WARNING: SOME SPOILERS CONTAINED WITHIN! As I sit here watching the new season 4 of Sherlock, The Abominable Bride, it is bringing back great memories of my trip to London in the summer of 2013. I had gone to London for a study abroad course in my Curriculum and Instruction Masters program. Thankfully, in…
Making the best of the holidays while abroad…
When I lived abroad one of the hardest things was being away from my family during the holiday. It is never easy, especially when the holidays are a big thing, as they are with my family. We have certain traditions, like most everyone. Cookie baking, getting together, grandparents visiting…the list of things I would miss…
Benvingut a Barcelona
So when I got my job teaching abroad in Madrid, Spain we were told by the program to arrive in country a few weeks early…you know…so as to get ourselves settled, bank accounts opened, what have you. So I arrived in Madrid on June 29th…school didn’t really start back up until the second week in…
Along the Ring of Kerry, Ireland
This past March, I was fortunate enough to visit Ireland. It was my first time and needless to say I was super excited. I went with a few teacher colleagues of mine, and some students, on an EF Tour (Education First). This is a fantastic company if you are a student or teacher looking for…
RootsTech 2016!
The gnome is traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah this February 3-6 to attend RootsTech 2016, a genealogy conference put on by FamilySearch LDS, Ancestry and more. I’m super excited to visit this new city! If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment. Share This:
Getting Started!
Welcome to my new travel blog! As I have gone through my past photos and travel experiences, and continue to plan new ones, I realize that…hey…I’ve got some pretty cool stuff here! Entering 2016 with a new lease on life and determined to get this blog up and rolling. I am looking forward to any…