You get in life, what you have the courage to ask for!
Oprah Winfrey
Status Update
Figure Skating in a War Zone
They glided on the ice so gracefully… back and forth… it seemed effortless. Warm ups had such flow, as players took shots and seemed to float on top of the ice. That is until the period started and the puck dropped! It was like World War III, Tampa Bay vs Vancouver. These hockey players wasted no time pushing each other against the walls, tripping each other, even punching each other in the back of the head in some instances. And just like that, one item on my 2015 Bucket List was accomplished!!! I was simply scrolling through my email and saw a good deal to attend a Tampa Bay Lightning Game on Living Social (I am addicted to Living Social and GroupOn! Don’t judge me!!). I Immediately checked it out and realized it was a pretty good deal. For $25 I get to experience hockey and get a free puck… Though …
Travel Deal: New York to China for $500 Round Trip
Don’t miss your chance to visit the Great Wall of China!! Secret Flying just announced amazing deals from New York to Beijing (stop in Moscow) for under $500! Check out more information here: http://www.secretflying.com/2015/01/new-york-beijing-china-471-return/ I tried to use Google Flights and could not find the deal, but was able to see it on Kayak search. You can also use Vayama as suggested by Secret Flying. Let me know if you get this amazing deal!
Within the Walls of History: Arbeit Macht Frei
I was never a big fan of history in school.. even though I had to take several AP and Higher Level exams throughout my schooling on it… I dreaded every single one of those classes. Not because I thought history was pointless or unimportant. But because I read over and over in a book of all these events that truthfully I could not picture or grasp. While I love traveling because I enjoy seeing amazing places, meeting great people, eating tons of food that I would never otherwise try… I have fallen in love with bringing history alive. Sometimes it is beautiful and spring forth life into me. Other times, it brings me to tears and disbelief that anyone could have endured events and circumstances I have simply read about it books. One of these events is by no means alien to anyone that has gone through the educational system …