Where in the World?
July 6, 2008
Join Saint Mary’s faculty and staff on travel adventures around the world and around the block. See the world without leaving home through novels, magazines, television, movies, and more. Have a great summer! Keep reading. See you on the road!
Clare McCormick: Teacher of Religion & Director of Service Learning
Birthplace: Oakland, California – The Glenview DistrictGrew up with: 4 brothers and 4 sisters>
Favorite vacation as a
child: A month at South
Lake Tahoe where my father ran his friend’s mortuary
and we stayed in their home.
A few places I’ve been and would most like to visit again and why:
- Ireland
- Mexico
- New Orleans
- Great people and lots to see!
A few places I would love to see:
- Alaska
- Canada
- Southeastern United States
A couple great places close to home where I go when I want to feel like I’ve been away:
- Trout fishing
- Oakland Skyline Hills (horses!)
- My sister’s in Visalia.
Travel plans or hopes for Summer 2008: My backyard for beautification projects; maybe get a dog!
My favorite means of armchair travel? Watching movies and television travel shows.
Book, films, and more that can take you on a summer adventure without leaving home:
- Rick Steve’s “Europe through the Back Door” on PBS
- In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson (Australia)
Did You Know? Want to go fishing this summer? Be sure to check permit requirements.
- The Berkeley Marina, Lake Anza, Lake Temescal, Lake Chabot, Point Pinole Pier, San Pablo Reservoir. For an enjoyable fish dinner right on the water, try the old Nantucket Restaurant under the Carquinez Bridge in Crockett where the bay becomes the Carquinez Straits.