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.
We arrived in Edinburgh at the wonderful hour of 6 am on a Saturday morning. We waited in the airport for a little bit before taking the bus to the city center. The three of us, Cristina, our classmate Cody, and myself, walked to the Royal Mile. This was a…
I bought my first Replacements album on December 27, 1990. You can read more about that story here. It’s hard for me to express what the band truly means to me. Each album, which I discovered in reverse order, spoke to me as a best friend would. They made me not…
I thought last summer would be a peaceful summer at home. Whenever anyone asked where we were going, I would answer maybe a few weekend trips. I should have known better. Southeastern was offering their study abroad to Scotland and Ireland in the summer of 2014. The first time Cristina…
The next morning was an early morning and when we landed in Normandy, we landed at Sword Beach, where the British 101st Airborne launched their invasion on D-Day. Our first stop was to Pegasus Bridge, where, right after midnight on 6 June 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division, pulled in…
Our time in London, one of my favorite cities, draws to a close as the next leg on our adventure begins. Today we departed for Portsmouth to set sail across the English Channel on a ferry for Normandy. But first, we stopped at the Southwick House near Portsmouth. The Southwick…
As you may know, especially because of the lack of recent posts, Kurt and I are both enrolled in grad school. While Kurt is focusing on Educational Technology, I’m focusing on History. It’s been a bit crazy at times between teaching high school and taking two graduate classes a semester,…