Week of Sun

Well I have just finished a very pleasant week in Florida with my parents. During the day I walked on the beach, biked and swam. We did some shopping and ate many great meals- either at home or out at interesting restaurants in the area.
Awesome!

Salvador Dali

St Petersburg Florida hosts an art museum with the works of Salvador Dali. This artist was a master of surrealism who lived here in the 1900's and who originated from Spain. His art is very detailed and interesting and each time I see his work I see something different. During this trip to the museum we went on a tour. Our tour guide had a shoe, a red ladies' pump, pinned upside down on her head. She used this "shoe hat" to explain surrealism: "something that is out of place, not where we expect it".

Visiting

One of my co-volunteers Elizabeth, who was also my roommate in India, lives here in Tampa. I had a great day of visiting with Elizabeth, walking on the beach, talking and sharing photos from India. We both toured around India after volunteering, so we were able to share ideas for future trips. We both want to go back to India soon.

Florida

Hi All

I am now in Florida ready to enjoy 8 days of sunshine and visiting with my parents.

The plane ride down was easy compared to traveling to India. It was also neat because the space shuttle was launched just as we were flying into Florida so we could see it ascending into space. I took some photos but they don't do justice to the experience.