by cwells | 2014-01-27 | Air, Car, Pix, Travel
Gentle readers, I have been taking a few days to get sorted back out after returning from Senegal, Africa. There are so many impressions of my short time there that I am still contemplating much of the experience. To be very honest, what I saw of Senegal was virtually...
by cwells | 2014-01-20 | Car, Culture, Spain
As much as Spanish people like to dress up in various period costumes, there is a real sense of history that extends to even contemporary times, as well as more contemporary settings. On one brilliant Saturday shortly before Christmas, my friend Cristina and I arrived...
by cwells | 2013-11-06 | Air, Bus, Car, Culture, Expat, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia
(Sorry, folks, this post is without pictures. I promise to make that up to you soon!) I arrived in Valencia about 48 hours ago, and so much has happened since I went through airport security in Atlanta, my head is spinning. My trips through airport security were...
by cwells | 2013-08-16 | Car, Food, Pix, Travel, Tribe, Walking
Armed with a Prius and a sense of adventure, my tribe headed to Orléans. King Louis XII felt that town was the “heart” of the French royalty, a treasure to be protected. In my humble opinion, it still is such a treasure. Situated on the Loire, Orléans is...
by cwells | 2013-07-25 | Car, Graduate School, Residency, Tribe
The interesting thing about residencies is that sometimes, you run into folks that you have met before. This residency is a fairly small group of people, and I have already made some solid connections of colleagues that may be very helpful. Just like in middle school,...
by cwells | 2013-07-23 | Air, Car, Food, Graduate School, Pix, Residency, Train, Travel, Tribe
Yesterday was a travel day. If you are not a person who travels long-distance by plane, then you miss the joy of flying for a number of hours, navigating through airports, eating airport food (some good, some bad), being in close quarters with strangers, and being...
