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The Travelogues – First Friday 2

In Event, The Travelogues on May 7, 2013 at 3:43 am

A travel meeting occurred last Friday, May 3rd, including stories from Egypt and the National Parks. Bob Suren shared his experiences from a trip to Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt in August 2012, and Christopher Davis shared stories from the last fifteen years he’s spent working in National Parks such as Bryce, Glacier, and Mesa Verde. There were plenty of amazing photographs, numerous laughable situations described, and many familiar faces in attendance. There are recordings below of both speakers’ presentations. If you’re adventurous, wanting to be adventurous, and/or want to travel to a country where you don’t speak the language, listen to Bob’s stories. If you want to try a new life for a while and/or see our country’s natural beauty, listen to Chris’ stories. Either way, there’s so much packed into last week’s Travelogue, it’d be a shame not to take away what attendees that night were able to take away: beauty, community, and the world in another’s light.

*Note: James and Julie Branaman’s presentation has been moved to Fri. June 7th. They’re local photographers, and are going to share photos and stories from the artist-in-residency programs they worked on with Rocky Mountain and Everglades National Park.

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The Travelogues – First Friday 1

In Event, The Travelogues on April 10, 2013 at 3:12 am

Local travel enthusiasts gathered at Cafe Hey last Friday evening to hear firsthand accounts of Italy and Japan. Julie Garisto shared what it’s like to be first generation Italian-American (you don’t feel entirely like either one) and Victoria Hawley shared her experience of protesting the capture and harm done to dolphins in Taiji, Japan (Protesting is a rare and non-occurrence for Japanese and those that participate are likely to be shunned.)

What we learned:

1. Italians mix the sauce into the pasta right before it’s fully cooked, instead of fully cooking the pasta and then laying the sauce on top as we do.

2. There is a specific way that you begin dating someone, and the way that begins is by going out in a group first. If you go out as just the two of you instead and come home late, your traditional aunt may lock you out of the house.

3. Perfectly shaped fruit is cherished and often given as a gift in Japan, therefore you may be paying $50 for a perfectly shaped watermelon if you wander to the fruit shop rather than a more casual fruit stand.

4. Mount Fuji is one of the top ten most dangerous mountains to climb, so you’d better bring the right shoes or you could lose up to three toes– sorry, toenails.

P.S. The most apologies for the reasons why Julie’s photos are blacker than night. It’s difficult to take photos and click through a PowerPoint at the same time, however this is the first and last time this will happen. Please check out her slides that are however as bright as the sun in the photos.

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Part Four of The Travelogues

In Event, The Travelogues on January 26, 2013 at 4:49 pm

Last night for our final Travelogue of the four-part series, there were 60 people sitting, standing and leaning in Cafe Hey, listening and laughing with stories from France by Christian Higgins, a story of ‘Returning to L.A’ from Mitzi Gordon, and Peter Hoang’s experience couch-surfing through 26 states in 5 months. The Bluebird Books Bus was present with a wonderful collection of travel-related books and zines, too. It was at times sweet, and at times very thoughtful, and often hilarious. One highpoint took place in Christian’s presentation where he had the whole room say loudly, “BONSOIR ET BIENVENUE!” to any newcomers who came through the cafe door to join us. Thank you Tampa for welcoming this series and all of its stories to the community. I look forward to planning more Travelogues in the near future and hope to see you soon.

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

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Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography

Photo by Radko Keleman Photography


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The Travelogues: Part Three

In Event, The Travelogues on January 21, 2013 at 4:22 pm

Friday, January 18th marked the third evening of The Travelogues! The series has been so wonderful because of its speakers that have been so giving of themselves and their travel experiences and the folks of the Tampa community that have welcomed the events and its goals with open arms. This Travelogue featured Sarah Gecan sharing stories of her family’s roots in Ireland and myself sharing my experiences as a student and intern in England. We also had a surprise presentation from Chris Davis, where he shared his experiences working with the country’s national parks and teaching English in Slovakia, to name a few. His message was that if you’re unhappy at your job or with where you live, there are other lives out in the world that you could explore and live; you should find a way to be happy. Sarah and Chris, you were great. Thank you Kaleisia Tea Lounge for hosting us!

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See you Friday, Jan. 25 for the final Travelogue (for now) at Cafe Hey for France and L.A.!

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The Travelogues: Part Two

In Event, The Travelogues on January 12, 2013 at 11:48 am

On Friday, Jan. 11th, downtown’s cozy Cafe Hey was packed to capacity with folks ready to hear stories from Nicole Kibert about her time in Macedonia volunteering in the Peace Corps and Ryan Cragun about his experiences as a missionary in Costa Rica. The cafe’s tight fit caused the audience to not only be close in proximity, but to also experience the stories together. Both Nicole and Ryan shared presentations that inspired the audience to respond and react freely. That evening, a friend told me she had found out the day before where she would be serving in the Peace Corps– Guatamala. I was so happy for her and so glad that she was pleased and excited about her placement. Also, of all the people in the room that could have sat next to Ryan, it was a woman who was from Costa Rica that confirmed with him things like, yes, the police in Costa Rica are still the same, being that they wear plain clothes, drive unmarked vehicles and follow a different protocol than police officers do in the United States. There were stunning, amazing stories from both presenters. Some very funny, and others very harsh. Overall, it was great fun and I’m pleased to present to you photos and the audio recordings of their presentations below. Take a listen.

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Some travel stories attendees shared with us that evening:

1) Neil Costentino – Hanoi – December 1972.

2) Nicole Kibert – Mongolia – Outer Mongolia required three international flights, one interior flight, 1 Jeep ride and 1 speedboat ride. Upon arrival, we hiked in tall mountains and enjoyed a pristine lake. Best of all, we met reindeer herders who shared their way of life joyfully.

3) Matt Coplan – Tampa – I tend to pedal through downtown Tampa and Ybor three days a week. Although I’ve been able to travel quite a bit over the past 15 years, Tampa always avails the best, most interesting stories. In three sentences I’ve not enough space to detail Put your foot to the pedal, take a trip right outside this door (Cafe Hey) and keep your eyes and ears open. Enjoy.

See you next week at Kaleisia Tea Lounge!

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Opening Night of The Travelogues: India and The United States

In Event, The Travelogues on January 7, 2013 at 4:57 am

Opening night took place at Tempus Projects, Seminole Heights’ anchor for art and community. We had Josh Sullivan sharing stories and zines from his “52 Friends” project, Deanna Williams sharing her experiences teaching English and living as a foreign wife in India, and Vince Kral shared a video he created about a recent trip he took with his family to Iowa in an RV. 60 people heard about this series on the radio, in the newspaper and by word of mouth and came out in the drizzly rain to hear these folks’ stories, eat muffins from Cafe Hey and peruse books on the Blue Bird Books Bus. It was wonderful. Here is a recording from last night, in full. Every story, every laugh is on this audio file. Also, some photos from photographer Patrick Smith. Note the felt pins everyone was wearing, those were this week’s themed giveaway.

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Some travel stories attendees shared with us that evening:

1) Wayne and Vicki Boulton – Turkey – Last October, we took a “bucket list” two week trip to Turkey. Beginning in the extraordinary city of Istanbul, a mixture of east and west as nowhere else, we traveled by boat counterclockwise around the country, with Cappadocia and its moon-like landscape and hot air balloon rides as one highlight. Do it!

2) Jennifer Logan – Cumberland Island – I went backpacking for five days on Cumberland Island National Seashore. Among seeing their famous wild horses and hiking 13 miles of virgin Atlantic seashore, I got to visit Plum Orchard, the summer “cottage” of the Carnegie family, and play the grand piano that is in their ballroom.

We hope to see you next week at Part Two of The Travelogues at Cafe Hey to hear stories from Macedonia and Costa Rica! On Friday, Jan. 11th at 7 PM, Nicole Kibert will share her experiences volunteering in the Peace Corps and Professor Ryan Cragun will share with us his time in Costa Rica working as a missionary. The next themed giveaway will be a pack of postcards with the poster artwork on them. Giving them out until they’re gone! See you then!

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Vessel’s First Event: Vessel Speaks 1

In Event, Interview on April 16, 2011 at 4:18 pm

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