I feel like the classic American tourist with starry eyes and camera around my neck. Even though it has rained on and off ever since I got here, and I had a bit of jet lag, I have been a diligent tourist. I went to Parliament, big ben, the London eye, St. Paul's Cathedral, a few museums, a cheeky English pub, a wine bar, great coffe shops and I road a double decker bus, the tube, and a boat down the Thames AND I went to Stonehenge! I Feel like there is so much to write about that it is almost overwhelming so I will just focus on a few things. First of all, I am staying with a friend of mine from Idaho Falls, Anna, and her boyfriend James and they have been very gracious ... read more

I'm sitting at the Villa Coffeehouse in Idaho Falls trying to figure out how to write a blog entry. So I guess this is my first if it works. If entries seem disjointed at first, bare with me. For anyone who doesn't know about my endeavor, I am flying to London on March 31st to start my three month trek across Europe. 1 month in France, 1 month in Italy, and 1 month split up between Croatia, Slovenia, Italy again, Austria, Germany, and Belgium. That is of course if everything goes as planned. I have never traveled outside of the U.S. before (except for Baja Mexico and the Bahamas) and I'm going about this with a fervor equal to a wolverine attacking a huckleberry pie. In order to make the most of my trip I have ... read more