Category: Destinations
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Flavors of New York
When I go on trips on my own or with friends my food philosophy is centered around one or two main meals of the day. Even in New York, it is possible to find delicious and cheap food. 1. Tabare, Williamsburg Brooklyn Tabare serves Uruguayan style tapas in a rustic space with great decor. In…
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New York Day 2
Day two was a day of back and forth. We started early as we headed to Manhattan to the Wall Street bull without a huge crowd. After we headed back into Brooklyn to check out the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD). They currently had an exhibit up about American Chinese food, and included a…
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Welcome to New York!
Two of my friends in grad school and I love to go on weekend adventures. In February we had a three day weekend and decided to go to New York. One of my friends grew up in Manhattan, so she was the perfect tour guide. We stayed in a hostel in Brooklyn, which was a…
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Exploring Tianjin
As explained in my last post about Tianjin school, we spent mornings in culture classes at the school, and spent the afternoons exploring the city. Today, Tianjin has over 15 million people, is the fourth largest city in China, and the sixth largest in the world. It was founded in the 1400’s, and became a…
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Experiencing School In Tianjin, China
A week of our ten day trip in China was spent in Tianjin. We stayed with families. Celea, the student who stayed with me in Nebraska had moved to the school’s dorms because her family moved to a new apartment in the city and was so far from school. At the time, Tianjin had a…
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Flavors of China
I was nervous about the food before heading to China. We heard not to drink the water and to even use bottled water when brushing out teeth, avoid street food, and that we would most likely get sick at some point during the trip. My friend even went to a Chinese restaurant in Nebraska, and…
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Beijing Part II
Day two in Beijing we headed to Tiananmen Square and toured through the Forbidden City. Like with the Great Wall, I was blown away by the size and detail. It just seemed to continue on, and you couldn’t see the end because you walked through multiple sets of gates. Our tour guide for our entire…
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Beijing Part I
During my sophomore year in high school, May 2009, roughly 40 students and a few teachers came and spent five weeks in Nebraska. (Sorry for the poor quality of some of the photos. 8 years ago I was just using a point-and-shoot camera, smart phones and the ability to take good photos of yourself or…
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Mountain Goats and Mount Monadnock
The title of this post is deceiving. We saw no mountain goats (there are none) at Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. My friends are the mountain goats. They easily climbed up rock while holding a constant conversation. I on the other hand struggled with hoisting my legs up high enough and feeling like I would…
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Food You Need to Eat in Rio de Janeiro
Here is a list of food you need to eat in Rio. One of the things I look forward to most while traveling is trying new food. Food is a bridge between people, cultures, and traditions. My favorite way to foster relationships are by sitting across from someone and sharing a meal, because food is…