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Wanderings

Wanderings

CHARLIE MEISSNER -Originally, the plan was to throw the plaster onto the walls with our hands, but unfortunately the plaster was always too thin, so we had to use brooms and brushes to ‘paint’ the plaster on, yet much of it somehow managed to cover US instead!

Reaching Across Some Divides

Reaching Across Some Divides

MACKENZIE BLACKWELL – Turns out being at 10,000 feet above sea level makes soccer a lot harder. The whole thing felt like something out of a movie.

Facing It

Facing It

BROOKE BLACKWELL – We gathered around a small pen-like area while a duck was brought out, and Avishai explained to us that the ducks and all animals here live a happy, healthy, and comfortable life. . . .

First Impressions

First Impressions

ABBY VANHAITSMA – This experience cannot be compared to anything else I have ever seen or done, and it is not something you can envision or imagine without actually seeing it. There were a few points where I almost shed a tear because of how emotional this was.

A Step Into the Past – Ripples Into the Present

A Step Into the Past – Ripples Into the Present

HENRY SMITH – I can only imagine the world the Spanish found in the 16th century. The ruins we saw today were magnificent, even after four centuries. Sacsaywaman in particular stood out for its megalithic architecture, but it was almost sad to see.

Neon Signs

Neon Signs

My day started off at the crack of dawn. 6:30 am. But as usual I waited by the phone for my daily wake up call from Snyder. Only one more to go and then that will be the last. I will not lie to you, readers; the most exciting part of my morning was the American...

Chairman Mao’s Birthday

Chairman Mao’s Birthday

Today, July 5th, we woke up very early, and ate our breakfast at the Express by Holiday Inn.  July 5th not only marks the 3rd to last day here, but also the Chairman’s birthday! (Mr. Chiz, if you didn’t know, looks strikingly like Mao, so google it) After breakfast we...

Musings

Musings

I’m going to be straightforward with you all; I’m not the best person to be writing a blog entry, it is not my forte. The day started off waking up, as usual, heading down to breakfast, which I thought wasn’t as delectable as the other breakfasts we had in the other...

Trips to be added:

   1999:     Ireland 2000:  Scotland 2001: Italy/Greece    2002:     Japan    2003:  Alaska, Canada 2003: Hungary 2004: Costa Rica 2005: India and Ladakh 2006: Scandinavia
2007: Dominica     2008:      China     2008:   Iceland 2009: Northern Ireland      2009:      Nepal 2009: American  Road Trip I      2010:       Peru  2011: Cuba & Belize   2012:    Turkey
2013: Guatemala 2013: American Road Trip 2     2014:    Hawaii 2015: Costa Rica 2016: Cuba 2016: Italy 2017: Peru 2018: Tanzania 2019:    Bigfoot Hunt   (Pacific NW)
2020: Eastern Europe                

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