Traveling Journal Continued

Boarding the train to cross Britain . . .
Advice to international travelers: take one small suitcase and only one small suitcase! We all took way too much luggage and accumulated more as we went along!
The trains were mostly great! At least this one was - sleek and speedy! cool and comfortable!
We sailed across the Irish Sea from Holyhead, Wales to Dublin, Ireland. The ferry boat ride took 1 1/2 hours. Here's one of the ships in the Irish fleet, though we didn't sail on this one. We were on the "Swift", quite a bit smaller but swifter!

Wee bit of breeze on the deck!

More Questions!

YEAH!!!! I found out last night that I am going to be getting a camera! Thanks to all who contributed! If anyone has suggestions as to what I should get, let me know. I am hoping to order it this week. Yeahhhhhhhhhh. Finally!!! Tons of pictures coming soon!
In the mean time, since I actually got some of you to answer my questions, here are some more.

1. What are some of your all time favorite fiction books (The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Jane Eyre (or any Bronte' sisters books), gosh this is hard...The Giver, the Garth Nix Series, Harper Hall of Pern Books, anthing by Shannon Hale, all the Harry Potters, all the LOTRs, Stargirl, all Nancy Farmers books, and a bazillion more I can't think of right now.

2. Favorite Non-Fiction? (A Natural History of the Senses, most Art History Books, the Gourmet Cookbook (thanks aunty!),

3. What are you reading right now? (I actully just finished "The Riddle" this morning. It was awesome. The first book is called the Naming - Willow, this is totally our kind of book. You will love it. It is a quartet. I can't wait until the next one comes out. It is about bards.)

4. For Mom: Between the Rainforest, a Desert, a Tropical Island, the Moon, The Artic, deep underground, or the bottom of the ocean, where would you live? (definitely the rain forest. So cool!)

921 Kearney....

Hey all! sorry for not posting in foreverrr! I have been really wrapped up in learning how to live in a house that is full of...hmm...how do we say this politically...issues. The first or second night I was here we had a huge rainstorm and woke to find we had three massive leaks in the basement. The trash company didn't bring us a dumpster until just a couple days ago, almost THREE weeks after we signed up with them. They kept saying they were soo busy and running soo behind (obviously, although I really don't think dropping off dumpsters is something you can get 3 weeks behind on...) We had to keep all our trash in the house. It was not pleasant. Oh well. We are also waiting on our landlord to drop of paints so that we can paint our living room which is absolutely disgusting, because the walls are stained with "I don't want to know" and the people who lived here tried to paint over some stuff but didn't use the right shade of white, so they are all splotchy. And, we are waiting on our landlord to get our backdoor fixed, which doesn't lock! Yikes!
Anyway, those are just the major things in our house, there are all sorts of little surprises that we discover each day. It's such an adventure living in a student house!
I started school last monday and I am almost ready for a break already! Classes are good, although none that I am really really excited about, but none that I am going to hate either. This tuesday I am going to audition to get into a modern class. Finally I am going to be dancing again!
Bet, to answer your sweet questions: the last person I talked to on the phone was Papa, which was really nice because I hadn't talked to him in a long time.
My favorite vegetable is...hmmm...this is a difficult one, I really like corn especially roasted, although the fried okra is definetly high on the list as well, as is steamed squash and mashed potatoes...I'm not so sure which one takes the cake here.
I would definetly choose the sahara. I despise being cold as well, but I agree with mom, what awful choices! How about the rain forest!
Well, I am off to do some cleaing and some homework before I head off to Applebees for my last day of training! Yay!
Love you all!
Willow

Article about Atlas

Hello All!
Here is a link to an article that was published about Atlas in the paper on Friday. It was a full page article. Pretty cool! Anyway, thought you might enjoy. It was funny though, because on the caption for this picture, it said "Tim and Amy Coons..." oops.
Have a great day!

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060818/ENTERTAIN/108180080/-1/FEATURES

Please post more often everyone!!!!!!!!

Questions...

So, most of you are still at home, so probably no one will check this, but hopefully you will answer soon!

1. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? (Some guy asking for Tim to organize music for a wedding he is playing at tomorrow)

2. What is your favorite vegetable (Fried Okra!!)

3. If you had to choose between the Sahara or the Artic, where would you live? Why? (Definitely the Sahara. I hate being cold)

Love you all, Betony