Weekly Newscap

In our office cluster, we send out articles of the day. I’ve decided to do a weekly post with the best articles of the week each Friday to share these story gems with you. Thank you Sydney for pioneering this practice each morning. Friday: A British man has outdone himself in a display of masculinity. [...]

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The Titanic Awards

Thanks to the Huffington Post, today I discovered a brilliant new website: The Titanic Awards. Writer Doug Lansky compiled a list of user-voted top countries with the worst cuisine. And of course the UK tops the list. Sorry Emma, Anna, Mark, Sarah and Nicole. When I finally make it to England, I’ll be counting on [...]

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I Now Pronounce You Darth Vader and Wife?

On CNN iReporter an interesting video got posted of a couple who recently got married. Holly, the bride, dressed in a very authentic Princess Leia slave bikini, while her groom Jim was the dark lord Darth Vader himself. Here’s a screen shot of the video.  The couple married at Universal in Orlando at the Hard [...]

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10 Backpacker Stereotypes

Another blog, “My Travel Adventure,” has compiled a list of 10 backpacker stereotypes. I think it’s interesting so I’m reposting the list here: 10 Backpacker Stereotypes You’ll Meet on the Road There is no doubt that having an open mind and a level of tolerance for differences in cultures is essential for any backpacker during [...]

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Home Sweet Home

It feels good to be back on US soil. I had an advantageous 17-hour layover in Los Angeles and used the time to escape the airport and catch up with a few friends. Fellow Alpha Chi Omega Audra and I had a fabulous lunch at BJ’s in the Westfield Mall. Then I caught up with [...]

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Peanut Butter

So over the last few days I’ve gotten into too many discussions about words we use back home. In a backpackers community, the first thing you talk about is food. Peanut butter is in fact as American as one could get, except maybe apple pie or Cheerios. While its fun talking about the things that [...]

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Madewell 1937, the new J. Crew?

A few weeks ago while in the Hamptons, I stumbled across the opening of J. Crew’s newer sister brand Madewell 1937. The store was a hip twist on the classic J.Crew look in their Newtown Street storefront.  Designed to “complement” J. Crew’s already well-established consumer base, the  store is filled with their signature ex-boyfriend jean, [...]

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National Failure Day: August 15

Apparently National Failure Day is coming up in the next few weeks, and I plan on celebrating by making a fool of myself far away from the Real World  DC camera crew.  I think it would be an appropriate time to submit several posts to FailBlog, F My Life, Texts From Last Night, and any [...]

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It is generally considered rude…

Since I’m attempting to visit several different countries while using NZ as home base, and was recently the recipient of some classic, cold European manners, I thought it would be interesting to compare a few things American with those of the South Pacific. In America we hold doors open for others, chew with our mouths [...]

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