Entering Alaska!

We made it!! We bounced from Whitehorse and hit the road, for our final day of Yukon driving before the border.  From our visit to the information center the night prior, we knew that our drive today...

Anchorage Vs. Valdez

To some of you this may be news, but Robyn and I, after months of deliberating, have decided to continue our adventure together in the great state of Alaska! More recently, we have narrowed our final ...

Dharma

The Skagit River at Marblemount was a rushing clear snowmelt of pure green; above, Pacific Northwest pines were shrouded in clouds; and further beyond were peak tops with clouds going right through th...

Rummage

Sitting on my couch here on a glorious 75 degree afternoon in State College, Robyn is playing Mario Kart on Nintendo Wii, and Grigore just left for a trip to Ithaca NY to meet up with some old high sc...

Good Gravy

This weekend has actually been a lot of fun considering we didn’t have any trips planned – unusual for us.  A few weeks ago I gave in to peer-pressure and agreed to help out with a depart...

Wise Words

Below is an experience that a friend of mine had that I found to be touching: Last night as I neared my apartment I spotted a pure patch of snow and suddenly knew exactly what I needed to do. Being on...

Kindness of Strangers

Maybe it is just that time of year. Maybe the cold weather has people feeling more protective or empathetic to their neighbors needs.  Maybe people in Idaho are just good people. Or perhaps a little ...

Goodbye Ohio!

WOOO! I DID IT! On Saturday, 19 December 2009, I graduated with a Masters of Arts degree in Family Sciences from the College of Education, Health, and Human Services at Kent State University! What a d...

Master’s Thesis = Done

WAHOOOOO! It is official! After scurrying around Kent for more than hour to snag my Thesis Committee Members’ signatures, I am done! Printed and pretty, my thesis is complete! All 60 pages is no...