Adventuresinamyland

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• New York City And Its Ego

  

  New York is the city with the biggest ego in the world. No seriously, it is. Get on the subway and there are advertisements confirming that ‘since you live in... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gloriously Dismal In Times Sqaure

  

  Times Square is just how I thought it would be: a blinding, neon nightmare. I did spot the naked cowboy, although there are sadly no pictures. Read more

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

• Couch-to-5K Week 3, Workouts 1-4

  

  No that’s not a typo. Since I didn’t do any running while in New York I decided to repeat a workout last night (Sunday) and then tonight I’m jumping into week... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Amazing Bánh Mì In NYC

  

  We probably should have been eating at all kinds of quirky places while in New York City, but we definitely hit up the Whole Foods salad bar on more than one... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Six Loads Of Laundry Later, I’m Ready For NYC

  

  We’re even being super organized and printing out everything and putting it into a little folder along with directions for everywhere we want to go. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pitchfork: My First & Last Time At A Music Festival

  

  A few months ago we decided to get weekend passes for Pitchfork Music Festival. As you can tell by the date of this post, I haven’t made it to the second day. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Vegan Eats At The Taste Of Chicago

  

  For the vegetarian, walking through the roasting rows at Taste of Chicago can feel like dying of thirst at sea. But meatless treasures are just around the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Couch-to-5K Week 2, Workout 3

  

  This workout is coming a day late since Monday was the infamous ‘holy-heck-there’s-no-way-I-can-get-all-these-bags-on-the-tube-to-Heathrow’ day along with some... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Couch-to-5K Week 2, Workout 1

  

  Easy peasy (probably because I jogged really, really slow). As always, you can get the Couch-to-5K training plan here.Amy xRelated Read more

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

• London Finally Has A Cable Car!

  

  Barcelona has one, Dubrovnik has one, and I think Paris has one (I could be wrong on that), but finally London has one! And in the name of doing some sightseein... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Balkans Photo Dump

  

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

• AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest Region Welcome Packet Fall 2012

  

  After an astonishing amount of traffic coming in since I posted about serving with AmeriCorps NCCC, I figure I better give the people what they want, more NCCC! Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 TRAVEL

• Couch-to-5K Week 1, Workout 2

  

  Holy cannoli this workout sucked. I just could not get into it mentally. I think I need to stick with working out in the evenings as going in the morning just... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Brighton And Its Sleeping Beauties

  

  We headed down to Brighton to grab lunch and have a little rest on the beach. After walking through the lanes, which includes tons of jewelry and antique jewelr... Read more

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

• Couch-to-5K: Week 1, Workout 1

  

  I’ve decided to do the Couch-to-5K training to get in shape for AmeriCorps this fall. I must admit that I’ve done a 5K before (Sept. Read more

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

• Bosnia & Herzegovina, Religious Overload

  

  I haven’t traveled to many places, actually any besides B&H, where the religiosity in the air makes me slightly, um, uneasy. In one of my CCD classes growin... Read more

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

• Montenegro, That Place Where Casino Royale Was Filmed

  

  You’d be forgiven for going “Montenegro? What’s that? Doesn’t sound like a country to me!” Montenegro became independent from Serbia in 2006 and so is one of th... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Dubrovnik, A Nice Place for Cats

  

  If you fancy a holiday with furry creatures then Dubrovnik might just be the place for you. Friendly felines are everywhere basking in the sun and looking... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Goodbye, London

  

  After an email from fellow expat blogger Betsy saying something along the lines of ” Why you no post, Amy?” and just updating 1-023941-023498 plugins, I’m... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Blagh. Football.

  

  The boys’ (or is it boys’s?) football setup today.They would’ve had my laptop in the mix as well but it wasn’t streaming very well so I got it back, muahaha. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION