I never drew this blog to a close. , on the verge of further adventures and even more new places.

Monday, July 12, 2010. One thing I quickly learned here in the city is that while everything is expensive, there are actually a lot of places to go and things to do that cost very little or nothing at all. There is a catch to this, however - you give up your precious sleep time. And while the experience of walking the bridge and seeing the city from a different point of view was great, it was nothing .

My summer studying and working abroad. But was I happy to be heading home to my family and friends? Absolutely. After reading the post over again, I realized that it was not a fitting end to this journey that I was a part of. I ask, How ya doin? There is one phrase that has stuck with me a little longer than the others, probably because of the frequency that I used it over the past thre.