November 25, 2021 I left on Thanksgiving from Mankato, Minnesota and drove to the historic town of Portage, Wisconsin. I could have made...

May 7, 2020 I purchased my airline ticket to Ecuador on February 3, 2020 for $644. This is a great value because normally it would cost...

March 7 & 8, 2020 - Florence, Italy I arrived to Florence, Italy exhausted. The plane from MSP to Paris was good; I just did not sleep...

December 3, 2018 -- Count Down My countdown to Portugal has begun. That feeling of closure started approximately 2 weeks ago. I do love...

March 8, 2018 - Munich, Germany ....countdown This time next month I will be in Munich. This will be my first time there, and I am very...

1 December 2016 I began planning for my trip to Morocco a year ago. No, I began chatting it up then and did not get to the nitty gritty...

April 1 - 3, 2016 I bought my airline ticket in November and can expect that some changes to the flight may occur. Originally, I was to...

February 26 to March 1, 2016 I woke at 3:00 a.m. and made it to the airport with time to kill in Auckland, New Zealand. The Skybus...

November 12, 2015 I have been planning for my university sabbatical for over 3 years. That is a lot of time thinking and rethinking what...

November 6, 2014 When I returned last year to the USA after spending almost two months in Australia completing global volunteerism from...

November 22, 2013 -- Count Down to Australia When I was a young boy, I wanted so badly to go to Australia. I have always had this love...

March 6, 2013 - Count Down to South America Count down--3,2,1...and I will be in Colombia, South America--3 days and counting! It is one...

December 1, 2012 I slept well last night and was unsure if I would toss and turn because of the excitement that stirred within me. India...

April 26, 2012 Dr. Elizabeth Sandell with Minnesota State University, Mankato and I began discussion of going to Russia in the summer of...

December 11, 2010 $100 USA = 1,949,000 Cong Waking up at 4:30 a.m. to begin your day can be unpleasant, even for the most adventurist...