Samantha Lundin Thom

My talented friends Jethro and Roberta helped me to acquire the domain name “twoworldwalker.com” from which we created my new blog address: blog.twoworldwalker.com. Not only is the address more direct, but this allows me to add some better features.

The latest thing I’ve discovered is how to create an email address that you can send photos to (as attachments) so that the photos are automatically added to a slideshow that is embedded here in my blog. To see the results, click on the tab above titled “Our Wedding Slideshow.” I can’t wait to use this with my students, too

Given that a wedding is all about celebrating, you’re probably planning on taking a taxi from your hotel to the wedding.

The taxi ride from “the strip” to my godmother’s house is about 25min. and runs about USD 45.00. The good news is that the ceremony and reception sites are within walking distance of each other (no more than 5 min.) I’ve also found a site that lists all the cab companies, and includes a general listing of prices from the airport to various parts of the strip.

Don’t forget, you can use our custom wedding map to download and print detailed directions from your hotel to any destination in Vegas.

I am in the midst of attending an Education Technology conference in Boston, called Building Learning Communities, or BLC08. I’ve just spent the day at MIT learning how to use some fantastic software for kids, called Scratch.

As a sample activity, I’ve created an interactive map for you to show Peter and I some European destinations that you don’t want us to miss while we’re on our honeymoon. We’re starting in Paris, but we don’t know where we’ll go from there. Check it out by clicking here, and try it out. Then add a comment to this post to tell us more about your recommendation and about what you thought of my Scratch animation.

A few of you have inquired about whether Peter and I have made a wedding registry and the short answer is no. All the wedding guides highly recommend it, but since Peter and I have already established our home together, we just couldn’t think of any place to register with.

In its place, Mum has helped us come up with a travel friendly alternative: a wishing well. This is an Italian tradition, per se, but is also known to traditional Nisga’a weddings as a common bowl. We will have a bowl set up at the reception for guests to leave gift cards. Monetary gifts can be included if desired. It’s easier to pack in your luggage, and to get through customs, too!

If you do have a gift in mind, send us a comment, or contact us by any means, and we can make arrangements for it to be shipped directly home to save the border crossing hassles.

But most of all - we’re looking forward to seeing you there, helping us to celebrate our union!

A couple weeks ago, I was honoured with two surprise bridal showers in one night! We all had a great time, and I was overwhelmed by the love adulation extended to me.

Each of the guests and the gifts they offered me touched my heart, but one in particular inspired me to reach out in turn: Kimi Hitsinaga made a donation to an environmental cause to offset the air travel Peter and I will use to get to the wedding. This inspired me to go online and make an additional donation to offset our carbon emissions for our return flight for our Paris honeymoon (Way to “Pay it Forward”, Kimi!).

I found many sights to help me assess the impact of both my consumption and conservation practices, but ended up donating through Conservation International. It really opened up my eyes to the “hidden” costs of our wedding celebration. Click here to visit their sight and consider doing the same.

A couple weeks ago, I was honoured with two surprise bridal showers in one night! We all had a great time, and I was overwhelmed by the love adulation extended to me.

Each of the guests and the gifts they offered me touched my heart, but one in particular inspired me to reach out in turn: Kimi Hitsinaga made a donation to an environmental cause to offset the air travel Peter and I will use to get to the wedding. This inspired me to go online and make an additional donation to offset our carbon emissions for our return flight for our Paris honeymoon (Way to “Pay it Forward”, Kimi!).

I found many sights to help me assess the impact of both my consumption and conservation practices, but ended up donating through Conservation International. It really opened up my eyes to the “hidden” costs of our wedding celebration. Click here to visit their sight and consider doing the same.