Happy early Christmas. Or more like happy early school supply shopping?
This spring semester, I registered for Intro to Digital Production. It's a sophomore level required course, but my schedule never gave space to it.
Instead of a textbook, we're required to buy a camcorder to film projects. As Cyber Monday came to a close, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to buy the camera. Not only will it be an interesting class, but I'll be able to take this waterproof camera with me to Uruguay this Christmas break. Hello underwater jellyfish shots.
Hopefully, the reviews were true and it's a great product.
A blog about present and past trips, photos, memoirs & random thoughts on travel. The blog posts leading up to the most recent are from my time abroad in the Spring of 2010.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Invisibles | Trailer by Gael García Bernal and Marc Silver
I can not get enough of this documentary by Amnesty International and Gabriel Garcia Bernal. After meeting a lot of Mexicans while I studied abroad in Spain, I can't help but keep thinking about this country that's so close to the U.S. and going through so much. I hope this documentary gets around, especially since it's available on YouTube.
South Dakota
Uruguay
In honor of Uruguay and the Celeste's (nickname for the national soccer team) upcoming match against Chile tomorrow, I decided to upload a few shots from a trip back in 2008. Hopefully seeing these photos and the video at the end will entice you to visit this beautiful country and get me excited to visit family this New Years. If you do decide to visit, let me know and I will be your personal...trip advisor. Enjoy!

Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, has a boardwalk all around the coast. It's impossible to get lost, just head toward the water. After 7 P.M., friends and families gather at the "rambla" to drink some mate or exercise. Each neighborhood has their own "rambla" and most have their own beach. It's such a beautiful time of day!

This is another part of the "rambla". Just around the bend from where this photo was taken, my two North American friends who came along for the trip and I enjoyed our last outdoor meal of the trip. Fresh and delicious seafood.

This is a photo from the lighthouse of Cabo Polonio. Such a beautiful place to visit and a once in a lifetime opportunity.

This is another photo from Cabo Polonio.
Anthony Bourdain did a great episode on Uruguay and some of the food that can be found there. Here is a short clip.
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, has a boardwalk all around the coast. It's impossible to get lost, just head toward the water. After 7 P.M., friends and families gather at the "rambla" to drink some mate or exercise. Each neighborhood has their own "rambla" and most have their own beach. It's such a beautiful time of day!
This is another part of the "rambla". Just around the bend from where this photo was taken, my two North American friends who came along for the trip and I enjoyed our last outdoor meal of the trip. Fresh and delicious seafood.
This is a photo from the lighthouse of Cabo Polonio. Such a beautiful place to visit and a once in a lifetime opportunity.
This is another photo from Cabo Polonio.
Anthony Bourdain did a great episode on Uruguay and some of the food that can be found there. Here is a short clip.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Ireland
This weekend, a colleague and I found out we had something in common-we had both visited Ireland recently and had fallen in love with the country. The weather in South Dakota now kind of reminded us of being in Ireland, minus the Irish accents, loud, obnoxious drunks at 5 p.m. and thousands of sheep.
Not only was the scenery and beer delicious, but the people were amazingly friendly (although there was no Gerard Butler "P.S. I Love You moments). Just like in Germany, I wasn't expecting the people to be so helpful and outgoing. If someone were wondering whether or not a visit to Ireland is worth it, I'd say in a heartbeat. There is so much to see and do all over the country, you can't not have a great time.

The Guinness museum was really educational and really well organized. They inspired the whole set up after the industrial style of Chicago. Not only that, but for 10 or 11 euros, students get in to the museum, get a free mini taste of the beer after going through the whole process of making it and then at the end, get to pour your own pint AND get certified. Zing.
One of the many bus stops on the tour.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
New York & Uruguay
First post to an updated and changed blog. Before, this was mainly used for my study abroad experience from last semester. Now, it'll be a platform for blogging about trips I'm planning, trips I've taken and overall experiences or favorite photos from traveling.
To start...it's official, my parents and I will be visiting my brother and his wife in New York City for Christmas and from there my mom and I will be going on to Uruguay until January 11. It's been a long time since we've both been back home to visit family and it'll be an amazing break from the snow. A good week with my grandmother at her beach house should give me a good lift for the last semester of school.





Although I was just in New York at the end of September for Advertising Week, it's going to be beautiful to be in the city in winter time.
Now that I've mentioned advertising week, here are a few photos from that trip.
Times Square Target ad
The Flatiron building. Absolutely stunning.
The week were in New York with Advertising Club, I stayed with my brother and his wife in their Queens apartment. This was my view every morning...
And this is who I woke up next to every morning...BB Cash.
New York City
Our last night in New York, we went as a group to Jon Stewart with Justin Timberlake. The sky was really strange while we waited out on the streets.
Times Square
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