Category Archives: Travel Narrative

Close encounters with the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 25, 2010 by elliewick

I met the Pacific Ocean for the first time last month. I saw it a day after I arrived in San Francisco, but it was a couple of days later before I got to touch it. Jon and I were … Continue reading →

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Meet me in San Francisco, please! And how a search for nature begins

Posted on November 8, 2010 by elliewick

In a sentence, that’s essentially what happened. What started as a trip to Portland, Ore., to visit one of my college friends, kept getting bigger. I had read about the redwoods of California in a National Geographic article called The … Continue reading →

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More than fingers at the Wood County Historical Center and Museum

Posted on October 8, 2010 by elliewick

This post is about the Wood County (Ohio) Historical Center and Museum. A couple of years ago I wrote this story for a magazine writing class. It was this time of year, and I’ve been waiting and waiting for October … Continue reading →

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Oktoberfest: O’zapft is!

Posted on September 18, 2010 by elliewick

The kegs have been tapped and the beer is flowing at the Wiesn in Munich because today is the opening of the 177th Oktoberfest. Two years ago I attended Oktoberfest before my study abroad program began in Salzburg. I went … Continue reading →

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Collecting foreign money

Posted on September 13, 2010 by elliewick

One of the things I love to collect when I travel is the local currency. My list of countries with their own national currency that I’ve been to is kind of small, mostly thanks to the European Union and its … Continue reading →

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It’s fair time, part 3

Posted on September 1, 2010 by elliewick

Finally, I can take a moment to breathe! My fair entries were submitted yesterday afternoon, and the Hancock County Fair began today. My entries were judged today, as well. On Monday night I baked for a couple of hours without … Continue reading →

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“So now you have a crush on Christopher Plummer…”

Posted on August 28, 2010 by elliewick

…says the clerk at my hostel in Stratford, Ontario, on Friday morning. Really, I already had a crush on Christopher Plummer, but only on a much younger Plummer of “The Sound of Music” variety. After “The Tempest” at Stratford Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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It’s fair time, part 2

Posted on August 24, 2010 by elliewick

I am usually so good at planning out my time, but this coming weekend is a major failure. It’s fair time next week, and I have a lot of work to do. I have to prepare my three photos, and … Continue reading →

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BalloonFest at night

Posted on August 15, 2010 by elliewick

On Friday night during my lunch break at work, I headed back to the BalloonFest to see hot air balloons illuminated. The illumination didn’t last long, but even so, it was pretty sweet. Earlier in the day I participated in … Continue reading →

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PlayhouseSquare: Theater in Cleveland

Posted on August 12, 2010 by elliewick

Theater (along with the other arts) has always been a respected part of my family. We’ve always attended plays and musicals, from performances at church to high school musicals to summer stock theater to traveling Broadway performances and shows actually … Continue reading →

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