lhamman1

"Live well, laugh often, love much!"

Laura

24 / Female

Chicago, Illinois, USA

About lhamman1

Member since 17th Jun 09

Citizenship: USA
Occupation: teacher
About lhamman1:

I'm a Chicago-born teacher with a passion for traveling, writing, and language. I've been all over Europe (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy) and spent a few weeks in Egypt, but the next year and a half will mark the beginning of a new adventure: South America! I begin with two months in Ecuador and then make my way to Santiago, Chile, where I will teach English in the upcoming school year. I can hardly wait to begin!

Hobbies:

I am a lifelong runner, singer, and writer. For the past couple of years, I have become more interested in distance running and ran my first marathon in Pensacola '08 and my second in Austin '09. I have been singing and playing piano for as long as I can remember--is it any wonder that my favorite nights out include a piano bar? Much to my parents' dismay, I also have the habit of devoting myself entirely to hobbies for short periods of time; as a student, I dabbled in guitar, skiing, climbing, pool, flag football, etc. As a result, I am the quintessential Jack of all trades, master of none.

Favourite places:

Chicago, Cairo, San Francisco, Barcelona, Galway, Mackinac Island, Sedona, San Antonio

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Latest Blog Entry

Finding the World Within

Posted by lhamman1 | 17th November 2009

Let each man pass his days in that endeavor wherein his gift is greatest.
-Propertius

I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.
~Lillian Smith

Two weekends ago, I traveled to San Antonio to reconnect with friends, visit former students, and soak up some Fighting Irish spirit. Returning to my surrogate home for the past two years was an abrupt shift from my South American lifestyle but was, at the same time, strangely comfortable. Danny picked me up at the airport and we drove directly—and by directly I mean, took numerous wrong turns in an unconscious revival of our incompetent driving abilities in San Antonio—to our favorite restaurant, Lisa’s. And, in true ACE San Antonio fashion, Danny continued the tradition of sneakily informing the waiter that it was somebody’s birthday. So, with sombrero on head and cheeks blazing red from the upbeat birthday jingle, I indulged i

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