Posted in Ex-pat Life, Food, Holidays/Celebrations, tagged Beaujolais Nouveau wine, BJ party on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive! En Urbana, Illinois!
What started as a local festival in one region of France quickly spread, and is now truly international.
(See my earlier post, Building up for Beaujolais, October 7, 2008)
On Friday November 21 we celebrated Beaujolais Nouveau here in Urbana at our house. It was a very lively gathering and [...]
Posted in Africa, World travel, conservation, tagged Big 5, South Africa Game Parks on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS: THE BIG 5 (or 6 or 7, or even 25)
Quick. What pops into your mind when you think of an African wildlife park?
A ride in a safari vehicle…thick bush and tall grass…elephants…lions…the Big Five…danger and excitement…being far from the madding crowd.
It’s all that and more. It’s also peaceful and a chance to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday, November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Swimming Laps at the Urbana Aquatic Center
I actually posted this a while ago, but have had a break in swimming (for various reasons) and have now returned and had exactly the same reactions, so decided this was still really relevant.
#1. Who would have thought I’d settle into swimming so easily again! As a kid I [...]
Posted in Africa, Holidays/Celebrations, World travel, tagged Kenya, Obama, reviving tourism on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(sign on a safari van in Kenya)
Part 1: Obama Win to Help Kenya?
All over Kenya people were partying as soon as they heard about Barack Obama’s win in the US presidential election. The President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, declared Thursday November 6th a national holiday so the celebrations could continue and even the price [...]
Posted in Holidays/Celebrations, World travel, tagged chopsticks, Obama City, Senator Obama on Friday, November 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Obama City—Some Fun Bits of Information
One of my Japanese students told me about Obama City yesterday, so I wanted to share that information. I am happy that Barack Obama won the US presidential race, as are many other people in the USA and all over the world.
For example, Barack Obama’s victory was greeted with [...]
