Thursday, December 9, 2010: 10:10 a.m.

Gretchen (Shreveport, LA): "Subbing in high schools tends to be pretty easy because the kids are more or less self-sufficient. During this job, most of the class involved the students working independently while I sat and read or tried to plan my life. No complaints."

Megan (Bloomington, IN): "IU's Sample Gates is my favorite part on campus. I'm too busy to really think about the holidays, but the wreathes remind me that I'm going home soon!"

Maggie (Austin, TX): "This morning I was on a super secret mission picking out a Christmas present for my mom before we met for lunch. This awesome 4 foot tall, azul colored chiminea is gonna look so great on her patio. I loving giving presents at Christmas!!"

Saturday, November 27, 2010: 10:10 a.m.

Megan (Bloomington, IN): I usually have traditional Thanksgivings in Louisiana (except for those few times I spent them in Chinatown/China...), but my Thanksgiving in Indiana was the first time I've had traditional food with creative twists!

Gretchen (Shreveport, LA): "I had a reallllly late night the day before Thanksgiving, so the following morning was slow. Fortunately my big Thanksgiving meal wasn't until late afternoon, so I didn't have to make things like pumpkin pie and roasted Brussels sprouts until later in the day. I spent most of that morning wandering around the house in an 'I went to bed too late' stupor and lying in my bed."

Maggie (Lake Charles, LA): I spent Thanksgiving this year back home in Louisiana at my brother's house. I was really happy to go home and take a break from Austin/School life, even if I felt guilty for not doing much homework while I was away. I did work on a group powerpoint presentation while I watched the Saints dominate the Cowboys! Who Dat!!