Yesterday I had the chance to back and visit my alma mater, Oral Roberts University for the first time since graduating in May of 2004. A lot has changed in the last couple years with the resignation or Richard Roberts as president and the generous donations made by Mart Green, the owner of Hobby Lobby, [...]
A couple months ago Meredee got really excited and started planning a birthday surprise for me. She made a secret eBay purchase and also used her dad’s credit card to keep a larger purchase from me. She held out for a while but it became more and more difficult. While researching online or telling me [...]
The bus picked me up around 8 a.m. and then we switched to a larger bus and were on our way to see the main attraction of the area, the Perito Moreno glacier. The 70 kilometers passed quickly and, upon entering the park, a ranger boarded the bus to charge foreigners 40 pesos and Argentines [...]
The bus for El Calafate, Argentina left bright and early around 7:30 a.m. Within 15 minutes of leaving town we passed through Chilean customs, reboarded, then got off a few minutes later for Argentine customs. It wasn’t difficult, just extremely slow. Things would be simpler if these two countries would get along and arrange some [...]
I took a shower and shaved so as to look and feel more human again. My laundry smelled awful and fortunately a local place agreed to have it ready for me by 6:30 the next morning. Back at Hostel Natales, I worked on packing my things and talked with a couple Australian guys staying in [...]
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