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6 Parks in 6 Days
6 Parks in 6 Days When your foreign exchange student from Norway tells you that the #1 thing on her US Bucket List is to go to Disney World, you figure out how to make it happen! Having been a past season passholder at both Disney World and Universal Studios (as well as Busch Gardens…
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Tourist Day in St. Louis
Tourist Day in St. Louis My foreign exchange student’s best friend from back home in Norway came to visit us the week between Christmas and New Years, and it was my mission to show her as much of Missouri as possible in her short time here. We decided to hit up many of the tourist…
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A St. Pete Brewery Tour
A St. Pete Brewery Tour While visiting the St. Pete area was on my agenda at some point this winter, I had to make a last-minute trip there to catch a flight back home to mid-Missouri for my grandma’s funeral. I decided to head up there early and make a weekend out of it! If…
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Arriving in South Africa
Arriving in South Africa All checked in at my hotel and enjoying a South African Beer! It’s dark out, so I only took the one picture of the pool area, but the grounds are very pretty and the room is basic, but clean! The staff is super friendly! And the food in the kitchen smelled…
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February 26: KOLN
February 26: Koln Jill, Gerry, Nasha, and I got up early and headed to KOLN! We explored the city and had so much fun! Kolner Dom We walked up the 533 stairs at the Cathedral and took pictures from the very top! It was so tiring…and was very dizzy coming back down. We went and…
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February 17-20: Karneval
February 17-20: Karneval Karneval is one of the most exciting times here in Germany! Its like their biggest holiday! You get to dress up and its like one big party…all weekend long! There are parades and festivals and parties like crazy! We saw people dressed up as early as Wednesday I think! We saw this…
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February 11: Turkish Meal
February 11: Turkish Meal Saturday night we went to Norman’s house for dinner. Asli and he prepared a traditional Turkish meal for us! It was sooo good! We started off with a simple salad with olive oil. Then we had pasta with yogurt and meat with like garlic and some other spices or something. I…
