After 6 weeks away from home, I’m overcome with a complete change in my perception of reality. It’s a strange feeling, returning from a trip like that. If you ever moved away for college, you’ve probably experienced something similar. It feels nearly impossible to describe to someone who hasn’t done it. But that won’t stop…
I’m finished with my time at Romania’s English Cool Camp, and it’s a tearful farewell. As I write this, I am on a 50-year-old Soviet train going from Chisinau, Moldova to Bucharest, Romania. Yesterday afternoon, I flew from Bucharest to Chisinau. This might seem weird, but it’s all part of the plan. Flights to Dubai…
We’ve finished the 4th of 5 weeks in Romania, and I’m starting to run out of new things to talk about. I’ve visited a lot of cool places during my time here, and met some awesome people, so I’ll talk about that! I plan on doing more in-depth dives into every place I visited, but…
Now that I’m in the middle of the 5th of 7 camp sessions, I think it’s safe to say that I’m comfortably in a routine. We spend 4 days running the camp, teaching lessons, etc. Then we have a day trip and end that day with the opening ceremony for the next group of campers….
Another week has passed during my 5 weeks working in Romania, so here’s what I’ve been up to: I visited Sighisoara and Sinaia, and am in the middle of the 4th of 7 camp sessions. On my last post, I was in the midst of my 2nd. For the 3rd camp session, I had older…
I’ve spent just over a week now in Romania, and I’m having a great time! After my arrival, I had a short time to get situated. In less than 2 days, I was already starting work here. As I’ve said elsewhere, I’m here to work at an English-language focused summer camp. My Summer Camp Experience…
As I’m starting this post, I’m working to pack for my flight to Romania tomorrow. (Today is June 18th.) And in the last few days, I find myself overcome with anxiety and fear about the trip. I’m plunging into the unknown, to a country I’ve never visited before, surrounded by strangers who might not speak…
Anywhere you go in the world, you’ll find a deep history full of people working hard for the future. North Idaho has a rich history, too, full of logging and mining and the pioneer spirit! Of course, like anywhere in the world, there’s a lot of not-so-good stuff, too. But if you like history, there’s…
I went on two road trips in the last 2 weeks, both 7 hours or more. I just went on another short one yesterday. That one was 1.5 hours. (More on that later) The first of those trips went from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Boise, Idaho, and back. The other went from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,…
I took a trip to Tikal, Guatemala, about a year ago, and I had a great time! This trip was part of my experience at an archaeology field school called BVAR. I already wrote a few posts about that, if you’re curious! Tikal is one of the better-known Mayan archaeology sites, and also one of…