Cole Schenewerk

Over the past few days, I’ve been doing plenty of running through the streets of London. Here’s a summary, with a few photos. September 17 & 18 I ran through Kensington Gardens on both these days, with a trip past the Albert Monument and the Royal Albert Hall, both dedicated to Albert, Prince Consort, who […]

As soon as I saw a Mexican restaurant near my flat, I HAD to try it. It piqued my curiosity. What passes for Mexican food in Britain? Turns out, it’s something reasonably close to the original. It was a tasty and fairly authentic burrito. And of course the Mandarin Jarritos is delicious. A couple things […]

Since orientation has been going on, it’s been hard to find time to write, even in the evenings. But now it’s time to catch on the stories of my adventures, beginning with where I left off. Monday afternoon, I landed at Heathrow and made the long trek to Immigration. After waiting in line for an […]

I arrived in San Diego two days ago for a week with family before I depart for London. My passport was waiting for me, with my UK visa enclosed. Now I just have to gather the rest of the documentation that will let me clear immigration on Monday afternoon.

For the last few months, I’ve been reading BBC News so I arrive in the UK with some knowledge of current issues. Right now, the dominant news story is next week’s referendum on Scottish independence. One of the chief issues in the debate is whether an independent Scotland would continue to use the Pound Sterling. […]

I’m aboard a brand-new Airbus A321S and the touchscreen mounted in the headrest in front of me indicates that we’re steadily ascending past 20,000 feet on our way to our planned altitude. I’ve been having a little fun harassing the passenger in front of me about reclining his seat. Unlike the two flights diverted in […]

Before I begin my journey to England in two days, I had the privilege of attending a weekend retreat at SMU’s campus in Taos, NM. This retreat was one of the highlights of last year, and this year, it didn’t disappoint. We traveled to NM on Friday morning and made it to SMU-in-Taos by dinner […]

It’s time to pack, and boy is it going to be complex. Some stuff is staying in Texas. Other stuff is going back to San Diego. Still more stuff is going to London. And it doesn’t help that I’m making a trip to New Mexico and a business trip to Long Beach before I catch […]