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Kimberly Hula
Adventure 5- Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
I worked on the “Brush with Kindness” Program which helps low-income homeowners with exterior renovations on their homes, (sort of a community beautification project). It was a rainy and cold day, but I drove down to south LA and met the two project leaders and two other volunteers. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot we could do since it is all exterior work (mostly painting on this particular house) and there was only a small covered back patio that we could work on. So it was only a half day of manual labor, but I did volunteer to go to Starbucks and bring everyone coffee to warm up.
One small comment I will make, I didn’t feel as helpful or inspired helping with these home repairs as maybe working on the projects that build homes for families, mainly because this was a fairly decent neighborhood (for South LA) and good size home (that they OWN) and they had a Cadillac in the driveway. Hmmm.
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heididino
4/52 WHO DAT
Greetings adventurers!
i come to you as i settle back into my work week after having had a whirlwind 2 weeks of travel. The first trip was to New Orleans to attend an interpreting conferece. Greeted by palm trees was a definite welcome from the bitter snow covered Chicago of which my interpreter cohart and I live. We wre there to attend a series of workshops but as it turns out we skipped the 1st day and last day of the conference, opting to be tourists instead.Oh New Orleans-we started off on a bad foot. We scoured and scoured the city for vegetarian fare, to no avail. We were schocked at the misogynistic revelry that is Bourbon Street. What had we gotten ourselves into?
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Stephanie
Adventure #1
I’ve been a bit delinquent posting my adventures. Let’s go back in time, shall we?. It was the first week of January and I decided I needed to get myself back to the gym after all of my slacking around the holiday season. Why not start off my year of adventures with a new class?
I was originally going for Spin class, but apparently there is a sign-up process that I wasn’t aware of, so I wasn’t able to get into the class. Who knew there was so much bureaucracy at the gym?!
Luckily for me there was another class going on at the same time – Group Kick. I thought it was fate, and figured I would give it a shot. It was an hour of high energy cardio kicking, punching, jumping, and yelling (yup – yelling!). It was the best way to let out all of my post-holiday frustrations (A POST-IT?! I’ll give YOU a Post-It!).
By the way, in case you’re wondering that girl in the picture isn’t me; it’s Buffy the Gym Girl (seriously!). She’s my inspiration!
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Kimberly Hula
I hear J. Alfred had a zest for life
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
-T.S. Eliot
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cupcakeemergency
Do I dare eat eat peach?
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AG
Adventure #5: Deoksu Palace and 8 Course Japanese Dinner
I planned to go to the Seoul Museum of Art on Sunday to scope out the Andy Warhol exhibit with a friend. However, by the time we got there, the museum was closed. Luckily, we were near a palace and with the entrance fee being only 1,000 won (less than 1 USD), we decided to check it out. The palace is called Deoksu, and it was built in the mid fifteenth century. Out of the all the palaces in Seoul, it is the smallest. This was perfect, since it was close to getting dark out. So we were able to walk around the grounds before it was dark. If I could figure out how to post pictures on here, I would do so. But I’m technologically challenged…You can read more about this palace here http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/65.
After the palace we stumbled a upon a pricey Japanese restaurant, but since we were in the mood for fish we decided to treat ourselves. The dining area was fun in and of itself. It was a private room with a sliding door and chairs on the floor allowing for your feet to stretch down about 2 feet below the tabletop. The meal started with tea and soup. Following came about 7 courses of fish. The first 2 were raw. I have taken a liking to raw fish more than ever since residing in Korea. I honestly don’t know what kind of fish it was, but I tried all of it. This was an adventure on its own. It was all very tasty and fresh. Again, if I knew how to post photos, I would, but…The bill came to 50,000 won each, which is probably the most I’ve spent on a meal since I’ve been here. Wait, it’s probably the most I’ve ever spent on dinner for myself!
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sounds delightful. If you want to email me your photos I can upload them to your post and/or send you instructions in how to do so. I need to see this palace. and this meal! (Kimberlyhula@gmail.com)
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adrienne
The Fifth Adventure at the MFA
We’re lucky here at Simmons because there are two great museums nearby, and both are free to Simmons students! Friday a small group of us took a trip to Ancient Egypt, looking at some wonderful pieces of the burial chamber of a Governor who was apparently quite important. The artwork was beautiful and the boats that had been buried with the Governor were unbelievable and in brilliant condition. The head displayed was impressive as well! I left with a bookmark of the Hieroglyphic Alphabet, and a yen to get a tattoo of the Eye of Horus! 🙂
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4/52- A Serious Commitment to Science
I don’t ever remember thinking that boys were better at science and math, I just knew that I wasn’t very good at either of them. Math and I never really got along, but as a nature-loving kid, science intrigued me. It was hard for me though, and I readily backed away from the subject. Reading and writing came easily, and I was praised from a young age for having skill in both arenas. As is the lazy way of living life, I threw myself into a world of words and allowed a passion for English to justify an avoidance of science. A pretty successful run in Physical Science and Biology could not suppress my growing fear that I would fail out of Chemistry in my Junior year. I convinced my guidance counselor that I didn’t need to take it, and enrolled in the “easier” Ecology class, primarily occupied by academically low seniors seeking an easy A (or, maybe, a good effort B).
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Rhea
It looks awesome! I love how it has that dictionary-esque syllabled style. Go JScribe!
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jeindeer
Oh, lovely! I’ve always wondered what tattoo I’d get were I to get one, it’s great to see how someone else reasoned out their own. Such a beautiful choice, too.
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1月のAdventures
Brian here with a month of adventures. 4 weeks, 4 adventures. The task (adventure?) of learning how to write a decent post is still unattained. Awesome. I write more over at my regular blog, http://www.gaijinbash.com, click the links if you want to read more about each adventure.
1. Shinnenkai with my Motorcycle Riding Club
Shinnenkai is another excuse for people to drink in Japan. It roughly translates to let’s drink for the first time in the new year party. Hopped on the bike and headed down to the Izu peninsula. This is the one place near Tokyo where palm trees line the road and the beach, ocean, and sky aren’t all shades of grey. You can read more here.
2. Visit to an Abandoned Dinosaur Exhibition
Haikyo is the word for modern ruins in Japan. Mostly just hotels built during the bubble economy, these are the decaying reminders of overspending in a capitalist society. And they are totally rad! I have a fleeting interest in them, and make it out once in a blue moon. This time, I went to a dinosaur exhibition at a snake center. Read more about the dinosaurs here. And the freaky second part at the snake center here. Be warned, photos of hella dead snakes.
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jeindeer
Adventuregrams!
My adventure this week isn’t to procrastinate while doing homework–I’m just doing that extracurricularly–but I’ve been poking around on the internet anagram server. Anagrams for “fifty two adventures” include…
A vow-entrusted fifty
A vested, witty runoff
A fervid twenty tofus
A overfed, fun twit sty (I’m sure the IAS says this with utmost love and respect)
Wafted nervy outfits
True fated nifty vowsAnd my personal favorite,
Defeatist: try fun vow.
Did I miss any? Are you, too looking for an extracurricular procrastination destination?
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Anonymous
awww, adventuregrams are the best grams. Thanks jeindeer!
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Chyna
Thanks for shriang. Always good to find a real expert.
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Kimberly Hula
Something to Write Home About
Adventurer d Graham (Chicago) wishes Adventurer Fran (Boston) a VERY happy birthday. Too.
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