We left Michigan today, after a wonderful dance conference to head back to our home sweet home in Ohio. Sad to go, we knew that we tried new things, shared our ideas with other schools, learned form them, worked our muscles to the point of exhaustion, and were open to every experience that awaited us. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Continental US
The Opposite of Ordinary
On Wednesday evening I drove from Ohio Wesleyan to Oakland University in Michigan for the American College Dance Festival in our region. The drive was a little over 3 hours, give or take 20 minutes for the brief time we spent trying to navigate the streets of downtown Detroit. As one of the only schools represented … Continue reading
Where’s George?: the value of a dollar
Have you ever gotten hold of a dollar bill with a url stamped on it in red ink?: wheresgeorge.com “Where’s George” allows you to see where your dollar bill has been and where it heads off to after you spend it. The other day I got a dollar bill with the red stamp on it … Continue reading
Mardi Gras!
I don’t know if anyone told you by way of throwing beads at your head, but today was Mardi Gras! About a year ago at this time I was getting ready for my Mission Trip to New Orleans where we helped to rebuild a house with the St. Bernard Project. While we were in the … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Road
This morning I drove one of my friends to her internship at the Columbus zoo. Ohio is full of long, windy roads and the trip to the zoo was no exception. Sometimes it’s just nice to drive. Relax. Hit the open road. Okay, so the Columbus Zoo isn’t quite far enough from me to use … Continue reading
Prius Parade
This is the first year I’ve owned a car, her name is Salsa and she’s a red prius. And this week she started slipping all over the road. I am proud to say that I successfully visited a Toyota Service Station for the first time on Friday and my car is back up and running. … Continue reading
The Ice Begins to Melt
Caffeine and M and Ms
It’s been a caffeine and M and Ms kind of day. I had over four hours of reading to do in my book about Tourism in New Orleans today–lots of sitting on my butt, but a nice mental break from school. Book review to come. Continue reading
A Blustery Day: Unexpected Trip to the Education Department
Snowing Again in Central Ohio
Living in Ohio for four years I knew it would be snowy sometimes, but honestly, as a girl from New England, I had no idea how consistently it would snow here. In Boston we get periodic blizzards–I’m talking multiple feet of snow, no school today, don’t leave your house, kind … Continue reading