Back Home

Well, I'm back home now and glad to be here. I love to travel and see new places, however there is no place like home. During this trip I learned that I really don't like being away from home for a long period of time. I have so much going on here and everything and everyone I love is here as well. I just really hope that I find a teaching job next fall at home or somewhere close so I don't have to miss people anymore.

London Again

I spent last night in a pub talking to some locals and had a great time. Today I took my last exam and now the class is done! Nothing but play from here on out. This afternoon I am going to see Marry Poppins and then the tower of London. Should be a great day.

London

Well, we are in London. Yeterday we went to the British Library and then to Les Miserables. I had never seen that play before and I just loved it. Today I am studying for the exam tomorrow and going to visit Chelsea Football Club.(Soccer team) I might see is I can go to a play tonight. If not then for sure tomorrow. Tomorrow and Sunday are just sight seeing days so that will be really fun. Then on Monday I come home. *Tear

Paris

Well, we have benn in Paris for the past three days and will be here for one more. I didn't think that I would like France all that much but as it turns out I like it a lot more than I like Italy. Not that I did not like Italy, I did, but Paris has so much to do. They also have an amazing Metro system that can take you anywhere you would ever want to go.
I went to the Louve yesterday and I could not believe how big it was! Just room after romm of art. Sensory overload! I have also been to Notre Dame, the Latin Quarter, the Eiffel Tower, and a tone of other places. I wish we had more time here, but we leave on Thursday morning for London.

Pisa

Well I just finished my first exam. It is hard to remember that I am on an academic trip. But I think it went well, thank goodness it is over with. Right now I am eating the best pizza ever and getting my greasey fingers all over this keyboard. Tee hee. In about an hour we will be on a train to Pisa to hang out for a few hours. Then we are going to be getting on a plane and going to Paris. We will get there late but tomorrow we are going to mass at Notre Dame!

Florence

Last night we took a train from Rome to Florence. We almost left three people behind but thankfully they made it. I walked around last night and came upon the Doumo. It was amazing all lit up. Today we stood in line for a long time to see the David. What a beautiful man. One of the guys on the trip said that he made him feel inadiquate. (Is that how you spell that? There is no spell check on this computer.) I think that is how he should feel as should every man when they see thae David. WOW! We also went to the Doumo and climbed the tower. There were a million stairs (Not really a million but it sure felt like it after climbing St. Peter's yesterday.)We also had a walking tour of Florence. What a beautiful city this is. I love it here. This is how I hav always pictured Italy to be. Sadly, we are going to be here untill Saturday when we fly to Paris!

Vatican City

Today we went to the Vatican Museum. What a collection they have! Things from all over the world. I saw the Sistine Chapel today. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. There are no word...no words. Tomorrow we go to St. Peter's and then take a train to Florence. There I will finally be able to wash clothes!! Yes!

ROME!

Today we are in ROME! What a cool place. We walked everywhere today and saw a ton of stuff. The Colliseum, the Forum, a few churches and much more. The buildings here are amazing and soooo huge. Tomorrow we are going to the Vatican, the Sistein Chapel, and to some more churches. On Monday we are going to St. Peter's. I am most excited about going to the Sistine Chapel. More later...

Capri

I am writing to you from the isle of Capri! This place is so beautifu I can not believe it! This island had been the playground for the rich and famous for hundreds of years. There are nice little shops here and a lot of shops I could not even afford to buy anything in. Gucci and Armini to name a few. In our lecture today we talked about seeing Gods work in all place. This is one of those places. I am amzed by the extreme beauty that is here and the great peace that comes with it. This is by far the most beautiful place I have ever been.

London

We arrrived all in one piece. However, Forrest and a few other members of our group were delayed inSpokane due to thunder. Sadly they missed the flight to London and we are hoping that they will meet up with us on Thursday. We stayed in Gatwick last night in a very tiny hots with no top sheets on the beds. I am now in the Gatwick arieport waiting to fly to Naples. It is a beautiful day here in Britain and I am hoping it will be equally nice in Italy. We are staying in Naples for the next few day and I am very excited. That's all for now, cheery-o!

Almost Done!

When I make it through this week I will be home free. I don't have any finals next week. All I have to do is present a book I have writen next Tuesday night to my Children's Literature class. Not bad if you ask me. I plan to spend the rest of the week getting ready to go to Europe and cleaning up my house and car.
This last weekend I did a lot of work. I spent part of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday doing homework. On Saturday I took my brother Cameron to watch Tim shoot out in Mica. We had a great time and Cameron got to try out his new shotgun. Tim did really well and we believe that he won! Tim also took me danching on Saturday night out at Big Al's. This is the third time we have gone and I can't begin to tell you how much fun I have every time we go. Finally, on Sunday we worked on my Mustang! We got it started a few weeks ago and we are now just starting to replace parts to make it run better. All in all a great weekend!

TRIP TO EUROPE!!!!

I am going to Europe from May 21st to June 11th. Keep checking here for updates.

School and Home

I am working on finishing all of my projects for the end of the semester. I have about a million (just for you Tim) things I have to do. The main problem is that I don't have all the info I need to finish half of what I need to do. Blah!! Anyway, not to bad at home. Mocha was sick all last weekend. So I took her to the vet, paid them $197 to have them tell me they did not know what was wrong with her. Turns out that she is just fine and she is back to normal.