Global Traveler http://global.meatfreezer.com/ A Travel Guide To The Life Of Karen en-us 2008-09-13T20:18:31-08:00 Semester at Sea - Japan http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000600.html From my journal.....(I don't want to skew my memories from my first visit with memories from living there.) We arrived in Osaka on Tuesday and it was kind of gray outside. Kaycee and I took the subway to the bank... karen 2008-09-13T20:18:31-08:00 Semester at Sea - Hong Kong and China http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000599.html From my journal........ This has been a long week for me and the longest time I have spent off the ship since we began our voyage in January. . Last Sunday we arrived in Hong Kong. It is the tallest... karen 2008-09-13T18:13:22-08:00 Semester at Sea - Vietnam http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000598.html I think the country I was most suprised by was Vietnam. One thing I wish I had done before I visited each country was to write my expectations. I can't remember exactly all that I thought Vietnam would be but... karen 2008-09-11T18:12:45-08:00 HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA! http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000595.html I can't believe you're 3! I love that you're my niece and I get to watch you grow up! I hope we always stay buddies! I love you!... karen 2008-09-05T20:47:30-08:00 Semester at Sea - Singapore http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000594.html Earlier in our voyage we were supposed to go to Kenya and the violence and terrorism in Nairobi forced us to change our plans and instead go to Mauritius. Similar reasons forced us to change our intended stop of Malaysia... karen 2008-09-01T15:50:00-08:00 Semester at Sea - India http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000592.html I was most nervous about going to India. I had heard a lot of things about it and most of those things involved vomit. For those of you who don't know me, puking is my biggest fear in life. I... karen 2008-08-30T19:16:30-08:00 Semester at Sea - Mauritius http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000590.html Decided to go back to writing my current thoughts about the voyage because the journal entries were way too long and had some information not relevant to why I am posting now. In reading back on our visit to Mauritius... karen 2008-08-11T17:56:09-08:00 Semester at Sea - South Africa http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000589.html So I am going to actually post my journal entry here instead of attempting to rewrite all of it....enjoy! I am in love with South Africa! I don’t just mean that it is a nice place and I had fun;... karen 2008-08-11T13:06:56-08:00 Semester at Sea - Brazil http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000586.html Oh my God unemployment is so boring. My trip to Brazil was my first south of the equator. Apparently there is somesort of maritime tradition for people who are crossing the equator by ship for the first time. Our toned... karen 2008-07-25T15:44:27-08:00 Semester at Sea - Cuba http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000585.html Our first official port of call was Havana, Cuba. I was really excited to go to Cuba. Not because I knew a lot about it, but because I knew most Americans were forbidden from visiting. There was only one other... karen 2008-07-24T08:45:17-08:00 Semester at Sea - The Bahamas http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000584.html In my new and super boring unemployment, I've been trying to be productive. My first project was to scan all my old pictures - I started this some time ago but am almost finished. I saved the best for last... karen 2008-07-24T08:36:55-08:00 Love Child http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000580.html The day after Jed and I were married, we decided it might be a good idea to see what our child might look like. Thankfully, the Luxor had a very scientific machine to show us. I'm not sure if it... karen 2008-06-29T15:45:57-08:00 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JED!!! http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000579.html Welcome to your last year in your 20s!... karen 2008-06-25T06:53:50-08:00 First BF http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000577.html I have been in an obsessive picture scanning mood lately. I'm trying to better organize all my prehistoric, pre-digicam pics and since I've been told I don't make enough use of my site, I thought this would be a great... karen 2008-06-02T19:56:00-08:00 One Year! http://global.meatfreezer.com/archives/000575.html It's hard to believe it has been one year since I married Jed with Aron and I giggling all the way down the aisle. The lack of wanting to plan ahead led to a last minute trip to Vegas to... karen 2008-05-29T10:21:57-08:00