I set a pretty aggressive goal on Goodreads.com for 2013 since I blew away my goals the last couple years. Unfortunately I might have been a little too aggressive--last time I checked in I'm 11 books behind reaching my goal by the end of the year. Darn wedding planning is getting in the way of …
Author: Heather
Traveler.
Bibliophile.
Nature lover.
Biker.
Redhead.
Study Abroad: How Setting Expectations and A Little Kindness Can Go a Long Way
A month or so ago a colleague and I were speaking with a graduate student from Iran about how she ended up studying and conducting research at a couple of universities in the mid-west. She was the most wonderful, bubbly, likable person I've met in some time, but our conversation took a bit of a …
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Artsy, Active Weekend of Photography and Local Adventures
This ended up being a really productive weekend. We crossed a bunch of travel and wedding planning items off the list Saturday, including the fiance taking a camera class for our brand new Canon EOS 60D, an early wedding present from my parents (AMAZING!) Between the class and the gobs of reading he's done online, …
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Motorcycle Diary: Local Trip to Millersburg, Ohio
Thanks to the headline of an article I caught in the Akron Beacon Journal about a brewery opening in the middle of Amish country, our first motorcycle trip of the season was born. An Amish brewery? We had to check it out. It was a beautiful weekend and the perfect time to get our motorcycles …
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Travel for (His) Work: France and Switzerland
I've had some wonderful experiences traveling for my work, especially the last couple years as the fiance has been able to tag along. It's not all sunshine and roses. As I've mentioned, there is not much glamour when you travel for work and also commit the bulk of the trip to working--but there are the …
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Rocking the Resolutions
This past month I was able to complete a couple more ideas from my New Year's resolutions list and actually cross off one goal altogether! Mentioning it on the blog is more for my accountability than your interest, so apologies. The two items I recently tackled from my list are: Take part in at least …
Travel for Work: Washington, D.C.
Most people who travel for work know it's not as glamorous as those who do not travel for work may think. Still, it's really nice being out of the office and in a different setting-- even when you're working the whole time. Such was the case on our recent work trip to Washington, D.C. I …
Heather's Compass 