Adventuresinamyland

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• Summer of 2012 Recap

  

  Was very pleasantly surprised by a trip to the Balkans and now tell everyone and their grandma to get to Croatia.Saw some sleeping beauties in Brighton. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• International Rose Test Garden, Portland

  

  When in the city of roses it is only appropriate to pay your respects at the rose garden, which is exactly what we did. If I were a gardener I would take the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 DIARIES, TRAVEL

• AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest Region Conference Call

  

  I swear the AmeriCorps staff are saints. How they resist the urge to yell ‘It’s in the welcome packet!’ is beyond me. On another note, apparently one of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Something To Drink? At Multnomah Falls

  

  This is the post in which I am going to expound the virtues of taking the time to find your camera charger and actually charging your camera before leaving for ... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• What To Do With 4 Days In Portland

  

  Ah, Portland. That magical land of hipsters, bloggers, mist, and food cart owners. Portland was never really on my radar until I started reading blogs and... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest Region Welcome Packet Supplement 2012

  

  The jist: • The chances of getting assigned to a project where you’ll have to camp are very small. (Glory be!) • If you’re interested in fire management email... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• So You Wanna Get Your Undergrad in England? The Reading List

  

  This is ‘studying in England’ week here at Gloriously Dismal. In case you missed it, yesterday I gave a not-so-brief overview of the application process,... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• So You Wanna Get Your Undergrad In England?

  

  This is ‘studying in England week’ here at Gloriously Dismal so prepare yourself for a week’s worth of posts all about Old Blighty. I receive emails from... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Sit-Up Test: An Attempt To Prepare For AmeriCorps NCCC

  

  With AmeriCorps starting in just over a month month I figured I better get cracking on this whole physical fitness thing. Enter the sit-up test. Just you, your... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• On Americans And Ice

  

  (Photo via Steve Snodgrass)One of the things I love about Bill Bryson, along with his 14 billion other fans, is that he really dives into those cultural... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• In The News: UK Record With International Students Getting Worse

  

  Or at least that’s my take on it anyway.First, it was the ridiculously long lines at Heathrow. Next, it was getting a frantic email from my university telling m... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Who Do We Think We Are? At Chicago’s Second City

  

  A.K.A. The saga with Metra continues. For some reason I have had ridiculously bad luck with Metra this summer. Maybe Ryan is the one that brought the bad luck,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blog Gone Wild

  In a nutshell, the veryplaintxt theme for WordPress is like my absolute favorite, the only problem being that it’s never updated to be compatible with the new... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• In Honour Of The Transatlantic Relationship

  

  Long time no update. I had a whole host of posts (extra points for rhymes!) almost ready to go but not quite and then I just didn’t really feel like even loggin... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• NYC Photo Dump

  

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  Posted on 05 August 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• People I Don’t Like (Mostly At Airports)

  

  1. The fast food guy. The paper bag usually looks like its been carried around by a homeless person for the last 3 days even though he just bought the food at... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 DIARIES, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Couch-to-5K Week 5

  

  I went slightly off schedule this week, but I’m getting back on for tomorrow’s workout. For workout 1 I ran 4 laps (1 mile) straight and then last night I did... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Statue Of Liberty & Ellis Island

  

  Why, hello Lady Liberty! I waited in about 3 hours worth of lines to see you young lady, so my patriotic duty better be fulfilled! Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Top Of The Rock

  

  In case you’re wondering, that’s my ‘OMG-I-can’t-believe-I-chose-looking-cute-and-wearing-high-wasted-shorts-in-the-rain-over-warmth!’ look on my face. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• James Bond In The Olympic Opening Ceremony!

  

  We couldn’t wait until the Olympic opening ceremony starts being broadcast here at 6pm so have opted to watch it live instead on BBC One via online streaming.Th... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL