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Author Micah Cambre

Month: February 2005

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I should have already posted like 3 different stories about my travels already but for some reason haven’t gotten around to it. I’m also trying to get a photo gallery up as well but one thing after another catches me off hand so I forget or just don’t do it.

Anyway, I was recently invited to try out the infamous Gmail account offered from Google. With this free account, you get up to 1GB of storage space and really big attachments, possibly up to a gigabyte though I can’t remember. As well, they offer free POP3 support, meaning you can use your favorite mailing program such as Outlook or Outlook Express to send and receive your e-mails.

If you use hotmail or yahoo, you are limited to keeping anywhere between 100-250 MB, which is just a small percentage of what Gmail can do. You’re also limited to only using it through your browser rather than full POP3 support. On top of that, you will never have to put up with crappy little advertisements at the bottom of each sent e-mail again!

As of this statement, I have 50 invites to pass on to whomever would like an account. So, if you want want one, either e-mail me or leave a comment and your e-mail address and I’ll send you an invite.

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Jet lag sucks. If I had been able to or really wanted to keep busy enough, I really wouldn’t have noticed much. But, I’ve had a nice relaxing weekend filled mostly with sleep. It’s weird because I slept for 12 hours two nights in a row… well not 12 straight hours but 12 off and on. As refreshing as it was to sleep so much, it also was annoying because I didn’t get done as much as I could have. It’s not like I have a huge agenda on my plate right now but this week must be made to find more job opportunities.

I’m still sorta beaming over the Germany trip! It’s just amazing to think that another world exists outside this room. And there are so many things I wish I had the money and time to do now. I hope I can figure out how to make my life more enriching personally and outwardly. I know how important it is to keep charitable causes in my life so that I’m not completely selfish, but I also have so much curiosity about everything and wish I could find a happy medium.

Maybe someday soon, when my life reaches another stage, I’ll be able to figure out how to maintain this time and also be able to earn my living. It’s such a difficult balance for most people but I know how important it is and has become for me. I realize how fortunate I am with many aspects of my life, seeing and talking to other people about what they want and their abilities to make those things happen.

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I’m so addicted!

Wuerzburg castle
Hi, my name is Micah and I have a problem. I’m a travelholic.

I totally admit it, I’m addicted to traveling. And with this trip, it only begins! I am ready to get back out there and see more, learn more, do more.

It’s really interesting how my tastes have evolved in time. Although I do not collect comic books, baseball cards, etc like I constantly did when I was a kid, I can definitely appreciate them on another level. I love playing video games, defeating the next Final Fantasy series when I’m able, but I don’t do that as much. It’s just not one of my daily routines like it was back in high school. However, I still love playing when I can, enjoying the moments I am able to spend with games.

In a similar view, I have recently begun traveling a lot, and by recently I mean since the middle of college. I have traveled by car, train and plane to many different areas across the United States since college and plan to do MUCH more in the future. But, I am now absolutely ready to get out beyond the US to the other parts of the world. And Wuerzburg, Germany is only the beginning!

As you can see in the photo above, I shot this from the old bridge in town of the castle which sits on top of a hill watching over the city of Wuerzburg. It’s absolutely gorgeous to see from the riverside and both with and without snow covering it! Someday I’m sure I will get the privilege to visit during the summer when the flowers are in bloom and the festivals are taking place! Until then..

The ResidenzI only spent a total of 4 days visiting different areas of the city with a couple of others traveling and flying. We certainly didn’t have enough time to do anything and everything, and shamefully I never even really had authentic German food! I should be ashamed.

So, what this does is gives me something to look forward to during my next trip, whenever that shall be. It’s amazing to know how much interest I have in going back to Europe because I feel like I’ve only touched the surface. There are so many different places that would interest me, not really as a history buff but more as a study of humanity. I think the World War II period is fascinating and hope to someday while I’m young spend time around Europe visiting different Nazi concentration camps, Anne Frank’s hideout, and other places which serve similar purposes. There are some gorgeous castles to visit in Germany, Switzerland and around the Alps and I think that in itself would be awe inspiring. I have ancestors in France and I’d love to go to villages where they might have dwelled long ago. I also would be interested to know about other ancestory roots in England and other places as well. So, right now my mind is swelling with eagerness to learn about the world.

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