Saqsaywaman Archeological Park
Overlooking Cusco, Peru
March 7/8, 2009: Traveling to Cusco
Dear Grandma,*
Yesterday I learned that I had earned tenure and promotion at the University of Sorta’ Cosmopolitan. Today, I celebrated by trekking over 3,500 miles to Peru, crossing the equator for the first time in my life. Now, granted, I had this trip planned for quite [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Day 1: Leaving on a Jet Plane
Posted in Travel, tagged cusco, peru, saqsaywaman, Travel on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Home.
Posted in Travel, tagged peru, Travel on March 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Near Cusco, Peru
March 2009
I am home, but exhausted from traveling. We left Juliaca by air at around 8 a.m. Saturday morning … and arrived back in the Midwest around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. I need some time to process all my pix, grade my midterms, and write my blog entries. For now, however, I give you [...]
Dear Readers,
I am leaving for Peru on Saturday and I am so *not* hauling around the dead weight that is my computer. Heck, I’m not even taking my cell phone! I’ll see you all (virtually) on the 16th with lots of photos.
Just in case you’re addicted to my blog — and who wouldn’t [...]
Things That are Gross, Part 476
Posted in It's My Life, tagged nasty, The Foodie Files on March 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Apple Chai from Starbucks. For the record, the first two were pretty tasty, but the one today was bad, bad, bad. The milk foam congealed on top into a chunky mass that I had to spit out.
I’m going back to my regular Chai Latte with nonfat milk (which, btw, has fewer calories).
Maybe *this* is what tenure means?
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Service on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I received an email today, asking for volunteers to help with a particularly annoying, student-related duty. I’m waiting to see if the other guy replies before I step in to save the day. {I’m so evil!}
The Peru Countdown …
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, Travel on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… a.k.a., Holy Hell! How’d I get so much work to do?
You would think that earning tenure would curb my workaholic habits and soothe my worrywart soul. Ha! Maybe the reality of T&P hasn’t soaked in yet? All I know is that I have 50 million things to do before I leave for Peru on [...]
