Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Road Trip Day 2: I made it!
I'm here! I'm here!
Left Ohio around 8 am this morning and traveled through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and finally arrived at my summer home in Connecticut.
(Quick aside: omg this house is gorgeous. GORGEOUS. Seriously, the guest bedroom is almost bigger than my entire current apartment.)
Traffic was very uneventful, right up until I got NYC and headed north on 95.
Highlights of the trip? I stopped at a random Wendy's in Pennsylvania to get some lunch, and they were celebrating a worker's 80th birthday. They had cake and wanted everyone to wish her a happy birthday. So I did!
Favorite license plate? "YYY GUY" Get it? Wise Guy?
At any rate, I have officially made it half way across the country in one piece, minus one hubcap for my poor car (seriously, it fell off about 5 miles away from my destination when I was stuck in traffic. Lady pulled up next to me and asked, "Did you you know you lost a hubcap about a half mile back?" Well, no I didn't, and thank you....but what am I supposed to do about it now?!)
I just ordered some sushi, and plan on relaxing out by the pool for the rest of the afternoon.
Toodles!
Left Ohio around 8 am this morning and traveled through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and finally arrived at my summer home in Connecticut.
(Quick aside: omg this house is gorgeous. GORGEOUS. Seriously, the guest bedroom is almost bigger than my entire current apartment.)
Traffic was very uneventful, right up until I got NYC and headed north on 95.
Highlights of the trip? I stopped at a random Wendy's in Pennsylvania to get some lunch, and they were celebrating a worker's 80th birthday. They had cake and wanted everyone to wish her a happy birthday. So I did!
Favorite license plate? "YYY GUY" Get it? Wise Guy?
At any rate, I have officially made it half way across the country in one piece, minus one hubcap for my poor car (seriously, it fell off about 5 miles away from my destination when I was stuck in traffic. Lady pulled up next to me and asked, "Did you you know you lost a hubcap about a half mile back?" Well, no I didn't, and thank you....but what am I supposed to do about it now?!)
I just ordered some sushi, and plan on relaxing out by the pool for the rest of the afternoon.
Toodles!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Road Trip Day 1: RAIN RAIN GO AWAY
Well, I'm halfway (give or take a few hours) to NYC!
I'm currently at a Days Inn in Girard, Ohio, near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. I had originally wanted to make it to Dubois, PA, but some heavy rain and flash flooding back in Michigan put me seriously behind schedule.
Aside from the heavy rain for most of the trip (again, did I mention the flash flooding in between Fowlerville and Ann Arbor?!) and the annoying construction on most of the Ohio turnpike, it has been a mostly uneventful trip.
Here is a map of my travels, in case anyone is interested!
Anyway, I am going to grab some dinner, and then try to get some shut-eye. I plan on getting up rather early (well, by my standards) in order to make to New Canaan at a decent hour.
I'm currently at a Days Inn in Girard, Ohio, near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. I had originally wanted to make it to Dubois, PA, but some heavy rain and flash flooding back in Michigan put me seriously behind schedule.
Aside from the heavy rain for most of the trip (again, did I mention the flash flooding in between Fowlerville and Ann Arbor?!) and the annoying construction on most of the Ohio turnpike, it has been a mostly uneventful trip.
Here is a map of my travels, in case anyone is interested!
Anyway, I am going to grab some dinner, and then try to get some shut-eye. I plan on getting up rather early (well, by my standards) in order to make to New Canaan at a decent hour.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Travel Updates: Summer 2013
Because of school and responsibilities and the like, updates on spring break travel will be postponed until I have some time. Which could mean next week, or never.
However, I just found I out was accepted into the orthopaedic research internship I applied for, and will be living in New Canaan, CT for 8 weeks this summer. This means I will be doing a lot of travel in and around the greater NYC area (New Canaan is 1 hour directly north of Manhattan, and my workplace in Greenwich is about a half hour north. Both are on the trainlines that go directly into the city). This also means I will be driving by myself across a good portion of the country.
Excitement! Expect many, many more updates once I am done with summer semester and have officially headed out :)
However, I just found I out was accepted into the orthopaedic research internship I applied for, and will be living in New Canaan, CT for 8 weeks this summer. This means I will be doing a lot of travel in and around the greater NYC area (New Canaan is 1 hour directly north of Manhattan, and my workplace in Greenwich is about a half hour north. Both are on the trainlines that go directly into the city). This also means I will be driving by myself across a good portion of the country.
Excitement! Expect many, many more updates once I am done with summer semester and have officially headed out :)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Upcoming Trips
It's been kind of quiet travel-wise around here, what with medical school eating up most (okay let's be honest, all) of my time, but I do have at least one fun trip planed in the near future, and hopefully one or two more on the way.
For sure: Spring break in MEXICO!!!! I'll be heading out with several of my classmates for both my first cruise, my first trip to New Orleans, and my first time in Mexico. We'll be hitting up Cozumel and Progresso, so expect a lot of photos of me drinking tequila and swimming with the fishes.
I've also applied to an ethics fellowship at Auschwitz, which would mean I would spend most of June in Germany and Poland. If I get in, I also plan on doing some cliche back-packing-through-Europe, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
Barring that, I'm applying to a medical service project in Istanbul, Turkey. Because seriously, how many chances will I have to work at a hospital in Istanbul?
There's also a high probability of me living in NYC for a portion of this summer for an orthopedics externship. While I'd be living on a poor medical student budget, it means I could finally see my first On Broadway show (and probably several off-off-Broadway shows) and finally address the debate between NY and Chicago-style pizza (spoilers: Chicago is better).
Let the games begin!
For sure: Spring break in MEXICO!!!! I'll be heading out with several of my classmates for both my first cruise, my first trip to New Orleans, and my first time in Mexico. We'll be hitting up Cozumel and Progresso, so expect a lot of photos of me drinking tequila and swimming with the fishes.
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I've also applied to an ethics fellowship at Auschwitz, which would mean I would spend most of June in Germany and Poland. If I get in, I also plan on doing some cliche back-packing-through-Europe, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
Barring that, I'm applying to a medical service project in Istanbul, Turkey. Because seriously, how many chances will I have to work at a hospital in Istanbul?
There's also a high probability of me living in NYC for a portion of this summer for an orthopedics externship. While I'd be living on a poor medical student budget, it means I could finally see my first On Broadway show (and probably several off-off-Broadway shows) and finally address the debate between NY and Chicago-style pizza (spoilers: Chicago is better).
Let the games begin!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Bibimbap....
....is the food of the gods. My friend N and went to our usual sushi place and decided to try something new. For those of you that have yet to experience Bibimbap, it is a Korean dish that consists of various types of chopped vegetables and meat, served over rice, and topped with a fried egg. It's often served with kimchi and various Korean spices/sauces that make it DELISH. If you're in the greater Grand Rapids area, I highly recommend Sushi Kuni's version.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
ArtPrize
Have I mentioned how much I love living in Grand Rapids?
I'm from west Michigan originally, so Grand Rapids has always been my "home" city, despite my never actually living there until now. However, now that I am attending MSUCHM right downtown, I have a new appreciation for this city.
Right now, I'm mostly in love with ArtPrize. The largest art festival in the world, it's been going on every September for the past three years, and I'm proud to say I've been to every one. This year was especially fun - here of some pictures of all the great art!
I'm from west Michigan originally, so Grand Rapids has always been my "home" city, despite my never actually living there until now. However, now that I am attending MSUCHM right downtown, I have a new appreciation for this city.
Right now, I'm mostly in love with ArtPrize. The largest art festival in the world, it's been going on every September for the past three years, and I'm proud to say I've been to every one. This year was especially fun - here of some pictures of all the great art!
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