hair pretty: /her prĭ•dē/ noun. 1. a small elastic band that is used to tie hair back or hold a certain style. See also: hair tie, hair binder, binder, ponytail holder, pony
Side note: I always forget about this one until a student brings it up.
Bungee jumping and Scotland, both adventures worth having, both good for the soul, better together.
Free kayaking is popping up across the US. Here was my experience with it on the Hudson.
Witnessing the food chain of the Chukchi Sea…alternative title: That Time I Freaked Out About Whales on the Phone with My Sister.
Craic: (kræk) noun. 1. Word used in Ireland (& Scotland according to a Scottish lad I met) to mean “fun” usually to describe a good time.
“We had some good craic at the wedding. The wedding was good craic.”
Side Note: Not at all related to crack-cocaine.
We don’t call snow days, but we do call days for plumbing issues.
Motion sick human speaking…you don’t have to stop traveling just because it makes you feel like garbage…try a few changes to your travel and see if you can still make it work!
Back in the arctic for another school year!
Spendy: (spendē) adjective. 1. Word used in MN (and I’m sure other places…although my East Coast and West Coast friends weren’t sure about it) to mean expensive or costly.
“Oh geeze, that walley is pretty spendy…I’ll just get the tator tot hotdish.”
Side Note: I didn’t realize that this wasn’t a widely used term until last year…
Do you use spendy? Where are you from/where have you lived that you noticed its use?
A little about my hiatus, what I’ve been up to, and where I’m headed next!
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