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Hiking Hokies: Jakobsweg or Camino de Santiago

Posted on 31/05/2012 by heidihefeweizen

And now for some love for my most recent alma mater.  Sixteen of my fellow Hokies are hiking 300 kilometers of the Jakobsweg (Camino de Santiago) in Spain as we speak.  They are blogging about the experience as a group, … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl!

Posted on 12/01/2012 by heidihefeweizen

Between the Pittsburgh Steelers losing to Tebow, and Virginia Tech getting robbed at the Sugar Bowl, it’s been a good year for me to be away, football-wise.  Still, I want to watch the Super Bowl.  One of my students announced in class … Continue reading →

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We are Virginia Tech. Will we prevail?

Posted on 11/12/2011 by heidihefeweizen

On Thursday, a police officer was shot and killed on the Virginia Tech campus.  The officer’s name was Deriek Crouse, and he was killed during a routine traffic inspection.  The gunman ran from the scene to another parking lot, where, … Continue reading →

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Fall Break Part 2: Luxembourg, Bad Nauheim and Sven

Posted on 16/11/2011 by heidihefeweizen

Hamburg only made up part of my fall break adventures.  The second trip had been in the works since August, and had more to do with visiting my friend, Sven, than with marking off countries on my mental travel checklist. … Continue reading →

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