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Well I am both relieved and sad to say that after two years of empty bingo nights and busy snow cone days, our trip is coming to its end. The day came to a start with a hecka tight Americans only mass which was filled to the brim with beaners, rednecks, cowboys, and gringos all singing and dancing in unison to the voice of John Angotti. Amidst the chaos of the crowds and the joy in the air, I think everyone was feeling as if they had had enough of Europe and were ready to actually get more than 6 hours of sleep. Its kinda funny how visiting a country with different customs and a culture which is uniquely unique can make you appreciate the little things in the U.S. of A such as free water ... read more

Madrid is really hot. I woke up excited because the Pope was going to arrive at Madrid. There was over 500,000 people screaming, jumping, and singing to the Pope. It was really crowded. After waiting for several hours to see the Pope we got to see him through screens because of the massive of people. Tony Romas was our destinations for dinner. I had a blast. The food was delicious. After the dinner I had a surprise dessert, everyone in the restaurant was singing happy birthday in English and clapping. I got shy, but it was amazing cause after the happy birthday song I got like four more different country’s singing happy birthday to me. I enjoyed myself with everyone that came to this pilgrimage. I love you mom and Thanks for everything. I know your ... read more

seventeen years ago a man was born. and this man was named eric cabahug the second. fast forward to present day madrid, in the great country pau gasol calls espana, and you’ll see that the party rolls on. this party was called worLd youth day. our day startEd off by packing heat with our super legit wyd bracelets, you know, the green and blue ones. after we packed heat we went off. the train sTation was buzzin’. italianos, germanos, americanos, poliSh people…..they were all there. so many catholics in one place, it felt like one of joe voiGt’s sunday workshops, but with millions of foreign kids. after the train station fiesta we moved on to the streets of madrid. everyone had their own little chants, while we only had our little american flag, but it was ... read more

The Memoirs of a Ginger Barcelona, Spain After another delicious yet rushed continental breakfast at the TRYP we were headed to an Italian mass around the corner. After trying our best to conquer the language barrier, we walked to the monument where Columbus had landed to meet the king and queen, after returning from the Americas. Pictures, pictures, pictures, pictures, pictures, Joe’s lecture of the monument, and shopping all before meeting back at the hotel to take a train to Madrid, which was my favorite part of the day….. It took around six hours to reach Madrid. The train had the leg room of a first class plane ticket and the comfort of a lazy boy found in living rooms around America. To top it all off, we were fed a vegetarian pasta dish with the ... read more

Today was our day in Lourdes, France. The day started off with our group walking to this white ten. We were the first group to get to this tent, that was for all the youth going to World Youth Day that were in Lourdes today. Upon arriving people that were running the tent asked where we were from. Then they told us to get stickers and pamphlets. Then we were aksed if we wanted to led the procession to the grotto by carrying a huge cross. We then attended a mass for all the youth there in Lourdes. We got to sit in the very front and the site was beautiful. After the mass, we went to go touch the rocks in the grotto and take a few pictures, because it is a very peaceful place. ... read more