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Jenn's Travelogue Blog
jennstravelogueblog.blogspot.com
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I know life is a journey not a destination but man I do love a good destination, and the journey hasn't been too bad either.
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Compromises

Awhile back, I had shared a post about my husband, Brian, and my different styles in travel, and life. Things havent changed much over the years. As we have continued to travel together, we have stru...

21 h ago

The Hidden Side

I was reading this article the other day about five areas where people waste money when traveling. (I love that they included buying a SteriPen for on-the-go water purification!) It got me thinking a...

3 days ago

Training for Travel

Yesterday I got an email from REI regarding my September trail-maintenance trip to Yosemite with my dad:"Trip conditioning: Upon arrival in Yosemite, you should be capable of hiking 2-4 miles wit...

23 may 12

Wings Unclipped

Yesterday was my last day of school for the year. While preparations for Year 2 start in just six short weeks, I am taking full advantage of the break to get a little traveling done. In case you were...

21 may 12

Travel By Food

Yesterday was Brians birthday. In the Beard house, this usually means one thing - dinner out, preferably foody and new (at least to us). Enter, Affäre. This trendy, German tapas restaurant, located i...

18 may 12

Blogless

This past week I was in D.C. for my Public Policy residency. Between learning sessions, field trips and late nights of quality time with my classmates, I found no time for blogging. The day before I ...

07 may 12

Truckin

Hi there! Sorry, its been way too long. I keep falling asleep to possible blog post ideas, clever titles I want to include, and photos Ive shot but never posted. I really hate that I have been MIA on...

27 apr 12

Recent Restaurant Roundup

So, I have been a bit grounded lately (although I will be heading out all over once school breaks for the year; more on that coming soon). However, I havent stopped trying new things and enjoying a l...

16 apr 12

Farmers Market

This early spring weather is making me antsy for one of my favorite late-spring/summer past-times - trolling a Farmers Market, preferably in a new city, of course. To that end, I wanted to share a fe...

05 apr 12

Lobbying in D.C.

Secretary Clinton kicked off World Water Day with an inspiring speech about the importance of water and sanitation not only for individuals but also as a matter of national security as scarcity issue...

23 mar 12

WASH in D.C.

I spent the majority of my day learning about water, sanitation and hygiene - I even won two prizes for a WASH team quiz (a lovely coffee table book) and for correctly answering a question about the ...

22 mar 12

Spring in D.C.

I arrived in D.C. bright and early with plenty of time to enjoy my day. According to my pedometer, I walked a total of 9 miles - all in the name of minimizing the public transportation and minimizing...

21 mar 12

Planning Ahead

I am going to D.C. the day after tomorrow. In addition to being excited about the Cherry Blossom Festival and World Water Day festivities, which includes my first time on Capitol Hill, I have also re...

18 mar 12

In the Now

Back in August, I started to chronicle the details of my life after quitting a job at a place Id been for nine years and going back to grad school. At the time I did this for a couple of reasons:I li...

15 mar 12

Bonus

I love when you plan a trip and then discover that you are putting yourself in the right place at the right time to experience something extra that you hadnt planned. I dont usually have impeccable t...

11 mar 12

Good Food, Will Travel

This past weekend, Brian and I took his parents to Justus Drugstore in Smithville, MO. It was totally worth the hour we drove north and the hour Bs parents drove south to meet in the middle. In addit...

07 mar 12

Window Shopping

As you might imagine from my lack of posts lately, I have been feeling rather grounded. As I study, I think about how nice it would be to have two consecutive weekends off. As I work, I think about h...

28 feb 12

Warming Up Winter

In my last post I blogged about places that are nice to eat at in the winter if youre in Kansas City. Another place that I love, and mentioned back in October, is Room 39. Brian took me there on Frid...

20 feb 12

Cozying Up

On the eve of what is rumored to be our first snowstorm of the winter, I was thinking of all the places I like to be when its cold outside. I am hoping for a work from home day with Brian tomorrow, e...

13 feb 12

Fun in Freeport

Being home for a long weekend gives me about enough time to see some people I need to, rest a little and get out to see one favorite place. This trip my parents and I went up to Freeport for some fre...

06 feb 12

Back in Maine

Maine in the winter, to many people, may sound like a bad time to visit. Snow on the ground, cold air blowing, streets frozen, etc. However, if winter is going to be cold, you might as well be in a p...

04 feb 12

Out of Reach

I remember when I first starting flying and tracking my own frequent flier miles. I remember thinking that if I could only get to 15,000 miles, I could go anywhere in the continental U.S. for free. A...

30 jan 12

Haiti Highlight

Now that I have had a few days to think about my trip to Haiti, I think my favorite moment was when a group of orphans organized a room full of bottles. The bottles will be used by the community to s...

24 jan 12

Haiti Reflected

For people who wonder what I was doing and why, here is the story in pictures:Many children in Haiti are living in the care of orphanages. They, like everyone else in the world, deserve to have a cha...

21 jan 12

Culture Shock

Ive been home for about 20 hours. In that time I have whirled myself back into the motions of my "normal" life quickly - laundry, shower, sleep, eat, drive, work, eat, work, drive, pay bills,...

19 jan 12

One Day More

Today we spent the day in Port-au-Prince visiting orphanages, churches and schools that either have working water systems or want one. One of the orphanages had a large group of girls who had been re...

16 jan 12

From Haiti

Just a short update from Haiti to say were doing fine. Its been an interesting trip so far and I will have plenty of stories and photos to share when I get home. While we were here, the two-year anni...

14 jan 12

Landed in Haiti! Let the heat begin! Spending the night in Port-au-Prince, heading up to Santillus in the morning.

10 jan 12

Additions

As I have been preparing for my trip to Haiti (the day after tomorrow!) I have come across a couple of new things that I am excited to try out in the field. Several of them were already featured in m...

08 jan 12

Resoluted

I dont normally make New Years resolutions. Since I find myself always trying new things and trying to get better at other things, I think setting time-frames on such goals is too oppressive. However...

02 jan 12

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