Wednesday, February 4, 2009
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
cruise to the Caribbean + christmas + family = BEST IDEA EVER!!!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Hi everyone. Thanks so much for your prayers and concern. I just made it safely to New York and will be traveling home to spend some time with my parents. I’ll post more later and will for sure put up pictures from India, but for right now I need some down time to rest and process everything.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
So I just ate what is quite possibly the most spicy breakfast EVER. I think the chef at the hotel restaurant took a liking to me because I was willing to try his all-Indian, all-vegetarian breakfast option. He kept piling my plate and explaining to me what all the different foods were and then brought me the Indian version of a pancake. It was a very thin, not-quite-crepe-like bread wrapped around some spiced potatoes. Definitely healthier than the American version for sure. It was delicious.
The Earth Plate at the Sahara Star Hotel
I’m definitely going to have to get my Indian friends back in Auburn to teach me how to make some of these dishes. Being vegetarian in a place like this is, in my opinion, the most delicious way one can eat. Tonight I travel with my friend’s brother to Surat to begin the wedding festivities. I CAN’T WAIT.
(p.s. Joshua, Mandy, and Nate, I am taking pictures, but my laptop isn’t letting me upload them to my computer. I’ll try to figure it out before I get home, but no promises.)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
So I’ve been traveling a lot recently. And by a lot, I mean as much as possible. With the baby coming in the spring, I’m trying to get the travel bug out of my system so that once the baby comes, I’ll be set. The best part of the whole deal, is that my current job (that I really love) is providing these opportunities. I’ve never considered recruiting or admissions as a career, but so far it has been awesome. I’ve always had this drive to positively impact people’s lives and as it’s turning out, recruiting and admissions is an incredible opportunity to do just that.
Although I’m still working very diligently to become a professor and use teaching to influence people, this temporary position is turning into a fantastic opportunity to see many facets of higher education, discover what it means to market and recruit a business program, impact lives by giving them an opportunity to study at a major university in the southeastern US, and see the world.
Currently I’m in Mumbai, still slightly jet lagged and staying in an incredible hotel that more-than-slightly resembles a spaceship. I’m in the Mars section, which instead of resembling a hot, red planet, strikes me as more of an all-natural wood and marble resort. I haven’t had much luck loading my pictures from the camera, so pictures might have to wait until I return.
Recently, some of my friends have been giving me a hard time about not updating my life in photos, so this trip, I’m going to give it a valiant effort. Until then. . .
goodbye.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
This post by my sister-in-law, Meredith makes me miss my family.
Where my family is this week
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
So in the quasi-recent ‘greening’ process of my life, I’ve picked up gardening, composting, water conservation (yes, we follow the yellow let it mellow rule in our house), and energy conservation. So far so good, except for the cold factor. Although I do live in Alabama and it is BEAUTIFUL here most parts of the year, right now it’s getting down to 35°F and I’M COLD! So far we’ve made it without using space heaters, electric blankets, or turning on the heat, but honestly, I’m nearing my breaking point. My little fingers are ice-cycles! Bundling and layers are only getting me so far. Maybe tomorrow I’ll work from work (novel idea, I know) and take advantage of their heating system. We’ll see how long this lasts. Maybe we can make it all winter. If I were a betting person though, I might be inclined to bet on Thanksgiving October 29.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
1. I can walk or ride my bike everywhere I want to go
2. Gardening is easy
3. People here know each other and care enough to ask how they are doing. . . and really listen for the answer
4. Lack of anonymity
5. The Fall Season is WONDERFUL
6. Community
7. The bike trails
8. Traveling the world, but being able to come home and just be
9. Sweet friends
10. Where else can you go to a syrup sop festival, eat kettle corn, buy a scorpion belt buckle, and go get pumpkins from a pumpkin patch all in the same day. . . all within 10 minutes from your house??!!
