A few weeks back I was somehow nominated for not one, but TWO blogging awards!
Crazy Train to Tinky Town (she’s hilarious, an English girl who packed it all in and moved to Turkey) nominated me for the One Lovely Blog award, and Turkish Musings (whose site is inexplicably dismantled, but keep checking back, perhaps it’s just an update thing?) nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award.
Thanks!
As part of the nominations, there are some rules, which are as follows:
* Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post
* Share 7 things about yourself
* Nominate 15 or so bloggers you admire
* Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know (If you find that I’ve linked to you below before I’ve notified you, sorry! We have junky internet right now so it’s taking a while to get all the messages out.)
Here are my 7 things:
1) I have never broken a bone. That’s right, never. Watch, I’m going to trip over my own flip-flop and break both arms tomorrow…
2) I have a secret love of Spaghetti-O’s. They are so good. I know they are horrible for you and made of fake toxic chemicals so I don’t allow myself to eat them as a ‘responsible’ adult (unless I’m hungover, then all bets are off)…but still, I love them.
3) I am allergic to cashews and pistachios. The best nuts I hear. This made it quite problematic to enjoy delicious things in Turkey and Israel, as there are pistachios on everything!
4) My right foot is nearly a full shoe size bigger than my left foot. This is why I love flip-flops so much.
5) I can barely ever remember people’s names the first few times we meet. It’s like I get introduced to someone and instantly their name flies out of my head. It can be embarrassing.
6) I have a childish and pathological fear of ‘under the bed’. No kidding, even in my own house I often leap onto the bed from as far away as possible to avoid getting snatched under by whatever monster lives under there with all my old sweaters. Don’t judge me. Please.
7) Even after all this time, I still get nervous heading out to a new country. You’d think I’d be over it by now, but I’m not.
And now, the 15 blogs
Travel blogs
Happy To Be Homeless – Another American couple who packed it all in for a big adventure. We met them on our cruise to Antarctica, and managed to meet up again months later to travel together through northern Argentina and Bolivia. They have an ambitious route planned in the next year and half, so you’ll have lots of time to get to know them!
Ric and Roll – A friend of ours from New York who decided it was time for a break and set off nearly 6 months ago for his own trip around the world. He’s currently living it up in Buenos Aires.
Positive World Travel – A couple who has recently returned to Australia after some serious extended travel. They post a lot of videos, which we love!
One Giant Step – Gillian and Jason took off for their own RTW trip in 2009. Even though they are back to ‘real life’, they continue to travel regularly and post great a variety of great articles.
Fluent in Frolicking – A Hawaiian girl who frolics around the world, and shares the best of her tales with the rest of us. I particularly live her drool-worthy ‘travel porn’ photos.
So Many Places – Another couple from the US (yeah, as a couple we do tend to read about other couples…) who just started their wanderings, beginning at home with a trip around the USA to different national parks. Stay tuned, their adventures are going to be HUGE.
The Cantaloupe Tales – a student blogger who has spent a semester studying in Morocco. She’s hysterical!
Global From Home – A blog that sets out to prove you don’t actually have to leave home to be global. She does weekly interviews with travel bloggers, or people who blog from abroad (we did a virtual interview with her earlier this month!) but she also incorporates food and other international tidbits into her posts.
Where’s My Toothbrush? – An adventurous girl who spends her time working in Asia and writing about her travels and day-to-day adventures. She’s witty and honest and often makes me laugh.
Teacher Blogs – As a former teacher, I do still appreciate reading anecdotes from the classroom. These are some of my favorites:
The Present Perfect – A former NYC teacher who hit the road to teach in Beirut, Lebanon. Three years later and she’s still going strong! She’s also an incredible photographer.
Bluebird’s Classroom – A middle-school science teacher who has been blogging regularly since before I started teaching, and who was a great source of inspiration to me when I was in the classroom.
Line 46 – A high school English teacher who writes about her observations, rants, raves, and the general nonsense that happens in the ed system.
Teenagers Are Ridiculous – The title says it all. She posts anecdotes that are so hilarious that I laugh out loud regularly. If you are not a teacher in real life you might think she;s making some of this stuff up, but I assure you, she’s not.
Other blogs – my favorite non-travel or teacher related ramblings:
Eggton – A perfect mix of funny anecdotes, fantastic food recipes (with photos) and adorable puppy photos.
Looky Here – My aunt – a professional stylist, shopper, and procurer of all things awesome – has created this fantastic blog that showcases great gift ideas. Seriously, it’s a lifesaver! I regularly find things on here that I want for myself, and she does such a great job at posting a range of gifts that you’re sure to find something for that person in your life who is ‘impossible’ to shop for.
The Parallel Life 