On the Road

**Where will Eastern magazine be spotted next? Share a photo of you, our latest issue and the details of where your travels have taken you. Send to easternmagazine@ewu.edu**.

Australia

While on a three-week visit to Australia, Gary Wilson ’75, and his wife, Pimei, brought their magazine to a viewpoint near the Twelve Apostles, a series of limestone stacks off the coastal boundary of Port Campbell National Park.

Egypt

Eagle alumni at the Pyramids at Giza

Intrepid Eagle Mitch Swenson ’82 and his wife, Kris, braved temperatures as high as 110 degrees while visiting the pyramid complex at Giza. The couple traveled to Egypt to see the sights and to visit family in Alexandria.

Great Britain

Students at Darwin's home in England.

Carl Combs ’87 joined students from the EWU Study Abroad program as they gathered outside Charles Darwin’s house in London’s Borough of Bromley. Darwin, who moved to the house in 1842, wrote On the Origin of Species in the
home’s study.

Iceland

During a 5-day trip filled with “lots of outdoor activities,” Michele Starostka, ’97, and her husband, Chris, hiked Iceland’s Sólheimajökull glacier in celebration of Michele’s 50th birthday.

Italy

EWU's Kelley in Italy.

While on a springtime sojourn to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, “On the Road” Hall of Famer Doug Kelley ’83 enjoyed a luminous afternoon in the ancient port city of Positano, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Japan

The Heyamoto family in Japan.

Jerrie (Little) Heyamoto ’88 and Dave Heyamoto, dressed in traditional kimono and yakuta, share a magic moment in Kinosaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The couple were enjoying a 2 week family vacation that included visits to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.

United States

Andrew ’15 and Kristen Landeza ’15, with their daughters, Kaisley, 5, and Koah, 7, display their Eastern magazine, and Eagle pride, while sharing a perfect, sunshiny day on the beach in Maui.

Kristy Garrett ’80, is surrounded by the doctors, practice manager, dental assistants and hygienists that she worked with for 22 years at the Willamette Dental Group in Idaho Falls. Garrett brought her magazine with her to her retirement celebration. “While I did not travel to a far away land with my Eastern magazine,” she wrote, “I am proud to be an alumni of EWU, and grateful for the support I have received from my coworkers.”

Eags in the Desert event.

A group of Eastern alumni, faculty and friends, including EWU President Shari McMahan (bottom row, center), share their magazines — and EWU pride — at this winter’s ‘Eags in the Desert’ event in Arizona.