Law

Trial Advocacy, DC

Last week my Law School travel group went to Washington DC for our trial advocacy competition. As expected, it was full of laughs and strange. Wednesday: We left on Wednesday

Church

2010

Another year has come and gone. I can't believe it's time for the annual sum-up post already. 2010 was a good year. It wore me out like any good year should. In 2010 I started eating salmon regularly. I read

Church

Kyiv Temple Trip Pictures

[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q9UijlwZv7Y/TIxtyffuO1I/AAAAAAAAAvM/sUqFAxxT2-Q/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG] Temple at night [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q9UijlwZv7Y/TIxy1LsxXfI/AAAAAAAAAxE/cPkMzhT_MqM/s1600/P1010180.JPG] Bre,

Church

Ukraine Temple Dedication

I sit now in the basement of the Sheremetovo airport in Moscow Russia, stranded in hour 14 of what looks to be a 17 hour unexpected layover. I say "unexpected" because I had carefully planned my escape from Eastern Europe to give

Life

Belize and Guatemala

Made it back from Belize and Guatemala on Saturday night. It was an amazing experience. Krishelle, Will, Megan and I started in Belize City (AKA--the sketchiest of all sketch places of all time) and ended in Guatemala City. As usual, we made absolutely no

Law

Shigella's

To catch up a bit, the semester finally ended (much later than it was scheduled to go). The week after finals I was packed away in a tiny prison cell for five straight days frantically trying to bust out a nightmare of a paper

The Siblings

Boston

I really don't have time for this right now but if I let time keep passing without posting something, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown. My moot court partner Jenna and I just returned from a competition in Boston

Law

The Calm Before The Storm

I had the week off last week so Krishelle, Uncle Will and I decided to head south and just drive until the weather became acceptable. Fully expecting the possibility of having to drive as far as Guatemala, I packed several weeks of clothes and

Law

DC Trial Advocacy

Just thought I would shoot out an update about this weekend's adventures. I travelled with a group of classmates out to Washington DC for a trial advocacy competition.

Grandma

2009

It's that time of year again when I really start thinking about what's happened in the last 12 months. How have I changed? What has made this year different? Was this year my best yet, as it always should be?

Ukraine

Summer Thoughts

Seven days ago I was sitting at the Mexico-United States border, waiting for about three hot stinky hours to be let back into our country to embark on another great adventure: 2L. It's strange to think the summer has ended. A few

Politics

Our Nation's Capital

After applying to some jobs in the Washington DC area for next summer I got an interview at a firm that I think would be my dream job. BYU had

Church

Russia, Ukraine, and a Long Flight

Made it home. If this was a cheesy church video from the early '90's I would say something here like, "it's funny, I just got home but I sort of feel more like I just left it"

Grandma

St. Petersburg

On Monday at lunch the following conversation took place between Kimberly and myself: Eli: Darn, it's too bad I never made it to St. Petersburg. Kimberly: Shoot. That

Russia

Orphans

Whenever Krishelle, Uncle Will and I travel anywhere (mostly thanks to Bridgette) we constantly sing the "Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut; McDonalds, McDonalds" song and we get really excited if we can spot all three places at once in whichever

Church

Loving Moscow

I'm going to make this quick because it's later than I thought it was but I wanted to get an update out and post some pictures.

Russia

The Russian Banya

Another fantastic week in Moscow has come and gone. This week I explored more churches. I ate some goloptsy that made me almost vomit. I went to a concert on Red Square that was well-attended and extremely weird. I walked about 10,000 miles.

FYI

30 Ways You Know You've Spent Too Much Time in Eastern Europe

1. You start to say things like, “Well now that mullet doesn’t look too bad.” 2. You start referring to your grandmas as “bobs.” 3. You hug/shake hands with/practically spoon several smelly drunk strangers on the street multiple times a week

Church

Bore and Peace

My first weekend in Moscow was warm and sunny. Unfortunately it's been pretty cold and rainy ever since. But it hasn't snowed so I'm

Russia

Back in the USSR

Another fun few days in Mother Russia. Sunday afternoon my friend and I went out to a gigantic park (the biggest one I've ever seen in a city) and walked around through some amazing orchards near the banks of the Moscow River.

Russia

Vlad's Cheese Roll and Tajikistan

Hi everyone Hope you are all doing well. I've had a fun and exciting few days. My boss has been in Prague the last few days so it's been pretty quiet at the office especially since Friday around noon when

Russia

Jet Lag

It's been a few days and you should all know that I'm never coming home from Moscow. I LOVE it here. I will miss you all

Travel

You Like-a Shakira?

I'll make it quick.  I know I haven't blogged for a while and I have a lot of funny things to tell about.  Hopefully I'

FYI

11 Moscovian Facts

I absolutely should be studying right now but instead I'll take a moment to pleasure you with some interesting facts about Moscow (thanks Wikipedia!) as I, quite understandably,

Russia

Slip Slidin' Away

It's been a big year so far and with just over two months remaining I fully anticipate it to go out with a bang. It hasn't