Due to some complications with our visas, we had to push back our departure date. We are now scheduled to leave Michigan for China on Saturday, May 10. A word to future travelers to China, get your visa early. We did not anticipate the extra paperwork and it took some time to get it all straightened out. Thanks to the Jeff, one of my companions for my summer adventures, we got our visas and now we are set to go. He spent a lot of time at the Chinese Embassy in Chicago waiting in line and advocating for a speedy process.
Since I've been back in Michigan longer than I anticipated, I have been doing my best to stay busy. This includes sleeping in, reading, going for long walks and runs, hanging out with friends, and simply enjoying Ann Arbor in the spring. I had no idea that AA was so beautiful at this time of year. The winters here are brutal, cold, dreary and gray. Very different from the South Dakota winters that I grew quite accustomed to. So spring is a welcome change; a breath of fresh air takes on new meaning. There are tulips everywhere and the air even smells like spring. It is wonderful. Not to mention how relaxed everyone is. It is completely different from the previous 8 months I spent in Ann Arbor. School is intense and everyone is stressed 95 percent of the time. But not during the summer. It’s all about hanging out on the porch drinking some wine or doing all the fun things that you don’t have time for during the school year.
That’s just what I did yesterday. Some friends and I went to Detroit. We spent part of the day at the Detroit Institute of Art and then had lunch in Greek Town. Very fun. Detroit is a great city. The downtown is beautiful and certainly has a lot to do. The riverfront is great and you can tell the city as put a lot work into revitalizing this area.
Below are some of my favorite paintings from the DIA and some pictures of Greek Town. And I had to add a picture from the porch sitting, a staple summer activity in AA.
Since I've been back in Michigan longer than I anticipated, I have been doing my best to stay busy. This includes sleeping in, reading, going for long walks and runs, hanging out with friends, and simply enjoying Ann Arbor in the spring. I had no idea that AA was so beautiful at this time of year. The winters here are brutal, cold, dreary and gray. Very different from the South Dakota winters that I grew quite accustomed to. So spring is a welcome change; a breath of fresh air takes on new meaning. There are tulips everywhere and the air even smells like spring. It is wonderful. Not to mention how relaxed everyone is. It is completely different from the previous 8 months I spent in Ann Arbor. School is intense and everyone is stressed 95 percent of the time. But not during the summer. It’s all about hanging out on the porch drinking some wine or doing all the fun things that you don’t have time for during the school year.
That’s just what I did yesterday. Some friends and I went to Detroit. We spent part of the day at the Detroit Institute of Art and then had lunch in Greek Town. Very fun. Detroit is a great city. The downtown is beautiful and certainly has a lot to do. The riverfront is great and you can tell the city as put a lot work into revitalizing this area.
Below are some of my favorite paintings from the DIA and some pictures of Greek Town. And I had to add a picture from the porch sitting, a staple summer activity in AA.
Hanging out on the porch.
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Hey, hope you weren't affected by that earthquake! Shoot Alicia and I a message once in a while!
Hey Kellie,
M and D here, we heared about the earthquake this morning and where you are from it. Hope you didn't get raddled from it to bad. Praying for your safty and your co-workers. Hope to hear from you soon. Love from home!!!!!
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