Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Since1986
Archive for September, 2008
September 12 th
Leaving the US
This is likely to be my very last post from American soil for a very long time. Tomorrow I fly out of New Jersey to Belfast, arriving on Sunday morning. To say I’m sad is a huge understatement. Of course, it’ll be nice to be back as, although it’s been a while, the US is definitely not my home. But at the same time I’ve had an absolute blast over this past year and a bit so it’s just a little unnerving to go back to what I know is going to be a tough year at university and lots of hard work…
September 9 th
Washington D.C. and Philadelphia
After my terrible experience at the airport, I finally made it to Washington. Baltimore is a solid 20 or so miles from DC, so I grabbed a shuttle van that would drop me off at the front door of the hostel. The driver was a nice guy from Nigeria, he knew quite a bit about the NI political situation from living in Belfast about 12 years ago.
Washington, DC
After checking into the hostel, I headed out for something to eat. It took a while to find any life in the city, but I eventually wound up in Chinatown which was bustling and grabbed a burger.
Washington is very easy to navigate…
September 6 th
This day couldn’t get much worse
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – I hate airports. There are some places I find unpleasant, and I don’t really like doing it – like the dentist or going to work, but I don’t hate them. Airports, though, I have a greater dislike for. Unless you’re having a particularly bad holiday, the airport is probably the worst part of your trip.
This morning I needed to get up early to catch a flight from Chicago’s O’Hare Int’l Airport to Baltimore, MD…
September 4 th
Update from Chicago
I’ve been having a great time here so far in Chicago, keeping busy most days. On Tuesday, I bought new shoes as my old one almost fell apart on me. Take a look:
Quite proud of myself, as it only cost me $22.
Yesterday I had a particularly produce day. I got up early and went to visit the Museum of Science and Industry, which I got into for free as it was one of their free days after Labour Day. It was a huge museum, and actually really interesting. I spent the entire day there from 9.30 to closing time at 4pm…
September 1 st
Chicago Day 2
It’s the end of my second full day in the city, and I really like my hostel because it has decent wi-fi, which proves what a geek I am that I find it difficult to cope without the internet for a few days.
Today is Labour Day in America (learn to spell “Labour” correctly, America) which is the equivalent of May Day back home. Officially this celebrates the Labour Movement worldwide, for the general public it means a long weekend and lots of places you wanted to go being closed.
My first stop of the day was the library, which was closed…
