Author Archives: awalden

We’re Marathoners!

26.2. It takes a car almost 30 minutes on the freeway to drive the amount we just ran. And to be quite honest, it was the hardest thing athletically I’ve done to date. The trip started off with the Weaver family and us…

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It all adds up to this

I can still remember the day  Bridget came home with a bag in her hand. She escorted me to the bedroom, and I excitedly followed. She reached her hand in the bag, and pulled out my present…  I was hoping for something else,…

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Volunteer Work – Andy Style

The other day while at work I received an urgent request for volunteers. I glanced at the email, and realized that I definitely had the skills to be of assistance. And so did a few of my friends. So the next day, a…

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Who wants to be a mermaid?

I used to go to the lake when I was a kid. I’ve also enjoyed snorkeling a few times, and was able to scuba dive once in Hawaii. Not too shabby for a guy who can’t swim. Bridget always made fun of me…

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Travel Reading in Greece: Book Reviews

As with any traveling, there’s a lot of down time. Whether riding on a train or waiting for a ferry, this gives a lot of opportunity to catch up on some books. For our Greece trip, I brought two. The Art of War…

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A tour of Peloponnese

Olympia Bridget and I jumped on a train out of Athens to get to Olympia. Unfortunately for us, Olympia is on the other side of the Peloponnese ant the train does not go directly to the city. It goes towards the outside of…

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In and Out of Athens

Bridget and I landed in Athens on Sunday morning. We had booked a hostel prior to our stay, so from the airport, we jumped on the metro. As a precursor to come since a large majority of Athens has both English and Greek,…

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When in Rome… errr Philly

Before we got to Greece, Bridget and I had 28 hours of travel time. We started in San Fran, where I had a few beers, and then jumped on a red-eye to Philly. We got in at 7:30am and had about 8 hours…

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Burning Man 2009 – The Narnia Awakening

The Beginning We met up with Tam at 6:30am to head out to Gerlach. Getting up early was a smart decision considering we didn’t have much traffic on the way out, and we didn’t have a long line ahead of us. We were…

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Narnia starts with the Lamp

Bridget and I have been prepping for Burning Man, especially over the past few weeks. We are doing a Narnia theme camp, which we’ve been prepping for over the past few months. This beauty on the left came to us in March. Bridget…

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