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We, most of the group staying in the house at the moment, went out for hamburgers last night. The Canadian group knew of a great hamburger place (they got a tip from one of the instructors at Maximo Nivel) and suggested that we go. They had been before and claimed that the burgers were the best they ever tasted. So we had a field trip for dinner on Thursday night. Since only… Read More
Well I thought I would be able to slow down on the blogs but there is just so much to share that they just keep coming. We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day and a temperature that was probably around 70 F; no rain in sight. I had some time before Spanish class so I decided to check out the main town market (the San Pedro market). They were… Read More
I am taking a break from work- a seven week break, as a matter of fact. I have always been interested in volunteering abroad and the planets aligned enough last fall to allow me to identify February and March 2012 as a good time to get away with minimum disruption. I have been considering the idea of doing some kind of volunteer abroad activity for several years and have been researching what… Read More
My work has taken me to Japan, specifically the Tokyo area, several times. Occasionally I have had to stay over the weekend and that has given me the chance to explore Tokyo a bit. One of the things I have always wanted to see, ever since reading about it in a National Geographic article, is the Tsukiji fish market. According to the Geographic it is the largest fish market in the world… Read More
The first time I went to Russia was in the summer of 1998. The transition from communism to capitalism was in full swing and the country was in a turmoil. They even had two monetary systems, the “old” ruble and the “new” ruble, whose value differed by three zeros on the end of the bills. (They were in the process of transitioning from the old to the new but it was all… Read More
World Toilet Day was November 19. It was created to bring awareness to the fact that much of the world lives without indoor plumbing. But-it started me thinking about the diversity of approaches to the plumbing problem and how that adds adventure to any travel experience….. When you travel a lot you learn to roll with the punches. There is always something new happening or some cultural or procedural norm that you… Read More
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