Exploring North Dakota, The Midwest, and Beyond
Sometimes when you look toward the northern horizon, there is a very faint green glow. Some people – like me – can see the glow with the naked eye and others – like Mom – cannot. But don’t worry if you can’t see it, it looks nothing like the photos […]
Winter in North Dakota is cold, brutal, and ugly. Sounds like a delightful place, right? So how could there possibly be any beauty in such a harsh sounding area? You have to know where and how to look for the beauty, it’s all around. Somedays it does suck and is […]
For the past five years, I called Fargo home. And like many people I didn’t feel the need to go out and see the tourist attractions in town. I didn’t appreciate what was there in my own town. When it was time to move away, I felt the need to […]
This is going to sound super lame, but up until recently, I haven’t tried many of the restaurants in Fargo. With school, work, and the desire to save money, I mostly ate meals I cooked myself. I’m big on cooking my own food because it’s economical and I am frugal. […]
If you are planning a trip to North Dakota in the winter, great! I guess. It’s not where I would choose to go (most likely because I’ve walked to class in the winter for years now), especially as it is snowing as I type this and has been snowing for […]
Sometimes the best places to go on a vacation aren’t halfway across the world. Sometimes, they are in your own backyard or your own state. For me, this trip wasn’t so much of a vacation as it was a class trip where I earned points. But even at the time, […]
It’s no secret to those that know me that I love everything and anything to do with outer space. Mom and Dad, I blame you guys for being total Trekkies and turning me into one too! I grew up watching Star Trek (Deep Space Nine (I loved the comet), The Next […]
August 18, 2015, marks eight years living in North Dakota. So what is life really like in rural North Dakota? In the summer, when the thermometer can peak at temperatures of 105 degrees, life couldn’t be better. Well, it could be cooler. In the winter when the wind chill drops […]
Spring is such a lovely time of year in the north. The snow has finally melted, the grass is turning green, and the trees are coming back to life. Every couple of years there is a super bloom of flowering trees and this was one of those years. The flowers […]
