Thursday, January 26, 2012

Good Morning to You All,


And yes, I realize that right now, three of the six members...are me. I just got so confused! I don't even know how I got one of the accounts, and another is from my CMC mail, which doesn't want to let me sign in again. I truly feel like the grandma I am. Ah well.


That aside, I am so excited about this blog! I want to hear all your stories from the semester...all of them! Life in Seattle goes on much as it has this past six weeks...(name that (modified) quote for extra points). The most eventful news is that my house flooded so my family is living in a hotel, kind-of like "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody" except I'm not personal friends with all the staff and I don't have a suite. But there is perpetual tea and coacoa and OtiSpunkmeyer cookies! 


Other than that, I bought a backpacking backpack for Peru! It looks like this Deuter Backpack I got the blue one. And it came with a yellow lilly hairband tied on :) There are so many little things I have to do. I won't bore you with all the inane details, but some fun ones are getting a Yellow Fever vaccine, buying a pair of (rather hipster, i must add) glasses, and purchasing a water bottle that filters water from lakes, streams, and otherwise questionable sources...go REI. 


In other news, it snowed like crazy in Seattle! Of course the whole city basically shut down for the week. But to be fair, we did get 8-12 inches. And I met someone in Bellingham who had 20. Let's just say the sledding was unreal. 



My house in Der Schnee
Well, that pretty much covers everything. I'm quite excited to see you all one last time and have a few more laughs before heading out. Until then, if you want to be able to post, I think I can add people now...or ask Marn Marn. 

Miss you and love you,
Adele

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Hey there:)

In my hours of time soaking up the Claremont sunshine for a couple more days, I see that an athenas abroad blog has been created! It shall be a good way to keep in touch during the semester, share adventures, and just feel some good love from each other:) Anyone feel free to post - whether trotting along the trails of South American mountains, sitting alongside senators in D.C, getting lost - but hopefully not too lost - in Europe, or navigating the nooks and crannies of Claremont, please please please feel free to contribute.

Much much love,

Marnie