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I loved the public transportation in London. My parents had the Transportation for London TfL app and Google maps to figure out the best routes and for the most part, it all worked as expected. The trickiest parts were finding tube and train lines that were wheelchair accessible. Sometimes we had to go out of… Continue reading London calling
I love Mumford and Sons and there is a line in Hopeless Wanderer that is perfect for this post: “I will learn to love these skies I’m under.” This is a start of a quartet of posts about transportation in England and Ireland. This is the skies post. The next two posts will be related… Continue reading “Love these skies I’m under”
This is brilliant! Caregiver tickets for free! Personal Care Assistants or caregiver tickets to everything we went to from concerts to AFC Wimbledon to museums were free. This was also the case when we went to Toronto about 5 years ago. So, England, Ireland, and Canada have this figured out! We do NOT have it… Continue reading Voyage on – what worked well on my England travels
This line is from the song Falling Slowly from the movie, Once, which is one of my favourite movies set in Dublin, Ireland, where I just got back from. Some of my favourites in Dublin included pubs, buskers, and learning about Irish history in museums like the GPO Museum of the 1916 Easter Rising, EPIC… Continue reading “Raise your hopeful voice”
I love England! My favorite things so far have been experiencing AFC Wimbledon in person, going to the Birdy concert, and meandering through graveyards in the Peak District. Cheers! "Beware of a slow sudden death" Here are some of my favorites from graveyards in Eyam and Hope. In 1665, Eyam was struck by the Bubonic… Continue reading England is Awesome
I made it to London - my dream trip! Getting ready to go to see AFC Wimbledon match so this is a short post. Enjoy the pics of our sightseeing at St. Paul's Cathedral, meandering near Borough Market and Tower of London.
Ocean updates Just so you know, this book I have been working on for the last two years is a weird book to edit. It is fun to write though and I am on my last round of editing before I send it off to the first of two rounds of betas, maybe three. I… Continue reading writing\editing updates
Welcome to 2023, everyone. Here’s my annual post about my 2023 goals. This year is going to be AWEsome as I Advocate, Write, and Explore. Advocate Affordable and accessible housing Watch the awesome video of the Minnesota Council on Disability Legislative Forum where I recently spoke with Minnesota State Representative Reyer about the dire need… Continue reading Hello 2023 – AWE
Finally, here’s part 3 of my road trip blog posts. The top five things I did when I was in DC and Philly are as follows: Ben’s Chili Bowl (DC): AWESOME! This diner was a great spot to eat with my parents. The coolest part was Mister Keith. The tour group that was supposed to… Continue reading Part 3: Fun things I did in DC & Philadelphia
Hi – here’s part 2 of my trip to Washington DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Oh, by the way, I just got denied for the Section 8 housing voucher for the 4th time so might be a little distracted. The barriers I’m running into is why my advocacy and opportunities to meet with my US Representative… Continue reading Part 2: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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