Welcome to my blog! Below is an outline of all the places I've traveled so far, as well as the places I plan on traveling. Some dates have links, which means I wrote a blog post for that day - click on the link to read the post! To see the pictures I've taken on my journey, click here.
| Day | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 4/3 | Seattle, WA | Arrived late, dinner with a friend from High School |
| Saturday | 4/4 | Seattle, WA | Went to Gasworks Park, saw Lake Union, walked along the canal to the Puget Sound, saw the Chittenden locks, Discovery Park |
| Sunday | 4/5 | Seattle, WA then drove to Portland | Visited OA frosh from Princeton, toured downtown Seattle and Queen Anne |
| Monday | 4/6 | Portland, OR | Bought an REI tent, went hiking in Washington Park |
| Tuesday | 4/7 | Portland, OR | Made the mother of all GORP |
| Wednesday | 4/8 | Portland, OR | last day with Portland friends |
| Thursday | 4/9 | On the Road Portland to Crescent City, CA | Beautiful drive down I-5 in Oregon. Took a detour at Cave Junction to see the Oregon Caves National Monument. Camped near the beach in Del Norte Coast Redwood State Park |
| Friday | 4/10 | Drove to San Francisco, CA | Went for a hike in the Redwood National Park - randomly met a guy who went to college with one of my Portland roommates. Drove the amazing Avenue of the Giants through Humboldt Redwoods State Park |
| Saturday | 4/11 | San Francisco, CA | Hiked in the Redwood Regional Park near Berkeley. Dinner at Herbivore vegan restaurant. |
| Sunday | 4/12 | San Francisco, CA | Castro-style Easter Celebration at Dolores Park! Bike ride through the Mission and downtown to North Beach to watch the sun set over the Golden Gate Bridge. I think I might have poison oak. |
| Monday | 4/13 | San Francisco, CA | Lunch with an old roommate from Newark, dinner with college friends |
| Tuesday | 4/14 | Drove to San Simeon, CA | Finally tried to address this horrible poison oak rash.Beautiful drive down US-1 along the California Coast. Camped at a state park. |
| Wednesday | 4/15 | Drove to L.A. (North Hollywood) | Met a couple from Estonia and talked about Obama. Saw Elephant Seals! Hike up Runyon Canyon with my sister near Hollywood where you can see all of L.A., from Santa Monica to Hollywood to downtown L.A. |
| Thursday | 4/16 | Los Angeles, CA | Venice Beach to see Ian! Dinner with Ian at the restaurant where my sister serves. |
| Friday | 4/17 | Los Angeles, CA | Hung out in Old Pasadena. Amazing comedy show in the evening! |
| Saturday | 4/18 | Los Angeles, CA | In bed, in agony from poison oak. |
| Sunday | 4/19 | Los Angeles, CA | Still in agony from poison oak. |
| Monday | 4/20 | drove to Las Vegas | How to do Vegas for Free |
| Tuesday | 4/21 | drove to Snowmass Village, CO | Breathtaking drive through Utah. Met a really interesting truck drive in Green River, UT |
| Wednesday | 4/22 | Snowmass Village, CO | Hiked with Dan and then dinner in Aspen |
| Thursday | 4/23 | drove to Denver, CO | lunch at Little Anita's with an amazing girl |
| Friday | 4/24 | Denver, CO | Hung out with host Mom, dinner and a movie with host sister |
| Saturday | 4/25 | Denver, CO | Met up with former Obama volunteers.I wish I were organizing right now. |
| Sunday | 4/26 | on the road to Santa Fe, NM | Explore the Plaza and surrounding areas in Santa Fe. Camped at Rancheros campgrounds just outside of Santa Fe |
| Monday | 4/27 | around Santa Fe, then drove to Truth or Consequences, NM | Visited the Pecos National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, quick visit to Albuquerque, and a little mishap on the road as I drove south along I-25. |
| Tuesday | 4/28 | drove to Austin, TX | Visited with my Aunt and Uncle |
| Wednesday | 4/29 | Austin, TX | Dinner with my Aunt and Uncle and a good Texas debate about Presidential politics |
| Thursday | 4/30 | Austin, TX | Toured Texas State University at San Marcos where my Uncle is a Vice President, failed attempt at finding a Vegan (or even vegetarian) restaurant in San Marcos and so settled on omnivorous Chinese buffet |
| Friday | 5/1 | Dallas, TX and Tulsa, OK | Visited Jenny Grumbles at her incredible store, Uptown Country Home, then onward to see Julie Niemi in Tulsa where we rocked out to Wayne "The Train" Hancock at the Crystal Pistol. Slept in my tent in Julie's living room. |
| Saturday | 5/2 | Little Rock, AR | Dinner with my Aunt, Uncle, and cousin |
| Sunday | 5/3 | Little Rock, AR | Toured Little Rock |
| Monday | 5/4 | Memphis, TN, and Birmingham, AL | Explored Beale Street and saw the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Arrived late at Samford University to hang out with a campaign friend. |
| Tuesday | 5/5 | Nashville, TN and Dawson Springs, KY | Arrived late in Dawson and hung out with Bob, husband of one of my volunteers during the Kentucky Primary |
| Wednesday | 5/6 | Madisonville, KY | Visited my friend Rodney's fish shop, hung out with Bob and Miss Shirley at Miss Shirley's underground home |
| Thursday | 5/7 | Chicago, IL | Went to a rockin Hey Champ Show! (composed, in part, by Jon Marks PU'05 and Pete Dougherty '06 |
| Friday | 5/8 | Chicago, IL | Explored Hyde Park and downtown/Millenium Park with my friend from college, Aiala |
| Saturday | 5/9 | Racine and Milwaukee, WI | Spent a few hours with my grandparents and then went to see Hey Champ in Milwaukee |
| Sunday | 5/10 | Racine, WI | Cooked Eggs and Bacon for my grandparents (of which I did not partake), planted geraniums for my grandmother, and took them out to the Hobnob restaurant on the lake. |
| Monday | 5/11 | Racine, WI | Visited my Uncle Jon and spent more time with my grandparents. |
| Tuesday | 5/12 | South Bend, IN | Tried to visit with 3 Obama volunteers but only successfully visited with 1. People (non-students) on Notre Dame's campus are protesting President Obama coming to speak for commencement on the grounds that Obama "supports abortion." |
| Wednesday | 5/13 | Cincinnati, OH | Saw the corpse that Marihelen is dissecting at U Cincinnati Med School! |
| Thursday | 5/14 | Cincinnati and then drove to Pittsburgh, PA | interviewed Marihelen and arrived late in Pittsburgh at Megan and Greg Lapp's house |
| Friday | 5/15 | Pittsburgh, PA | Party with former Obama volunteers in Pittsburgh! |
| Saturday | 5/16 | Pittsburgh, PA | Recorded a few volunteers' stories, hung out with Megan and Greg Lapp who hosted me when I was in Pittsburgh during the Democratic Primary. |
| Sunday | 5/17 | Pittsburgh, PA, then drove to Collingswood, NJ | Recorded some more of my Obama Volunteers' stories and hit the road to Philly. |
| Monday | 5/18 | Philadelphia and Collingswood | Somehow ended up stuck in a crowd that shuffled me into the stadium at the University of Pennsylvania where I got to see the Commencement Ceremony, including a speech by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Visited with Princeton Alum David Weiss and ate a sweet potato burrito. |
| Tuesday | 5/19 | Collingswood, NJ then drove to Roseland, NJ = HOME | Relaxing and wonderful to be home, but as always, home falls short of the idealized fantasy that I dream up when I'm away. |
| Wednesday | 5/27 | Flying to Honduras! | - |
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