Europe on my mind

3-12-09 traveling brain

I’m dropping my friend Ann off at the airport later today. Yesterday, I dropped my friend Sue off at the airport at 4:45AM.... (see I can get out of bed if I have to!). Seems it is the time for some spring break trips. Sue is off the Florida with her teenage daughter and Ann if off on another Drake University trip to Europe.

I met Ann in 2005 when Greg and I also went on the Drake University trip to Europe, as part of Greg’s MPA study program (about 20 days in length). Ann has been going on these trips yearly since she also received her MPA at Drake. This year instead of sending home postcards of her travels, she is hoping to do a travel blog, and the class also will be “twittering”. Greg and I almost wanted to go again with the class this year, but instead during this time we will be getting our 2nd home in Kansas City moved in and all organized.

I started to reminisce about our trip in 2005 and thinking about all the educational programs we attended in Ireland, England, Belgium, Germany and we ended in Paris (plus some sight-seeing trips). I couldn’t begin to pick my favorite experience, but I do love Paris so much, probably due to the art museums. Here are a few pictures from our time in Paris. Spring time in Paris 2005 was wonderful!

I identified with this Rodin sculpture, it was of a women with a heavy block on her shoulder. (A women's work is never done!)