John and Ryan go to Camp Evergreen!

On Wednesday, June 24th 2009 John Alden and Ryan Martinez attended Camp Evergreen Summer Camp located on SIUC's campus. The camp is designed primarily for children living in the family apartment complex off of West Pleasant Hill road in Carbondale, Illinois. During their time at camp they participated in, "All-Stars" week that included water games, relay races, and snack! John was welcomed by all the camp members and encouraged to come back for another adventure! Together they traveled 52.92 miles from the Wham building to Camp Evergreen and home. Overall, John has traveled approximately 245.48 miles this summer.

Shaneille Takes John to Perry County Courthouse

On June 26, 2009, John and Shaneille traveled to the Perry County Courthouse, located in Shaneille's hometown of Pinckneyville, Illinois. John traveled to the courthouse is featured on the square in the middle of this "friendly little city." The courthouse was originally built 1850 with additions in 1879 and 1939. Its current appearance and facade is the result of the 1939 addition and renovation. He traveled 62.26 miles a long this single adventure. John enjoyed listening to Michel Jackson's Greatest Hit's Cd. In addition, Shaneille's grandmothers for a yummy spaghetti supper with their old Italian family. John has seen a lot of sites throughout Illinois and traveled a total of 192.56 miles. He is excited to continue his traveling!

Medley and Priscilla visit Garden of the Gods

Priscilla and Medley traveled to Garden of the Gods on June 28, 2009. Garden of the Gods is part of the Shawnee National Forest. The rock formations are over 320 million years old. We traveled a total of 120.8 miles by car. Priscilla had a great time and her favorite part of the trip was getting to see Camel Rock. Camel Rock is behind her in the left picture. She also got to meet Medley's sisters. We listened to Michael Jackson in the car on the way there. Priscilla is a very good singer. To date, Miss Priscilla has traveled a total of 8,749.24 miles. She can't wait for her next adventure.

Priscilla and Ashlee go to Arnold's Market

On June 24, 2009 Priscilla and I went on an adventure to Arnold's Market! We went grocery shopping for dinner that night and found out that Arnold's Market is a great place to buy meat products. We traveled 6.2 miles round trip from Wham to Arnold's to shop, then to my house and back to Wham. This was a very short trip for Priscilla, considering that she has traveled a total of 8628.44 miles just this semester!

John & Camille take a dip in Crab Orchard Lake

On June 26, 2009 John and I took a trip to Crab Orchard Lake. John had so much fun swimming in the water even though it took me a while to convince him to get in. He even managed to catch a fish. We traveled a total of 12 miles from Wham to my house, the lake, and back. Now that John has experience how much fun the water can be, he wants to swim at the lake every day. John has traveled a total of 130.3 miles since traveling with Lisa.

Lisa and John's movie adventure

On June 21st, 2009 John and Lisa went to the University Place 8 movie theater in Carbondale, Illinois to see "Terminator." He ate popcorn and was interested in the futuristic movie. John and I traveled from 625 Wham Drive to my apartment about a 1/2 a mile away from campus, then to the theater, back to my apartment and tomorow we are headed back to class. We traveled 8.3 miles round trip. The movie theater is located on the east part of Carbondale. John has traveled a total of 118.3 miles this semester.

Nikki and Priscilla travel to a site where Lincoln once stayed!

On June 20th, 2009, Nikki Spiess and Priscilla traveled from the Wham building to Anna, Il-Nikki's home town. On South Main Street in Anna, a house built in 1855 still remains. In 1858, during the Lincoln Douglas Debate, Abraham Lincoln stayed in this house. On September 15th, 1858, the Lincoln-Douglas Debate took place in Jonesboro, Illinois for their 3rd debate. While the debate was taking place, Lincoln stayed at this home for several days. Priscilla traveled a total of 41.04 miles from the Wham building to the house in Anna, Il. Priscilla has traveled a total of 8,622.24 miles this semester!