Ice Hotel - Adding to THE MAP

What’s cooler than being cool? Ice cold! Ice hotel, that is. Everything is made of ice – obviously the ice sculptures, but also cups, windows, beds… you name it. I usually don’t like the cold, but this just sounds too awesome to miss.

Look, I fit right in already!

According to Wikipedia, the ice hotels in Sweden and Quebec are a big deal. Apparently, ice hotels are only temporary – they’re rebuilt every winter.

In addition to the coolness factor (haha, get it?), this is probably the closest I’ll ever get to jolly old St. Nick. Oh Santa, all I want for Christmas is 3 parkas, some toe warmers, and earmuffs. Okay, I'll take the pony too.

Great Barrier Reef - Adding to THE MAP

I'm going to study abroad in AUSTRALIA. It's official (as of 10 hours ago, in my head). And the number one place I want to go to is the Great Barrier Reef, because I'm pretty sure that with the direction the world is headed, it's now or never.

It's only just begun. City? Program? Housing? I have a headache already.

That reminds me. When I was applying for colleges, one of the applications had a question that read, "What is your favorite place in the world?" I thought it would be cute to respond something along the lines of 18°00'S, 146°50'E (the longitude and latitude of the GBR). How will I ever beat that on my abroad applications?