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 Today was Beach Day. To be honest, I am actually not a big fan of the beach. *GASP*.  But since I'm here in Charleston, in South Carolina, I should go at least once. Andria did make a good point, though, that beaches really don't have any allergens. If you didn't know before, my spring allergies are TERRIBLE, so this was something to celebrate. Andria, Darren, and I went to Folly Beach, a 20-minute drive from downtown. Folly Beach is more of a party beach than a family beach and it was PACKED. It was Memorial Day, so I shouldn't be so shocked. It looks like the sun, but it's my finger. We were on the less busy half of the beach. I probably should have taken more detailed pictures of the beach. But, I'm not really a beach aficionado, so I didn't really know what type of pictures to take. The waves, maybe?  So, I  was laying on the beach with book in hand for an hour. Now, if there is anything I have learned from Summer Reading, it is that you sh...

Today, I went to an LDS YSA church in Charleston. WOAH. Some of you probably didn't get any of that. It is basically a Mormon church designed for young single adults. (There are Mormons in the South; I know, I'm shocked, too.)  Actually, this church was in North Charleston, about a twenty-minute drive. It took me about eight phone calls before I finally found a ride. But hey, you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet. Why am I talking about church? I'm getting there, be patient. Attending church also gives you insight into that fact that no one in Charleston is actually from Charleston. I met someone from Montana, Utah, and Georgia. Charleston is kind of a hodgepodge of people. So, if you do visit Charleston, and you don't hear that many Southern accents, it's normal. So, yeah, I really didn't do that much today except for go to Church. But I looked at my phone and I have realized that I have taken about 300 photos while in Charleston, 10% of which I ...

Every Saturday during the spring and summer months, there is Farmer's Market in Marion Square. This place was PACKED. I felt like I was in a high school hallway again. *shudder* When I thought farmer's market, I thought there would just be a lot of fruit and vegetables. But it was so much more. There was a lot more food as well as a lot of art work for sale. I bought a lentil and pesto empanada. YUM! Empanadas are Argentine, by the way, not Mexican, so lentils are acceptable. There was also entertainment. FREE entertainment.  I watched a magic show for kids, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. How do they do it? Maybe I'll do a blog post exposing magic tricks. Hmm... On my way to my second historical house tour in Charleston, I bought these:  Roses made out of.....something. These roses have quite an interesting story. Poor kids, or kids that wanted to make money, would sell these all over Charleston. However, the Police started hassling the kids about selling...

After getting a good feel for modern-day Charleston throughout the week, I dove head first into Charlestonian history. My first stop was the Old Slave Mart Museum, nestled in the French Quarter (I spend a lot of time here). Whenever you go to these museums, make sure to mention you are a student (if you are one) and you'll get a discount. You may not even have to show your ID. ANYWAYS, back in the 1800s, there was a law passed that said slaves must be bought behind closed doors. (Auctioning people off like cattle outside is BAD; inside is apparently more acceptable.) So, this place was built specifically for that purpose and was the most successful Slave-Mart in Charleston (Congratulations.....? Is that a good thing?). I'll share I few interesting things I learned: 1. Slaves were divided up into different classes signifying if they were super good, decent, or poor. People spent the most for slaves who were male in their late teens to early twenties. Today, an "...

I give props to people who can write daily blog posts. It's pretty tough....because it's Saturday and I am writing about what I did on Thursday. So, I will try to catch up. For lunch, I went to a Mediterranean cafe called Taziki's; Darren and Andria work here. I was disappointed to find that their menu was lacking some key elements of mediterranean cuisine, not many, but some. However, my disappointment ceased quickly when I tried the food. We ordered taziki sauce and hummus and stuffed grape leaves and pita bread for an appetizer...that was gone in about three minutes. When my entree came out....I kind of ate half of it before I realized I should take a picture of it. #pigmoment #foodpanic lamb and skordalia (garlic sauce) gyro, basmati rice, cucumber/tomato salad Darren might have enjoyed his food a bit too much. After wasting a lot of time meandering throughout the city, I decided that I had to check some things off my list.Most historical places clo...

So I said I would write two posts yesterday, but I lied. So THIS post is about yesterday. The first major thing I did yesterday was a yoga class with my sister and her boyfriend. Because I don't ride a bike, I was to walk from ghetto downtown to the actual downtown, a solid 30-minute walk. Up until this point I had only seen the upper part of King St., a major street in Charleston. (If you never go to King St. while in Charleston, you kind of suck at life. Its practically impossible to miss it.) Due to the slightly rainy and humid disposition of my first day, this was King. Street:  It's A'ight. BUT THEN.....BUT THEN (building suspense), King St. underwent a  serious transformation ...and for the better! Voila.! So many restaurants and shopping places! Unfortunately, I thought I was going to be late for my yoga class, so I didn't bother taking pictures of King St. YET.  SO, W e went to Dell'z Deli. DELL'Z DELI. You can literally ask anyone ...