Category: My Second Blog

We drove down a long empty rode. Passing a few motor bikes and the occasional truck. The scenery was dry and boring similiar to a trip through Iowa, except for the occasional palm tree and grass hut. I looked closely and even though there were many crops, I could tell they were quite foreign to…

Tonights my Birthday. I’m stuck at an internet cafe since my hotels computers are broken. I am partying with some Aussies in Saigon. I don’t know if this is a step up from partying with some fashion chicks in Florence. I think I’d have to say its maybe a tie…. Nha Trang was great the…

Hoi An was wonderful. The Hotel was great. It had a very western feel to it, which of I’ve decided I’m ok with for this trip. I know you’re supposed to integrate with the culture, live like they do etc. But you know what, something about squat toilets and bacteria filled water doesn’t really appeal…

[Gross]So I left Hanoi in quite a painful way. About an hour before I caught the sleeper train I became incredibly sick to my stomach. I spent probably the next 12 hours in misery. Worst part, I absolutely had to use the restroom by the time I got to the train station. As I was…

Disclaimer: All future Entries will consist of poor grammar and punctuation. Well atleast more than usual. It was a long journey but I’m finally here. I started traveling at about 6pm on Thursday, and finally arrived at about noon on Sunday. I think I spent almost 50 hours on a plane or at an airport….

I started my trip off, not with a wimper but a extremely disappointing bang. Because of heavy fog, I am still in Cedar Rapids. I should have been well on my way to New York by this point. So I am stuck driving to Chicago to catch a 6 am flight to DC, which will…

I leave in less than two weeks and the stress is starting to cover me in waves. Packing is hard. What to bring is easy, what to leave behind is much more difficult. I’m glad I intentionally didn’t buy the biggest backpack possible because it limits my weight. I’m still nervous in the sense as…

The past week was pretty darn spiffy. I had 10 people over for a pre Thanksgiving feast. Don’t ask me how I got so many people in to my tiny apartment in Iowa, I think laws of physics were bent in order to accommodate for lack of space. Everyone brought a couple of dishes and…

In accordance with my “if we aren’t going to be fiscally conservative lets spend our money on shit that’s way more useful” policy, I really enjoyed the below article Money Well Spent I found out I can listen to the economist on my ipod. How kick ass is that? Ever since my class started I…

Apparently I’m difficult to shop for so here’s what I want for the holidays for the 4 people that care… In order of preference 1. Mario Galaxy (Wii) 2. Indiana Jones Trilogy DVD (Wide Screen) 3. A new Comforter 4. A Tivo (see the Amazon wish list, for specific model) 5. The Orange Box (PC)…