... I think. 9:41pm. Day two is over. Gnarly weather, no one could even step foot outside today. Cabin fever has defintely set in. The signs: Spontanious outburts of songs (ligitamate or made up), dressing up in strange outfits, and random ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

A traves del desierto (y de la selva de asfalto)

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1077] | Comments [1]

A traves del desierto (y de la selva de asfalto) Deje San Francisco y puse rumbo a Tejas. Cortesia de Craigslist conoci al increible personaje de Bill. Este orgulloso tejano y yo cruzamos la mitad de Estados Unidos a bordo de su fabulosa camioneta Chevrolet.... Read more >

Tja...

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [265]

Pussig hvordan man kan foele seg saa hjemme og saa bortkommen paa samme tid.  "Whereever I may roam, whereever I put my head is my home", som Metallica synger saa elegant i en av sine sanger.  Igrunn noe jeg har levd etter de fleste aar.  Utopia ... Read more >

Day one

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [429]

Feb 19th, 2008 - 9:41pm - Big Bear, CA. First full day of training. The morning wake up exercise today was shouting our announcement as loud as we could. (8:30am) Then, we played that game 2 lies and a truth... which is where you tell the group 2 truths ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Back Home

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [982]

After we crossed into Texas we spent a couple of days at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  This is where the whooping cranes hang out in the US.  There are only about 500 world-wide and it is a treat to see even a couple of them.  Then it was on to ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Training in Big Bear

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [533]

10:15PM - 2/18/07- Big Bear, CA. Was picked up an hour late by Ellen, one of the ISV Trainers. (She's a kiwi). We had a funny drive up - as Ellen missed one of the highways, so we were on the road for about an hour longer than need be, and almore ran ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Thailand

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By chitlin5 | Photo Gallery

Fort Lauderdale 3

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [310]

Livet var lettere da man ikke tenkte over konsekvenser. Altfor mange valg og altfor mange ting som skal klaffe samtidig. Var jo klar over at jeg ville maatte kompromissere paa noe, men maa jo tydeligvis kompromissere paa mye. Men saa lenge jeg ... Read more >

Gallery: Last week in San Diego

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By merryt32 | Photo Gallery

Fort Lauderdale 2

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By rune_thorsen | Views [309]

Det har blitt noen ekstremt lange gaaturer her nede.  Ser du folk som gaar her nede kan du banne paa at det er turister.  Hver gang jeg spoer noen om noe saa sier de alltid at det er bare noen minutter, men de mener jo da alltid med bil...  Og de faar ... Read more >

From Oz to Thailand

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By theunit | Views [683] | Comments [1]

So we have been covering quite a bit of ground since we last posted.  We got into sydney and stayed at a colorful hostel in what appeared to be the Australian equavalent of a red light district and after 2 less that sleepful nights we headed north to ... Read more >

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