Monthly Archives: June 2012

Mining Peru!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by vsaccomanno

I am now at the 24 hour countdown until I leave for Peru! This will be my first time in South America and I could not be more excited. After nearly 8 months of planning, I cannot believe it is … Continue reading →

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Phom bin khru

Posted on June 24, 2012 by mhonch

“Teacher, teacher!” “Student, student!” I respond. “Do you speak Thai?” “No, I only know a couple phrases.” “Oooooooooooooo!” If I had a time machine, this would be one of the mistakes I’ve made in my life that I would address … Continue reading →

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Poppins’ Packing: Unreal Expectations for Baggage

Posted on June 24, 2012 by brendan trosper

Let’s begin this story by talking about the Walt Disney movie, Mary Poppins. It’s that kind of blog. When I was five-years-old, I would watch Mary Poppins at least once a week in our basement. It was a wondrous time. I would sing along with Julie Andrews, kick my legs up for the dance numbers and-because my parents couldn’t be around all of the time- jump off the couch with an umbrella and try to fly. (Thinking happy thoughts had been getting me absolutely nowhere and it was time for action. Even then, I was sensible child.) What I really remember from the movie though is Mary Poppin’s fantastic bag.

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Getting Around

Posted on June 12, 2012 by mhonch

I didn’t know the songtaos stopped running at 10pm.  Man…I’m more than a hour’s walk away from home and its midnight…this is going to be a long night.  One block, five blocks, a mile, I still haven’t seen any taxi’s…wait, … Continue reading →

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Arrival

Posted on June 7, 2012 by mhonch

So after the airline almost lost my reservation (which was miraculously found again once Mom went into Rage-Mode), and almost missing a connecting flight in Bangkok because I accidentally spent a long time standing in a ticketing line clearly marked … Continue reading →

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