One item I have had recommended to me to get through long flights by a high school teacher who takes students on study away trip every summer is Olay Daily Facials. I have never used them but her exact words were "I never fly without them". The point of them is basically to provide a fresh face on the go. They are very small in size and expand when wet. Since they are … [Read more...] about Olay Daily Facials
Well, just as quite a few others have said, I'm not sure what to do on my free day in Vietnam! The Notre Dame Cathedral stood out to me when Ms. Pham suggested it in the itenerary and I'm glad I looked into it a little. For starters, the building is beautiful. But another thing that really intrigued me was the rumor that the Virgin Mary statue shed tears in October 2005. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Cathedral
My mom works for American Airlines at Lambert Airport in STL. Obviously we've been talking about everything there is to talk about regarding this trip and one of those things is which kind of plane we'll be on. Being as the flight out of LAX will be a hefty one, she is hoping we'll be on a 787, also known as, The Dreamliner. It's American's nicest public plane that you can … [Read more...] about Planes
At the last meeting, someone asked about bringing water bottles with them. When I went to REI looking for a good hiking bag, I stumbled upon some water bottles with built-in filters. It was fairly cheap so I bought it and I think its perfect! I will probably use it mostly for water to brush my teeth, etc. The material allows it to fit nicely in bags, … [Read more...] about Water Bottle
I know Ms. Pham mentioned the glowing beaches in the Maldives and I've known about this for a while because of an image I found on Pinterest but I decided to actually look into it. The "glow" is really just bioluminescent plankton. They can be seen in the Maldives and a few other coasts through out the world. The glow is a defense mechanism to stress, so as the waves move them … [Read more...] about Bioluminescent Plankton