I Have Arrived

September 16, 2009

Nashville to Philadelphia to Madrid — Done. My flight arrived in the Madrid Barajas airport at 8:30am local time (2:30am Nashville time) without a hitch. The flight to Philly was fast, and on the flight across the ocean I sat next to a fellow English teacher named Jennifer who moved to Sevilla three years ago [...]

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Spending a Fortune at the Book Store

September 9, 2009

I went to Barnes & Noble today to find a book about teaching English as a foreign language to Spanish speakers.  I ended up spending more than $160 on six books.  While going overboard at the bookstore is typical for me, it was especially ill-advised today because I’m going to have to carry these books with [...]

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Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

September 5, 2009

Dad and I took road trip down to Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, for a saltwater fishing expedition in the Gulf of Mexico.  Here are a few pics from the adventure. The rewards of waking up at 4:10 a.m.   The boat. We ran into a sizable storm early.  Certainly not a Deadliest-Catch-style storm, but definitely [...]

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The Road Home

September 1, 2009

Today was a beautiful day for the 6 1/2 hour drive from Nashville to Clinton, Mississippi.  View Larger Map Here are a few shots from the road. Really loaded down the Civic for this one.  Likely the last trip we’ll take together.  I’m planning to sell it in Mississippi to fund my motorcycle purchase in [...]

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Adios Nashville

August 30, 2009

After seven wonderful years (four as a student of Belmont University, three as an employee of Lovell Communications), the time has come to leave the city of Nashville. It’s a great place, plenty of hustle and city life mixed with just the right southern sensibility.  For me, it was an ideal blend of my upbringing [...]

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