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| 23rd October 2009 anonymous | - From: I'm still alive Glad to hear you're alive and happy! miss you tons...call me :908- 337-2385! |
| 23rd October 2009 Gunz | - From: I'm still alive you best call me! 516.724.0468 |
| 22nd October 2009 Lynne Fishburn | thanks - From: I'm still alive Hi Avalon: So glad you wrote again. I was wondering if you were still away from the USA. I'm sure all your friends here miss you. Love the pics.......Laura's mommy :) |
| 22nd October 2009 Susan | Oh, England, my England - From: I'm still alive Didn't realize from the pics of you and Fish how very English your looks are until these pictures, Av. Well, it is interesting to see how one will eventually look as we age, but I have to say that you look beautiful. And it's a lovely place to stay. Forget Florida, all you see there these days are visitors from Bundesland aka Germany. (My grandmother was from London, btw, and I'm accused of looking English by those familar with the features.)(The rest of my family is mostly Brittish with a spot of German thrown in for variety, lol.) What fun you get to work at the pub. I imagine the old folks you help have lots of fun with the American girl, lol. |
| 22nd October 2009 Ginny Kirby | Missing You - From: I'm still alive Wonderful to hear from you again!! Your mother keeps me informed of everything happening in your busy life, and as I have said before, you have a future in writing, so keep it up!! You have brightened my day once again with laughter at all your comments! Hope to see you at Xmas!! We love and miss you! |
| 17th September 2009 Mummy | the walrus said - From: growing some roots The time has come for a new instalment...a further chapter...an enlightening... |
| 16th September 2009 Robert Mertens | Where is Teignmouth? - From: growing some roots Time to detail the joys of high living in Teignmouth!! |
| 31st August 2009 anonymous | - From: growing some roots when r u coming home....i miss my gingy! |
| 30th August 2009 Lynne Fishburn | roots - From: growing some roots So happy to see the update on the blog and all the pictures. If your gran spoils you like mine did me you'll never want to come home again. As you probably know, Laura finally has the internet in her apartment. Take care, Love Laura's Mommy |
| 29th August 2009 Dr. B | - From: growing some roots Avalon, Some great scenery and it looks like you have been having fun discovering your family across the ocean. Classes begin monday and it is different that you will not be there. Enjoy the rest of your trip. Dr. B |
| 21st August 2009 Susan Salveson | experiences - From: How to speak german Av, your description so parallels ours while in German I couldn't help but laugh. We had friends on the "economy" as we in the Army term it, who blessedly spoke both English and German, though the kids did not. Bennie had that same kind of energy and was constantly tearing about the house. At the end of our stay I was finally beginning to think in German, just in time to fly away! Three and a half years wasn't enough as we lived on the American installation in the midst of "klien Ami-land". BTW, Ami is a derogatory name for Americans. And of all the places we visited, Salzberg was right up there at the top of favorites; so incredible under a big fat full moon. Susan |
| 21st August 2009 Robert Mertens | Duck News - From: the hills are alive... Breaking news, using the latest scientific theory, we believe that the easter duck (the green one) is in fact a female! Waiting for the first sign of duck eggs to confirm this observation. Bets now open on the color of any ducklings. |
| 19th August 2009 FISH | HEY AVALON - From: the hills are alive... Hellllooooo, So I'm writing to you from the boston public library, or as we boston public library go-ers call it, the BPL. Boston is great just got A/C back after my upstairs roommates turned it off thinking that their electrical box was hooked up to their own A/C unit, how silly. I hope you get a cool haircut like julie andrews had and sing the hills are alive at least once while in Austria. I also hope that someday you watch the end of the movie and exclaim, "i was there!!! bah!!!!" Well anywayssss I miss you alot and hope that you come to boston soon! Its a tourist destination as well pretty much better than Budapest, I could probably find some underground clubs with ear biters if you want. COME HOME TO ME. Love, Laura |
| 19th August 2009 Eric | - From: the hills are alive... I <3 Budapest! It was so interesting and gorgeous! I'm still jealous of you over there... Enjoy Austria! I hope you get to hit Vienna and do the palaces... They are certainly a site. |
| 19th August 2009 Robert Mertens | Which reminds me - From: the hills are alive... Which reminds me of a story; when exiting a Manchester (UK) night club, one of our party came out with a toilet seat. He was also in need of medical attention!! Oh to be young again. |
| 19th August 2009 Mummy | how's Pink Ted? - From: the hills are alive... It will be good when you're reunited with your camera cord; these illustrationless reports leave the imagination too much freedom. And what's this - you were out without your rubber gloves, anti-death face mask, and tube of antiseptic....? What sort of first responder are you? At least Laura would have had floss that you could have used for stitches. |
| 17th August 2009 Mummy | so multilingual - From: How to speak german The duckies survived two weeks without us. But Tamarind was here the day before we got home, so she received the clamorous welcome and gave them food, so they were a bit blasé by the time we arrived. Yes, Swiss mountains are the very best, and probably the cleanest. Everything in Switzerland is clean, as I remember it. And dotted with little white flowers and cows wearing bells. |
| 17th August 2009 Mummy | keep on staying safe - From: They dont use euros anymore... Bruges is obviously the place for you. Remember how anxious you got about the plight of the homeless in San Francisco? |
| 16th August 2009 Lynne Fishburn | Howdy - From: How to speak german I can't wait to see all the pictures you've been taking. Laura is moved into her apartment in Boston. She now owns furniture. Take care of yourself. Love, Laura's Mommy |
| 16th August 2009 Laura | - From: How to speak german yes fabrizio was definitely right about the language stuff, it even works in Italian! just chop of the end of the word and put an -en on. as for the syntax stuff dad, its unfortunate you never know the verb until the end of the sentence, but i think they're used to it by now. |
| 16th August 2009 Patricia | - From: How to speak german your advice has changed my life. loove you! |
| 16th August 2009 John Fishburn | The Awful German Language - From: How to speak german Don't forget, in German the verb goes at the end of the sentence: Whenever the literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him until he emerges on the other side of his Atlantic with his verb in his mouth. -- Mark Twain Except when the verb has a prefix, which goes at the beginning: A verb has a hard time enough of it in this world when it's all together. It's downright inhuman to split it up. But that's just what those Germans do. They take part of a verb and put it down here, like a stake, and they take the other part of it and put it away over yonder like another stake, and between these two limits they just shovel in German. --Mark Twain |
| 16th August 2009 Gunz | Pretty Actor - From: They dont use euros anymore... You should see the movie In Bruges. Awesome time. |
| 15th August 2009 Alice Brown | - From: They dont use euros anymore... Hello, Avalon - I am Laura's Aunt Alice and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your blogs on your journey thru Europe. I have to say that I lived a bit vicariously through your adventures and wished I had had such an opportunity. I hope someday to meet you face to face - feel that I sort of know you already. I understand that you intend to go to medical school. Wish you every luck with that venture & everything else. Alice Brown PS - Go see the movie Julie & Julia - somehow I think that you would like it! |
| 12th August 2009 Lynne Fishburn | glad to hear from you - From: They dont use euros anymore... Just got home from Boston. Laura now owns furniture! Her next move will require hired help. Mommy is getting too old for this plus the car is now not large enough. Stay safe and have lots of fun. Love Laura's Mommy |
| 7th August 2009 FISH | Where in the world is Avalon? (when can we start calling you Carmen San Diego?) - From: Cheerio fish Hey Av, I hope you are well. I could go on and accept this comment myself but then you wouldn't have the excitement of doing it. I hope you have eaten tons of Belgian waffles by now and seen plenty of llamas. Eees OK, Laura |
| 2nd August 2009 Mummy | we miss you - From: Cheerio fish I like the sand-pit labelled "our bed", and I really like the Dutch Ducks. I hope your "workaway-ing" introduces you to hoards of wonderful and weird people. And llamas. And lavender. |
| 1st August 2009 Susan Salveson | couldn't bear to miss the contining saga - From: Cheerio fish AV! of course I want to stay with your blog! How could I not? Your style and personality shine forth to captivate. K, maybe a bit grandiose in terminology, but you get the gist, no? I'm going invite you on Facebook to be friends, too, if you choose. Be careful, & you are in my prayers for safety and success!:-) Susan (Laura's Aunt by marriage to her mom's brother Thom) |
| 1st August 2009 Lynne Fishburn | I'm still interested - From: Cheerio fish Hi Avalon. Thanks for the update. I've saved all the blog updates to my computer as well as all the pictures. I'm happy to have Laura home, but sad you are traveling alone now. Keep posting to the blog as I'm very interested in hearing about all the places you travel to. Love, Laura's Mommy |
| 1st August 2009 Av1 | - From: Cheerio fish i think its funny all these comments look like they're from you... i guess i should start logging into my own account now |
| 1st August 2009 Av1 | hey av - From: Cheerio fish I hope you're doin good. If this blog is a reflection of your mood, cheer up! Just think about greek salad and you'll be happy :) Hopefully your legs have recovered from walking so much and you have had a chance to be sedentary for more than a minute. My athens postcard just arrived today, i guess that means i travel alot faster than mail. Good luck with apps man. Love, Laura |
| 31st July 2009 Av1 | welp - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) thank you. when i l.ooked at my pictures i realized that most were taken during sunsets, i think thats when we pulled out our cameras the most... anyways these pictures are actually over a span of many days picturing many sunsets. |
| 31st July 2009 Av1 | - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) hahaha 500 pictures with the same sunset. nice fish |
| 28th July 2009 Robert Mertens | The Netherlands, France, England - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) Eagerly awaiting more adventures as Laura heads back, and you wing you way to deal old Blighty |
| 23rd July 2009 Av1 | welp - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) hey dad, the train leaves at 6 thirty tonight and gets in the next day at 10 30 am, so its more like 16 hours! good thing we were forced to splurg and get a 6 person bed thing... and iŽll try my best not to miss the flight. iŽll call you if i do Mrs. Mertens, we are obsessed with food. its only subtle in the blog because we are so rushed to write it haha. tried some yummy czech stuff today! -Laura |
| 23rd July 2009 Jack Fishburn | Greek Ferries - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) Laura, I was on the phone today with your cousin Matt Fishburn when you called him. When he called back he said you would be staying with him (Netherlands) Friday. He said it would be a 10-hour train ride from Prague. When you get home Monday Chuck will have already gone back to Penn State. Don't miss your flight back! (I've had some problems being ontime for flights in the past, I hope it isn't an inherited trait) |
| 22nd July 2009 Mummy | dinnertime - From: trains planes and automobiles (minus planes plus boats) I notice a subtle but pervasive preoccupation with food. |
| 20th July 2009 DR. h | granada - From: Granada! hola (hello every one) Alhambra the most great Islamic civilization i hope be there with beautiful islamic culture my friend go there and she take photo inside the mosque oh my god so beautiful pic adios (bye) |
| 14th July 2009 Andrea | - From: It's all greek to me... literally Omg...you guys are crazy! sounds like you're having an amazing trip so far- I'm totally jealous of your adventures! i look forward to reading your blogs! miss you guy so much <3 Andrea |
| 14th July 2009 mummy | nice: train strike while you have a rail pass - From: It's all greek to me... literally Do not separate Laura from her sewing kit. Nearly the 18th.... when your future will unfold.... |
| 14th July 2009 Lynne Fishburn | Greece - From: It's all greek to me... literally Now we can understand the saying "looks like greek to me". Be careful! Love Mom |
| 14th July 2009 Patricia | - From: It's all greek to me... literally it looks like you guys are having an amaaaazing time in greece!!!!! i miss you guys! i wish i was in greece instead of studying for the mcat again.... |
| 14th July 2009 Aunt Sherrye | Bastille Day - From: It's all greek to me... literally Greece sounds great! Too bad you weren't in France for the Bastille Day festivities . . . or did you plan it that way? 8^) |
| 14th July 2009 Robert Mertens | The Pope, Obama, and John Travolta - From: It's all greek to me... literally Look out for John Travolta, I hear he was in Greece as well. P.S. Seriously concerned about the lack of toothbrushes, we can arrange an airlift for Fish. Can't trust these foreign mad ones. If you want to save money, ask for a Greek (alphabet) menu, and an English menu - then use the prices on the Greek menu. |
| 14th July 2009 Av1 | - From: It's all greek to me... literally why are you awake |
| 14th July 2009 Gunz | Feta - From: It's all greek to me... literally I can't take the chessieness of these titles anymore. Do something about this. PS - I'm jealous that you're in Greece, and I'm going to school. |
| 10th July 2009 Lynne Fishburn | Fat? - From: when in rome... get fat You don't look fat to me. You don't look under nourished either. You look just right! Young and Beautiful. I can't wait to hear all about Greece. Love, Mom |
| 10th July 2009 nick | names - From: when in rome... get fat could you have stayed with two people with more stereotypical italian names? |
| 10th July 2009 Jack Fishburn | stepping up - From: when in rome... get fat Wikipedia says the Spanish Steps are 138 in number. You better go in there & edit it! |
| 10th July 2009 Alice | stracciatella gelato - From: when in rome... get fat Stracciatella sounds like some kind of pathologic micro-organism that might start the next pandemic. I'd stay away from it. Keep having fun. Love, Alice |
