Blog posts from my Junior year of college, including international study abroad in Mexico and Canada.
I have just finished the third week of classes and am about to start the forth week here at UT Martin. Last week was the first time I had time to go to work in the greenhouse. Between my other job as a Supplimental Instructor for PLSC 110-Introduction to Plant And Soil Science and having… Continue reading Back at work in the greenhouse
I observed that packing my suitcase to go home is not as easy as packing it. For some reason there is always more stuff in it than I brought with me. But unpacking is not much fun either. It was not until Sunday afternoon, a day after I arrived home, did I even open my… Continue reading Unpacking
Epilogue At my gate I boarded on-time and only had a thirty minute delay for deicing. The plane is very small and my backpack would not fit in the overhead compartment so I had everything underneath my seat. Our pilot was really funny. He got on the intercom with an announcement, “Welcome onboard flight 1226,… Continue reading The Long, Very Crazy, Eventual Trip Home Epilogue
My flight from Calgary was at 8:15 a.m. So I planned to be at the airport by 5:00 a.m. It doesn’t usually take three hours to get through security but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Plus, I had to go through U.S. Customs in Calgary. To take the shuttle at 5:00 a.m. I… Continue reading The Long, Very Crazy, Eventual Trip Home Part 2
It all started with my desk. Getting ready to check out of my dorm room at Olds I was vacuuming and cleaning and picked up my desk to move it over. The leg just fell off. Not a snap or a break but the leg and all four screws. Clearly I was not the first… Continue reading The Long, Very Crazy, Eventual Trip Home Part 1
In honor of my last week of classes at Olds College I'm posting entertaining posts about what I've learned living in Canada. Stay tuned throughout the week for more Canadian fun. 4 days of class left
Because I almost never see snow at home I was so excited for it to snow three weeks ago. I have beautiful pictures of the snow-covered campus. It would make almost anyone want to come visit and see. It was a novelty, it was cold and I loved it. But then I saw the ice… Continue reading Snow is nasty
