#6
Viewing Steve's Pictures:
You will have to do this the first time:
1. Go to www.winkflash.com
2. Create a new account (it is free)
Put in this website and it will allow you to see all of my pictures for the whole trip.
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These first pictures are of the previous things that I wrote about along with recent pictures.
My friend adam's aunt (Nawal) and unlce (Amo) adopted a baby from Lebanon. Nawal had been over in Lebanon with the baby for the last couple of months with Terese (the baby) and getting the papers ready while Amo stayed home in the US. When the baby was finally ready to be brought back the war broke out and the airport in Beirut was bombed which halted them from flying back. After a few days they found a boat to go to Cyprus and from there a plane took them to Frankfurt. After a few minor complications in Frankfurt they finally got a flight to the US where some family, friends and myself were at the airport to meet them. Along with us there were 5 different news cameras there to film the story. Just before they arrived Mike Tirico from sportscenter came through the gate but he had nothing on the Nawal, the baby and the reunion with Amo. This made for a great day with the extra bonus that I got to hold Terese.
Enjoy the pics!!
Monday, July 24, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
#5 Itinerary
#5
I leave Detroit the 2nd of august and fly to DC. I have never been there and will be there a few days.
From there I head to NYC for a few days until heading out of the country.
The airline tickets I bought from there are as follows.
From NYC to Iceland on the 8th of August.
From Iceland to Dublin, Ireland on the 13th of August.
Dublin to London on the 22nd of August.
London to Stuttgart, Germany on the 4th of September.
Around Europe until the 17th of October.
Frankfurt, Germany to Cape Town South Africa on the 17th of October
On the 8th of November I Depart on a bus tour from JoBerg, South Africa that travels for 32 days up through Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and into Nairobi, Kenya on the 9th of December.
Nairobi to Dubai, UAE on the 11th of December.
Dubai to Cairo, Egypt on the 14th of December
Cairo to Kuwait City on the 17th of December.
Kuwait City to Bangalore, India on the 2nd of January.
Bangalore to Bankok, Thailand ont he 23rd of January.
This is the last ticket I have bought thus far, I will buy more from there later on into my trip.
I plan on being in Southeast Asia through the end of March.
I leave Detroit the 2nd of august and fly to DC. I have never been there and will be there a few days.
From there I head to NYC for a few days until heading out of the country.
The airline tickets I bought from there are as follows.
From NYC to Iceland on the 8th of August.
From Iceland to Dublin, Ireland on the 13th of August.
Dublin to London on the 22nd of August.
London to Stuttgart, Germany on the 4th of September.
Around Europe until the 17th of October.
Frankfurt, Germany to Cape Town South Africa on the 17th of October
On the 8th of November I Depart on a bus tour from JoBerg, South Africa that travels for 32 days up through Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and into Nairobi, Kenya on the 9th of December.
Nairobi to Dubai, UAE on the 11th of December.
Dubai to Cairo, Egypt on the 14th of December
Cairo to Kuwait City on the 17th of December.
Kuwait City to Bangalore, India on the 2nd of January.
Bangalore to Bankok, Thailand ont he 23rd of January.
This is the last ticket I have bought thus far, I will buy more from there later on into my trip.
I plan on being in Southeast Asia through the end of March.
Monday, July 17, 2006
#4 Catch-up, Cali, Cottage, Reunion
#4
I have been a busy boy since writing last. I went out to San Francisco and saw that city for the first time which was quite enjoyable; I was hosted by Benny and Mark G, thanks guys (benny-good luck in vegas). Then I went and spent a week further north with my sister Beth. While in town I got to drive around her Boss's/Friend's electric car.
Then we headed up to a resort for a night where we went on a hike up to a waterfall before soaking in the natural baths that make your skin bubble and relax you; and the hot tub. We then spent a couple of days at the world music fest which is really a reggae fest. It was hosted in a small city that has a population of a couple thousand but the festival brought in around 10,000. It was great fun though and enlightening (we learned that if you take a green grape and eat it at the same time with a wheat thin it taste like a pop tart; truly, try it.) We also went to a swimming hole with a friend Danny and learned that if you eat a banana before going to sleep it helps you to remember dreams. We headed back to Ukiah (Haiku backwards) where beth lives to spend an evening at the concert in the park. I had a cozy bed in a cozy apartment that beth and her roomate Lily (alex) shared. In Ukiah it is legal to plant up to 25 plants of mary jane in your yard if you have a doctors note to do so, I don't know why I tell you this except it is interesting. We were then taken to dinner at the neighboring city by the mayor (Beth has come a long way in a short time) After a delicious meal I played pool against a kind man with no teeth and an albuquerque t-shirt; I pulled out a victory in the end. Then the Beth, the mayor and her friends and I stopped at a few local bars before heading back to Lily's house. It was a great trip to northern california.
I arrived home and spent a day relaxing before heading up to the Hess's cottage. The few days up there consisted of putting songs on a computer, shooting hoops, laying in the sun, eating, poker, profanities (all in good fun), watching adam make eyes with a youngin, golf ball hunting, and discussing the meaning of life. Footer and I remain undefeated in lawn botchie ball.
Back home for a few days before family started arriving in town. We headed to my cousin Erin's wedding where the family gathered to eat and dance the night away. The next day we drove up to the newest location of the Family reunion. There ended up being 11 of the 12 siblings in my mom's family and roughly 30 some cousins. We swam, ate, played volleyball, soccer, tennis, card games, went to the nearby lakes and got to spend quality time with family. One of the strangest games that was invented was pain ping pong. How this works is you play with shirts off and after each point the winner of the point gets to hit the ball as hard as they can at the other person's back on the other side of the table; this tends to leave a nice red welt mark. I went through 3 cousins before no not my back was too sore but my shoulder and arm were exhausted from swinging the paddle; I did have some awesome marks on my back though. We also took a trip floating down a river for a few hours one day. I am now back home for a day from my reunion with two weeks until I leave Detroit with two bags for 8-9 months. Until later
I have been a busy boy since writing last. I went out to San Francisco and saw that city for the first time which was quite enjoyable; I was hosted by Benny and Mark G, thanks guys (benny-good luck in vegas). Then I went and spent a week further north with my sister Beth. While in town I got to drive around her Boss's/Friend's electric car.
Then we headed up to a resort for a night where we went on a hike up to a waterfall before soaking in the natural baths that make your skin bubble and relax you; and the hot tub. We then spent a couple of days at the world music fest which is really a reggae fest. It was hosted in a small city that has a population of a couple thousand but the festival brought in around 10,000. It was great fun though and enlightening (we learned that if you take a green grape and eat it at the same time with a wheat thin it taste like a pop tart; truly, try it.) We also went to a swimming hole with a friend Danny and learned that if you eat a banana before going to sleep it helps you to remember dreams. We headed back to Ukiah (Haiku backwards) where beth lives to spend an evening at the concert in the park. I had a cozy bed in a cozy apartment that beth and her roomate Lily (alex) shared. In Ukiah it is legal to plant up to 25 plants of mary jane in your yard if you have a doctors note to do so, I don't know why I tell you this except it is interesting. We were then taken to dinner at the neighboring city by the mayor (Beth has come a long way in a short time) After a delicious meal I played pool against a kind man with no teeth and an albuquerque t-shirt; I pulled out a victory in the end. Then the Beth, the mayor and her friends and I stopped at a few local bars before heading back to Lily's house. It was a great trip to northern california.
I arrived home and spent a day relaxing before heading up to the Hess's cottage. The few days up there consisted of putting songs on a computer, shooting hoops, laying in the sun, eating, poker, profanities (all in good fun), watching adam make eyes with a youngin, golf ball hunting, and discussing the meaning of life. Footer and I remain undefeated in lawn botchie ball.
Back home for a few days before family started arriving in town. We headed to my cousin Erin's wedding where the family gathered to eat and dance the night away. The next day we drove up to the newest location of the Family reunion. There ended up being 11 of the 12 siblings in my mom's family and roughly 30 some cousins. We swam, ate, played volleyball, soccer, tennis, card games, went to the nearby lakes and got to spend quality time with family. One of the strangest games that was invented was pain ping pong. How this works is you play with shirts off and after each point the winner of the point gets to hit the ball as hard as they can at the other person's back on the other side of the table; this tends to leave a nice red welt mark. I went through 3 cousins before no not my back was too sore but my shoulder and arm were exhausted from swinging the paddle; I did have some awesome marks on my back though. We also took a trip floating down a river for a few hours one day. I am now back home for a day from my reunion with two weeks until I leave Detroit with two bags for 8-9 months. Until later
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