Back and Better than Ever

I made it back from Europe! It's been awhile since I updated, but I can guarantee to you in that time there has been much learning happening. Here's a synopsis of what my 2009 has held thus far of which I will elaborate upon further (i.e. cool experiences, lessons learned, interesting cultural differences) in spare time this summer:

January 7 - Arrived in Dublin, Ireland

January 12 - 2nd Semester began at Champlain College Dublin with 16 credits including: Critical Thinking (my philosophy credit), Irish Literature (see my final project here), Global Environmental Earth Science, and Social Marketing (non-profit's included).

February 19-22 - Visited my UVM friend in Vienna, Austria

February 28- March 1 - Champlain Dublin trip to Northern Ireland

March 14-15 - Overnight trip to County Kerry, Ireland

March 19-22 - Solo trip to Paris, France (which yielded this project)

April 3-5 - Champlain Dublin trip to Western Ireland (Co. Galway and Co. Clare)


April 9-12 - Visit to Amsterdam, Netherlands

April 23 - Matt and I presented our social marketing plan to Dublin City Council about ways to increase cycling in Dublin

May 6 - Returned to the states

May 11 - Back doing PR and HR at Growing Options, Inc.

All in all, life's been great, crazy, and more than I could have ever imagined. I miss Europe terribly, but now that I have friends in all the places I've visited, I think I will be making a trip back sooner than I think.

To those who are going on the Champlain Mobile Journalism (mojo) Trip to China - I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK! Enjoy traveling the world; the world has so much to offer. You can follow their adventures in China on their blog.