CIEE INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN BONNIE SCOTLAND!

Jim and Mary attended the CIEE International meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland recently and had a great time.  The weather was nice and the people were awesome!  We even managed to down some Haggis and surprisingly it was pretty good.  After the meeting, we traveled to Dublin for a couple of days to visit (not kiss) the Blarney Stone and other Irish treasures.

Jim and Mary on Princes Street in Edinburgh

Bagpiper on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh

Jim with Edinburgh Castle in the background

Blarney Castle grounds with the village of Blarney in the background from the castle tower

CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF PARTICIPATION. MAY TRY TO RESCHEDULE IN THE SPRING.

FAMILY HIKE AND PIZZA PARTY

Saturday, November 19, 2:00 p.m.

Monte Sano State Park, 5105 Nolen Avenue, Huntsville, AL  35801

(There is a $3 per person admission fee for the park.)

Join your CIEE friends for a leisurely hike in beautiful Monte Sano State Park! Bob Goodwin, who leads hikes for Osher Life Long Learning Institute, the Tennessee Valley Trails Association, and the Huntsville Wildflower Society, will be our guide.  We'll hike the South Plateau Loop Trail, an easy to moderate 3 1/2 mile trail through some of the Park's most picturesque terrain, including the spectacular O'Shaughnessy Point.  The hike will take 1 1/2 to 2 hours.  Meet at the hiker's parking lot. After you enter the park, bear right when the road forks and the lot will be on the right.  If you get to the cabins, you've gone too far.  Please wear comfortable walking shoes (tennis shoes are okay).  After the hike, we'll drive to a nearby pizza place for an early supper. 

It's Happenin' in Huntsville!

On Halloween Weekend, CIEE students, host families, and local coordinators from Chattanooga, Nashville, and Arkansas joined us in Alabama for a weekend of fun activities in and around Huntsville.  With 61 students and 18 adults, it was a huge success!  Stops included the US Space & Rocket Center, Parkway Place Mall, the Twickenham Historic District, and Cathedral Caverns State Park.

CIEE students from all over the world at the US Space & Rocket Center

Huntsville student George from Egypt at the wheel of a Space Center simulator

(Unfortunately, he crashed!)

Huntsville area students at the Cathedral Caverns entrance

From left to right: Paula from Germany, Joy from Thailand, Norina from Germany, Ulrich from Germany, Jessica from Germany, Annie from the Republic of Georgia, and Kuvvat from Turkmenistan, kneeling