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RI Day Three: Explore x 2

My last day in Providence, RI turned out to be a great one! The morning started with an excellent Guest Speaker: John Quinones!! He came to speak at the Migrant Health conference and told us a lot about his new project for Primetime called "What Would You Do?" Each show will deal with a different ethical situation and how people respond. One example he gave was of an actress pretending to be a Muslim dressed in black robes from head to toe being refused service (by another actor) due to her stereotypical connection to 9/11. The idea of the show is to see how the bystanders respond when presented with the confrontation between the two. The show has yet to air, but has already created an interesting buzz with me! When John was finished speaking he needed to leave right away to go to the airport, but was bombarded with people for photos. The closest I got was to take a photo of him posing with others!



Afterwards I took off to explore Providence a little more on my own. In an effort to not get myself lost I stuck pretty close to my hotel and just circled the area. I ended up in a local brewery where I met a nice local who introduced me to New England’s “stuffy.” If you don’t know what one is, they know you’re an outsider! LOL The appetizer was just clam and bread crumbs shaped together to form a ball. But it was very delicious!

Hotel Room!

Making Strides Update!

Okay the real stats: 400 walkers for $30,000!! WOOHOOO!!! That's a big jump from last years $18,250! Thank you to EVERYONE!!!

RI Day Two: Explore

Whelp we're up, showered and just finished our breakfast downstairs at McCormick's. It's nice to see all the sites in the sunshine. Our view from the hotel shows a variety of different buildings with the river port in the distance.



Today we went out walking around our hotel for about an hour. We explored a little park and the Providence Place mall. Which ended up being a flop as we couldn't afford ANYTHING there! But later in the afternoon we did a walking tour of Providence that focused on the historical side of the city. We got the chance to learn of local immigrant history and segregation around the city, plus see many historical buildings. Two tour guides gave us the "low-down" as we walked from 2-4p around Providence. At the end of our walk we were able sample authentic Portuguese food, pop and water that were selected especially for us! It was nice to sample new delicacies! The coolest part was our walk ended with an old-fashioned Trolley ride back to our hotel! I just love Trolleys!!

Once we returned, we quickly went to our hotel room to run a brush through our hair then head to the conference reception. The food looked delicious, however none was sampled by me after our Portuguese cuisine!! Now we are back in our hotel and looking forward to hitting up the bar later! WOOHOO!

RI Day One: Travel

"...Please talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic... Rhode Island is neither a road, nor an Island...discuss!" ~SNL

Well I'm sitting in the Washington DC airport right now beginning my blog. So technically, no Rhode Island yet. Although I did have two nice beers at the Gordon Biersch brewery along with dinner. Washington was absolutely gorgeous when we landed! It was sunset and the perfect balance between light and dark.

PS - It cost me $15 to check my bag with US Airways! ALSO they were charging $2 for drinks on the plane. I am now a person that can say, "I remember when drinks were free on airplanes!" Does that make me old???

We're in RI!!!! Our take off from Washington showcased a beautiful night view of our nations Capital House and the Washington Monument. Our hotel, the Biltmore, is completely old fashioned with glorious furnishings and huge!!! Even the size of the hallways impressed me. They aren't the normal bland, white, unimpressive hallways of modern hotels. They are spacious and decorated with nice pictures and beautiful french doors!! But our room is the most phenominal suite I've ever seen! It has two king size beds, a nice living room, two-room bathroom plus a walk-in closet!! The awesomeness of it is beyond words! After being WOWed by our luck and exploring every inch of our room, we went downstairs for appetizers and drinks at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood. The restaurant, which is in the lobby of our hotel, is known for it's great food and seafood selection. It has already been decided that we will find someone to buy us dinner at this fabulous restaurant!