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I moved to Wordpress!
Published on 2013-03-01 11:26:00
Thank you so much for reading my blog! I'd love to keep you, so please continue reading. Same address, livingwiththetravelbug.com, just hosted over at Wordpress now. Thanks!
Living in NYC kind of sucks
Published on 2012-11-08 16:09:00
New York City can render you insignificant in a matter of days. It's not that I don't love the idea of being here, because I do. But it bears zero resemblance to the Sex and the City dreaminess that I fantasized about. Those chicks never took the t
Living in NYC kind of sucks
Published on 2012-11-08 16:09:00
New York City can render you insignificant in a matter of days. It's not that I don't love the idea of being here, because I do. But it bears zero resemblance to the Sex and the City dreaminess that I fantasized about. Those chicks never took the t
Post-flight Rejuvenation
Published on 2012-04-10 21:18:00
I never want to look haggard after a flight and, I assume, neither do most people. Although, for the mother and daughter travelers who boarded my last flight wearing matching fleece pajamas with polar bears in Santa hats, haggard wouldn't be anything new.
Post-flight Rejuvenation
Published on 2012-04-10 21:18:00
I never want to look haggard after a flight and, I assume, neither do most people. Although, for the mother and daughter travelers who boarded my last flight wearing matching fleece pajamas with polar bears in Santa hats, haggard wouldn't be anything
Wandering Homeless
Published on 2011-12-29 14:55:00
I'm finally back, back in Cali, Cali. Or home, as it should be. But home is a funny thing when you're me. When someone asks where I'm from, my eyes glaze over while I decide how to launch into the list of places I call home and why I can't honor the question with a straight answer. By the time I reach the second or third, "And then I lived in," their eyes glaze over. I don't mean to brag or bore but there isn't a way to simplify the answer. If home is where the heart is, maybe I'm confused abo [..]
Wandering Homeless
Published on 2011-12-29 14:55:00
I'm finally back, back in Cali, Cali. Or home, as it should be. But home is a funny thing when you're me. When someone asks where I'm from, my eyes glaze over while I decide how to launch into the list of places I call home and why I can't honor the
Infographic Design
Published on 2011-12-01 11:24:00
Infographic Design
Published on 2011-12-01 11:24:00
Bhutanese light up Syracuse for Dipawali
Published on 2011-10-28 18:37:00
A deep is lit for Laxmi. When the candles are lit, the marigolds are strung, and the money is out, Laxmi will come. It doesn’t matter that the candles are standard tea lights from the Dollar Tree down the street and not the copper candle dishes, or deep, that would light homes in Nepal. Or that plastic garland hangs where floral wreaths would have been. Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, cannot tell the difference. The Siwakoti family of Bhutanese refugees left Nepal and rese [..]
Bhutanese light up Syracuse for Dipawali
Published on 2011-10-28 18:37:00
A deep is lit for Laxmi. When the candles are lit, the marigolds are strung, and the money is out, Laxmi will come. It doesn’t matter that the candles are standard tea lights from the Dollar Tree down the street and not the copper candle dishes, o
Dear T&T: What Happened to You?
Published on 2011-09-10 18:52:00
So, generally this blog is about my love affair with travel and the lighter, more beautiful aspects of the pastime I hold so dear to my heart. But I cannot always live in a rose-colored travel world. Sometimes, the love wanes (only briefly) and the issues that affect the world and travel come to light. I suppose it is relevant to discuss the complete picture of a true love affair anyway, because the love wouldn't be real without a little heartache. Except this is a big heartache. The source of [..]
Dear T&T: What Happened to You?
Published on 2011-09-10 18:52:00
So, generally this blog is about my love affair with travel and the lighter, more beautiful aspects of the pastime I hold so dear to my heart.
A Summer in Syracuse
Published on 2011-09-04 17:00:00
Syracuse University It is time to get serious. No more wining the night away, fête after fête, for Carnival. No more all day beach sessions in California when only my hunger pangs could separate me from the sand. No more eats and greets and whatever my little heart desires. No. The fêtes have been replaced by writing, writing has taken over my beach days, and the eats and greets have been substituted with–writing. Syracuse, me, and my painstakingly expelled 6,452 words, have spent a beau [..]
A Summer in Syracuse
Published on 2011-09-04 17:00:00
Syracuse University It is time to get serious. No more wining the night away,
Somali Bantu Community Gets Grant for Success
Published on 2011-09-01 15:30:00
Members of the Somali Bantu community and other local refugee groups will see a monetary boost for their resettlement services this year, thanks to a grant from the state of New York. The Somali Bantu Community Association received its first payment from an $84,000 grant last month. The New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, OTDA, awarded the grant to the association for refugee social services. The money, to be paid quarterly over three years, is intended to aid the associati [..]
Somali Bantu Community Gets Grant for Success
Published on 2011-09-01 15:30:00
Members of the Somali Bantu community and other local refugee groups will see a monetary boost for their resettlement services this year, thanks to a grant from the state of New York. The Somali Bantu Community Association received its first payment
Interface Design
Published on 2011-08-01 11:19:00
Interface Design
Published on 2011-08-01 11:19:00
iPad Magazine Design
Published on 2011-08-01 11:10:00
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iPad Magazine Design
Published on 2011-08-01 11:10:00
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The Whole Truth...
Published on 2011-07-02 15:38:00
Okay, please bear with me as I dust the cobwebs off of my poor deserted blog, and try to re-hone my neglected writing skills. Ahem-- Have you ever had so much fun that you kind of didn't want to tell anyone about it? Like the fun should just be your
A Valentine's Date With My Passport
Published on 2011-02-14 10:37:00
It's that time of year again. Men are roaming the streets carrying tiny, teal bags that are sure to spell delight. Heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolates are out in full force. Everything in the United States has turned red and pink. An
Go Ahead, Drool: An Epicurean Seduction
Published on 2011-02-10 11:39:00
Food is really a beautiful thing; it is my next great love after traveling. The best thing is being able to marry my two loves and embark on an epicurean adventure while traveling the world, or the United States and Canada in this case. Feel free to
Road Trip: The Best & Worst of It
Published on 2011-02-08 13:57:00
We spent 33 days on the road, posed for pictures in front of 33 state signs, visited 44 cities, and drove over 11,000 miles! The adventures were endless and each day held something different. The horizons before us changed colors and shapes as desert
Road Trip: Surprise, Montana is Lovely!
Published on 2011-02-01 16:26:00
Everything about Montana was a surprise. It was a surprise that we ended up driving through it as it was never on the original route plan, and it was a surprise that I kind of fell in love with it. I mean, let's be honest, it just isn't one of those
Road Trip: A Spectacle of Spectators at Old Faithful
Published on 2011-01-25 15:22:00
What Our Arrival Should Have Looked Like We arrived in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park in complete darkness. Again. You would think we'd have learned our lesson about arriving at campsites in the dark, but clearly, we had not. We dr
Road Trip: Girl v. Food
Published on 2011-01-21 10:22:00
I intended to attack Chicago Girl v. Food style...although that is pretty much how I attack every meal placed before me, but never mind that. I had watched Adam eat himself silly on Travel Channel's Man v. Food here and planned to do much the same. B
Road Trip: The Biggest Small Bike Ride Ever
Published on 2011-01-04 11:32:00
I never imagined I'd ride a bicycle from one country to another, but I did. Sounds really cool and outdoorsy, right? Nevermind that it was the shortest two minute ride across a nice bridge from the Canadian Niagara Falls to the U.S. Falls; it so
Road Trip: Watching My Dinner Swim in Halifax
Published on 2010-11-09 17:10:00
Each one looked so peaceful. They were all swimming around and climbing over one another in a playful sibling sort of way, vying for what little space was left in their waterfront home. They had no idea what was going on. They had no idea that they w
Road Trip: Why I Even Love the Garbage in N.Y.C
Published on 2010-11-05 12:51:00
Aah...huge heaps of trash on the sidewalks...I am home. Well, not home where I live, or have ever lived, or have any family that lives, but home where at least part of my heart is. I am back in New York City. As we drove through the drizzle int
Road Trip: More than Cheesesteak in Philly
Published on 2010-10-22 03:05:00
I went to Philly for the cheesesteak. No, really, I did. Well, to anyone that knows me, going somewhere just to eat something wouldn't seem silly at all. My love affair with food is almost as critical as my love affair with travel. Almost.&nbs
Road Trip: Fatigue and Roaches
Published on 2010-09-29 01:06:00
Please tell me that was not a roach that just crawled up the wall. I didn’t want to believe it, but it was a roach that just crawled up the wall. I very reluctantly climbed out of the bed, in my pajamas, to scope out the scene. I walked over to the
Road Trip: Happiness in Daytona Beach
Published on 2010-09-18 10:10:00
It was a far, far cry from the Everglades. I laid on the smooth sand in the cozy Daytona Beach night air and let the warm water roll over me. It seemed worlds away from the hot tent, viscous mosquitoes, and the bathroom lizard of nights prior. As fa
Road Trip: Camping in the Everglades
Published on 2010-09-08 19:23:00
Yes, camping round two, in the Everglades. Hmm, ‘is camping in the Everglades during summer a good idea?’ you ask. No. No it isn’t.
When the park ranger said, “We have a slight mosquito problem,” that should have been red flag number one. A