One of my students wrote this after our trip for her ‘blog post’ assignment. Enjoy 🙂 Hiking the Grand Canyon June 11th, the 7th day of our road trip—Today was like the highlight of this trip, at least to me because I have been excited about hiking the Grand Canyon for a long time. Actually,… Read More Hiking the Grand Canyon — Jiyeon Lee
I encouraged everyone from our trip to write at least one “blog” post about something that stood out. Giulia from Italy decided to share “The Navajo Experience” with us! Enjoy! Written by Giulia Scandurra Edited a little by Lauren Green We had to spend one night in the Monument Valley, and the day before our… Read More The Navajo Experience — by Giulia
We’re home! And something funny happened today on the last leg of our trip. Everyone strongly agreed that Texas stands out as the best thus far. Now, I’m not one of those brag about Texas people. BUT there was something wonderful about reentering our state. We even made a list of the things we love… Read More Everything’s Better in Texas
We are officially back in TeXas. Yahoo! This morning we had a wonderful brunch and coffee at Java Joe’s in Albuqurque. Then we drove to Roswell and visited the alien museum and had lunch at a fun custard place. We had just crossed the state border into Texas when we passed a cop who immediately… Read More Home Sweet Home… Almost
Where do I even begin? So Wednesday afternoon, we made our way to Monument Valley on the Navajo Reservation lands. My words can’t describe it, and they say a picture is worth 1000 words, so… The best photos are on my real camera, but basically it’s these crazy rock formations in the middle of the… Read More The Ultimate Navajo Experience
Let me start by saying everyone’s English is AWESOME. Being surrounded by English for two weeks straight works wonders for my advanced students who know a lot but lack practice. They’re even starting to understand me well when I talk fast or use a lot of slang. It’s great! So I’m even more convinced than… Read More Grand Canyon
Today has been a bit of a lazy day. It’s HOT here. And we decided that even travelers need a ‘Sunday’ day of rest. We slept til 9 (that’s 11am Houston time) and enjoyed an awesome complimentary breakfast buffet. We came back to the hotel… I had some much-needed me-time while everyone else went for… Read More Sedona
Yesterday morning we woke up at 8 to a hot Tucson day. Our hotel had an AMAZING free breakfast with all kinds of eggs and meats and yogurts. It was a wonderful change from the pastries and horrible coffee of our previous hotel. After our fill or delicious food, we headed to Saguaro National Park.… Read More I Love Cacti!
New Mexico is totally bizarre to me. This morning we set off from Carlsbad Caverns area to White Sands National Monument. Within 2 hours we traveled from steppe to Colorado-style lush forest at 8,500 feet to hills/mountains to straight up desert to white fluffy sand dunes. Crazy! White Sands was awesome! When we were coming… Read More New Mexico Just Blew My Mind
Lauren Around the Globe 