Today I returned to work at PM Wells and with mixed emotions resigned from my current teaching position. I must thank Ms. Flewellyn for helping me transition into middle school, your kindness will never be forgotten. I will miss all of my students and co-workers, but I know that I will grow to love my future students and co-workers.
Tomorrow will be my last day at PM Wells and Thursday will be my first day working for Feld Entertainment. Here is a link to my tour schedule, http://www.ringling.com/TourSchedule.aspx?action=showschedule&show=rd_141&parentID=1226&assetFolderID=1238. I would welcome suggestions for places to visit in any of the cities I am working in and I promise to post photos. Thanks to all of my friends and family, I could not do this without you. I love you all and I promise to stay in touch.
Looks like a fun schedule! No suggestions on places to visit though. Rylan and I will look into it and see what we can come up with. We'll keep in touch :)
ReplyDeleteColumbia, SC- Home to my beloved Univ. SC Gamecocks. When I was there in the late 90s, 5 points had some great bars with a lively and great local music scene. Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens is one of my favorite in the southeast. Not a full day zoo, but a great half day visit.
ReplyDeleteNashville- Old school Honky-tonks on Broadway and 2nd in downtown. The Tennessee History museum is free and worth a visit. Country Music Hall of Fame is good, but pricey. The The (the original Grand Ole Opry, catch a show if you can and they are all country music. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is one of the best in the nation. At one time, you get get $10 tickets 30 minutes before the shows started, if they had any empty seats. Bluebird Cafe- the venue for great songwriters, you never know who might show up and join in. Nashville public library main branch- 1/26@ 6:15 Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus, will discuss her work. the civil right room is moving and amazing, it focuses on MLK jrs work in Nashville. Friday the puppeteers are performing Anansi the Spider.
Then I know nothing about the NC cities. Then you get to Charleston.
Charleston- my home for 7 years. King Street, the market, Folly Beach (the hippie beach) and yummy Taco Boy, Sullivan's Island where Poe lived for awhile, the battery, The museum (America's first museum), the air craft carrier the Yorktown, Ft. Sumter. Hymans Restaurant All of these are in Charleston, the circus will be in North Charleston. I don't know a lot about that area since we didn't own a car and had to live close to the college. I have been to Summerville (near N Charlie) and it is a quaint little town.
ReplyDeleteOops, The original Grand Ole Opry is now called the Ryman.
ReplyDeleteDC suggestions- Smithsonian, Smithsonian, Smithsonian, the holocaust museum is not on the mall, but close and very moving. Kennedy Center and not just the main stage. The small stages are usually cheaper and have great performances. I've seen Shear Madness a few times now. The subway is clean and safe, my favorite out of all the big cities. Dupont Circle area is a fun place to have coffee and people watch.
Boston and Manchester: Do an online search for one of the many historic walks and print the maps. Then walk. :) Stop at any pub that looks fun.
ReplyDeleteEmpty on Pittsburgh. I've only spent time in Philly.
Michigan: I only know Ann Arbor and Detroit, spent most of my childhood July's in Detroit.