Final Thoughts Final night. Packing. Trying to remind my iPad not to speak to me in German. Eating fantastic gelato. Just some final thoughts on the region. Everything in the region has symmetrical architecture. I suddenly realized that I have more pictures of long straight hallways with arched ceilings and doors opening regularly off the … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 7) Final Thoughts
May 2016 Sightseeing One of the Landesa India staff took me sightseeing after work. Pranati had lived in India all of her life, and was well travelled and very well educated. Since the time this trip took place, she has been working with other International Development agencies, always working towards bettering the lives of Indians, … Continue reading 2016 – India part 3
May 15-16, 2016 Why is there a bucket in my shower? My hotel bathroom looks exactly like a normal western bathroom. Except that there is a bucket and a pitcher in the shower. It’s very clean, but I have no idea what it’s for. Huh. So, Google is a wonderful thing. It’s amazing what happens when you type in … Continue reading 2016 – India Part 2
May 13 – 15, 2016 Thoughts on India The India trip was a work trip. At the time, I was working for Landesa, a non-profit focusing on land rights in poor and emerging countries. Made up mostly of Attorneys and land rights specialists, the staff travel regularly to developing nations, working with the poorest of … Continue reading 2016 – India Part 1
Day 15 – Off to the Land of Beer Today we left Vienna and headed to Munich. I love traveling by train in Europe. It's so easy. If you miss one train, another is coming quickly. We didn't get to take a Rail-Jet (bummer, that), but we caught an early train back to Salzburg, then … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 5) Munich, Germany
Day 12 – Salzburg to Vienna Today was a travel day. We took the Rail-jet again (we really like that train) from Salzburg to Vienna (or Wein, in German), arriving about 11:30. We took the U-Bahn (Metro) to Praterstrabe and our hotel. They let us check in early, and we headed out to explore. We … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 4) Vienna, Austria
Day 8 – Austria at 220 kph We left Switzerland in the morning, headed for Salzburg, Austria. At Zurich we changed trains for a 4.5 hour ride to Salzburg. The train we were on was finishing in Budapest and was called 'Rail-Jet'. They weren't kidding. The train car looked more like airplane seating, and the … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 3) Salzburg, Austria
Luzern, Switzerland Day 5 – We Started the Morning Handcuffed to a Fence I've attached two pictures. Apparent my email doesn't like to attach a lot with these blogs. (Good thing WordPress doesn't mind!!!) The picture above is the view from our hotel room balcony of the Chapel Bridge. Today it was raining in sheets. It … Continue reading 2016 Alps Trip – 2) Luzern, Switzerland
My favorite picture of Zermat, Switzerland. Greetings! This is the second European adventure that I went on. I’m finally getting these old blogs up onto WordPress. Originally, these were emails to my friends and family who asked to be on the receiving list. This morphed into an email list of over 60 people. Hence, the … Continue reading 2015 Alps Trip – 1) Zermatt, Switzerland
https://daag.shoreline.edu/2025/10/14/alumni-spotlight-from-shoreline-to-japan-and-back-again-a-life-shaped-by-teaching-travel-and-community/comment-page-1/#respond?page_id=35275 This is my travel blog, but this post isn't about travel per se. This is about the woman who changed the course of my life. Professor Amy Mates of Shoreline College. Today an Alumni Spotlight was posted in the Shoreline College Daily Updates about Susan Henderson, Class of 1975, and her experience with Shoreline … Continue reading A Professor Who Changed Lives
