Final Departure

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. - Dr. Suess

This quote from Dr. Suess is how I'm trying to feel right now but it is rather difficult to smile at the moment.  My room is all packed up and my suitcases are sitting at ready to leave in a couple of hours.  My flight is not actually till tomorrow morning but I'm taking a shuttle to Halifax tonight.  

Last weather shot

My bags all packed and ready to go.

Wish me safe travels as I'll be doing it a lot in the next day and a half.
Happy Travels!
-B

Cape Breton Step Dancing

This semester I am taking a wonderful class called Celtic Dance.  The other day we had a performance class where we learned how to do some of the basic steps for a reel and a strathspey. This is a unique dance from Cape Breton called Cape Breton Step Dancing. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.





And as always...

Happy Travels!!
-B

The Promised Excitement!

I told you all excitement was coming but I bet you couldn't guess what it was.  Well you no longer have to wonder here is the big surprise..................


                My Mom is on the Island!!!!

My mom has come to visit me, along with two of my aunts. They have spent a few days on the mainland but now they are here visiting me. This weekend we will also be taking a little adventure off island. Be sure to check back to see where!

Happy Travels!!
-B

Louisbourg: The Epic Adventure

The first weekend that I was here on Cape Breton I had the opportunity to go to Louisbourg with a bunch of friends. It was quite the adventure. The Fortress of Louisbourg is a National Historic Site of Canada and a rather amazing place. I'm just going to share some pictures from our adventure at the moment.

From the left: Mel, Steve, Me

The Village of Louisbourg

King's Bastion Barracks

This place is beautiful and if you ever get the chance to visit or learn more about Louisbourg I highly recommend it. Canadian history is fascinating, at least to me it is.


Happy Travels!!!
-B

Winter vs. Fall Weather Shots

If you have been reading this blog for awhile you will remember the weather shots I took last winter from my dorm window of all of the snow.  I have decided to continue this.  First though I want to compare one of my winter shots to the shot I took today.

February 3, 2011

September 8, 2011

I cannot believe the difference. It's amazing.

September Update

I cannot believe that we are well on our way to the middle of September.  Can you?  I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on what's going on up here in the north-eastern part of Canada before I write a full length post.  So here are the highlights:

• Vegas was awesome and I had a fantastic birthday
• I made it safely to Nova Scotia
• Classes start on Monday
• My room looks like a tornado went off in it

I think that's all the highlights and important things from the last couple of weeks.  I am currently working on writing about my trip to Vegas and one on the last couple of days here in Nova Scotia.  That's what everyone has to look forward to.

Happy Travels!!
-B

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I'm off.... again!

The time has come my friends to start a new adventure.  After another full week of work I will be boarding a plan off to Las Vegas to celebrate my 21st birthday with my best friend.  Follwing a three day whirlwind of fun I will be heading home.

Upon coming home I will work for three days, Friday thru Sunday, and on Monday morning at 6:05am I will board another plane.  This time I will be off to the Great White North or Canada as I like to call it.  I have a fairly easy flight schedule but it will take just over 14 hours to get there.  Along the way I will be stopping in to see the magnificent airports of Vancouver and Toronto before I finally land in Sydney at 1:01am. Also in case you all have forgotten where Sydney is I have included a map.  The red star is where I am from on the west coast and the blue star is where I am going on the east coast.

Clearly from my busy schedule the next couple of weeks will be busy ones and by the time I get to school I will probably be in need of sleep.  Well.... I'm off so wish me luck on my next adventure.

Happy Travels!!
-B

Winter/Spring 2011

My next adventure is coming up. This adventure has more to do with school and less to do with major travel but it is still a new experience that I am greatly looking forward to. For the winter/spring semester I am participating in an exchange program, specifically NSE or National Student Exchange. This program allows students from specific universities across the USA and Canada to go to another participating university for up to a year. From this description you can conclude that I am not going on another European whirlwind trip. I am however going to a place very unlike mine.

Enough with the suspense, I shall tell you where I am going. I am heading off to Sydney, Nova Scotia. Many of you might be wondering where in Nova Scotia is that and I will tell you. It is on Cape Breton Island in the north of Nova Scotia. I am going to be on the edge of the world. I'm going to be about 3,941 miles away from home, should be fun.
This is the Island of Cape Breton. If you have any advice for me I would greatly appreciate it. I hope everyone is enjoy the start of fall and stays safe. Happy travels!