A few weeks ago I went on a solo trip – I had wanted to go to Spain for a while. I felt so silly that Barcelona was so close to me and yet I hadn’t been yet. So. I decdied to have an adventure. I booked a roundtrip ticket on the iDBus. SNCFs international bus … Continue reading
At this point in my Marathon training it’s pretty cool to say that I wasn’t nervous about running a half-marathon this time! I have run 2 others, in a race setting – 2012 Maryland Half-Marathon and 2013 Marseille Half-Marathon. The first was the longest distance I had ever run and I trained pretty well for … Continue reading
Hello all! I am back to you now after my stressful few weeks with an update and perhaps the real rest of the story. Since the crazy seemingly-mafia situation of last week things have turned out well thus far. I am in my new apartment, my landlord is nice. Shew. Now for more detail: My … Continue reading
I was lucky enough to have my big sister come visit me in France for 9 days a few weeks ago and WOW did we do a lot! Hence the title of this post! At the end of this vacation we were both ready for a good long nap đ I will mostly post pictures, … Continue reading
I had quite the eventful weekend! I took the train on Friday afternoon after a great lunch at: L’Ă©comotive cafĂ©, at the foot of the steps that lead to Gare St. Charles in Marseille sits a sweet little cafe association. I didn’t know what this meant really but overall you can pay to become a … Continue reading
I would like to begin a new segment I will call Marseillaise Minute. During these posts I will give my suggestions of awesome things to do, see, eat and experience in Marseille. I am sure there are many other places on the web where you can find this info but hey, why not offer up … Continue reading
Being in State college for only a short period of time didnât leave much room for travel within the new englandy area. I tried to force myself to squash the travel bug and sit still for a few months while I enjoyed somewhat being a traveller in my once home-like city. There was plenty to … Continue reading
Very quickly after I returned to the English speakingness of Kentucky (well, some accents in KY sound a little less like English than you may expect … đ ) I was off to Montreal, Canada for the joint International Congress on Acoustics and Acoustical Society of America meeting. I am a member of the student … Continue reading
So after 7 Â months living in the south of France I made my way back to my old Kentucky home! And talk about a culture shock ! Going from Marseille, France to the suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky ! My first impression back in the USA… it’s loud here!!! Seriously. So much louder! My flights were … Continue reading
I knew this trip would be great … I mean, I centered it around going to a city that adores chocolate, beer, fries and waffles and I had a ticket to see Coeur de Pirate first and foremost. I knew it would be good based on the above. Surprises followed beginning with my travel companion joining the … Continue reading
