A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
Nola Nerd Couple used to be CookTravelEat. We have changed our focus but traveling is still an important part of who we are. Traveling allows us to explore not only the world, but nerd culture’s place in the world.
In 2014, we did a college trip to Scotland and Ireland. One of the day we were looking forward to was visiting Trinity College the Book of Kells. Plus, we just planned on enjoying Dublin and taking in some of the sights. We couldn’t fit Ireland in on our 2010…
In 2010, the Nola Nerd Couple embarked upon a 30 day backpack tour of Europe. We were often asked what was our favorite city of this tour. We loved every second in Florence. There are so many great places to visit in Florence in one day.
Luckily, we had two.
A First for Us Well, the unthinkable happened. During the summer, Star Wars Celebration tickets went on sale. We didn’t purchase any. For the first time since Celebration IV, it looks as if we are missing Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2020. We don’t want to miss Celebration, but a combination…
Finally Feeling Like Myself As many of you know, I had an extremely hard pregnancy and post-birth. Finally, I started to feel more like my old self again earlier this year and decided to apply for some summer professional development. I applied for three summer institutes within the United States…
One Day to Explore Chicago Even though we were in Chicago primarily for Star Wars Celebration, we still took the time to explore Chicago in our one extra day. Even though it is the 3rd largest city in the United States, neither one of us had ever visited before, so…
Guess what is coming back to the National WWII Museum? The Sound of Music Sing-Along! On Saturday, Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, hosts Becky Allen, Sean Patterson, and Mandy Zirkenbach will preside over a night of singing,…
