Detroit Day 18: Biking and Budweiser
Yesterday I spent a good portion of my day biking and exercising. I ran one mile, worked out with my trainer for an hour then biked 22 miles round trip…
Detroit Day 17: Breweries By Bike (not really)
First Stop: Roasting Plant After a quick two mile run (since the scale is still lying to me about my weight), I headed to the Roasting Plant to do some…
Detroit Day 16: Riding Around and Getting It
I am just over the hallway point of my Detroit exploration and I have enjoyed every minute of it, though going out to discover new things everyday and subsequently blogging…
A Girl’s Guide to Detroit
Today on facebook a friend of my oldest sister and avid follower of my blog, Michelle McDonald shared the link to the below video which was featured in the Huffington…
Detroit Day 11: American Independance Day
Since I am rarely home for holidays, I usually reserve them for family. I went to three different barbeques and had a great time at each one, eating more food…
Detroit Day 10: Celebrating Another Year of Life
First Stop: Wild Wednesdays As I do every Wednesday I went to Super Greenland in Dearborn to get lots of cheap fruits and vegetables. If you haven't been there yet,…
Detroit Day 9: Back to Life
Rise and Shine: 7:30am Today's Forecast: Overcast and slightly depressing Fitness: I am finally back at it and focused on dropping the American pounds that I added in the last…
Detroit Day 8: The Catch Up
Rise and Shine: 9:15am Today's Forecast: Endless rain Today was reserved as a day of rest. After a pretty hectic two weeks back in the states, involving a funeral, a…
Addis Ababa, I love you!
I have always heard great things about Addis Ababa. In the early 90s I stopped in the airport on a flight to Uganda, but that is the only flirtation I…
A Quick Trip to Gulu
When I planned my trip to Uganda, I knew that it would be an opportunity to see one of my closest friends from grad school and more importantly, it would be a…