I’ve been fortunate to have traveled to many places throughout the United States and its territories. I’ve also lived in Michigan, Illinois, California, Ohio, Washington and Oregon. In these posts, you’ll find stories about my travels, including a great road trip, as well as some local gems in the places I’ve lived.
On Tuesday, November 27, I left Grants Pass, Ore. and set my sights on Redwood State and National Parks. I had wanted to visit this park over the summer, but time got the better of me, so I had to get there on this trip. more “Road Trip: Redwood National Park”
“Portland, Oregon and a sloe gin fizz. If that’s not love then tell me what is.”
Loretta Lynn and Jack White got it right there. I already miss PDX and I haven’t even been gone a whole day.
One of the things confronting all Peace Corps invitees is how to put their life on hold for 27 months, and what that means for their own situation. Luckily for me, it is relatively easy, as I don’t own a home, don’t have credit card debt, don’t own a car and don’t actually have that much stuff. The stuff that I do have, I can easily store at my folks’ place while I’m gone. The only difficult part to that is that I currently live on the West Coast, with my stuff including my dad’s car, and they live in Michigan. Which means, road trip. And I want to take plenty of time to complete this trip and gorge myself on all that America has to offer before I leave. more “Road Trip: Oregon to Michigan”
I had a nice long weekend in Michigan that allowed me to take in some Americana that I will not have access to for the next two years and spend some time with my family. more “World Series 2012 and Peace Corps Prep”