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I have been home for nearly four days now. In recap my trip was the single most fanastic experience of my life. I have learned and experienced so many things and nearly all of them are unrelateable. I cannot convey how dwarfing the colleseum made me feel, the overwhelming feeling of insignifigance the ancient greek pantheon instilled in me, and how unskilled I am by Monet's "Lillies." Just in general a humbling and growing experience. I have seen and felt many an amazing sights and emotions, but upon returning home I have realized that there is (if any) sight than that of family and close friends and no feeling can compare to that of complete relaxation and comfort spent in their company. It is strage to say (and I am sure even moreso to hear) but ... read more

Blogger: Katie Location: Really flat Arkansas. Well, we have now crossed into Arkansas, only one more state to go. Last night in Memphis we wandered around to find something to eat (after seeing a little bit of "Next Best Thing" and "American Inventor"). We settled on this place called Dan McGuiness, which we were expecting to be a dirty Irish pub, but it opened onto a mall with a courtyard of trees and a fountain inside it was very disorienting. The food was delicious. We think Memphis is a good food city, although not sure why no one seems to sell breakfast. We had to settle on Waffle House again in West Memphis, AR. PS. At dinner DJ said that he really wanted to go to Murphy's Tavern but he can't now because he's moved. ... read more

im not really sure what i am going to write but i guess il start at the beginning.... i left adelaide for sydney 13/6/07 at 640am then when i got to sydney i had to go through customs and all that crap and i had to wait around afterwards for like an hour maybe for my flight. i met 2 people who were also going to ny for camps aswell. i found out afterwards that the flight to ny wasnt direct and we had to go to los angeles first. so the whole plane trip i slept for no more than 2 hours which sucked because by then i had been awake for like 40 hours! so at lax we had to go through customs and imigration again, then we had to wait for like another ... read more

Day 3 -Departed 6AM CST Kickapoo is a very popular name through Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Corn is also very popular. Corny jokes in Illinois Benj’s truck still likes to run in 2nd. Mike and Mandie have whiplash. After listening to the same XM station (we really like it), and hearing the same commercials over and over again, you tend to hear them a little differently… Betty White will forever be known as the crazy old lady from Lake Placid, not the Pet Meds Plus spokesperson. There's this guy who makes a crap load of money every night before he goes to bed. By our calculations, he's gone to bed 35 times in the past 3 days. Dubuque is a really nice town. It reminded us of Wheeling…except it’s all bunched together and actually looks ... read more