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Tender Mercies
Well, golly, this week is one for the books. Maybe not in such a good way, but it definitely tried and tested me. Right from the start of the week, everything started falling through and not going as...
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I Have Southern Heritage!!!!
So, this week was a definite relief and turn of a new leaf for me. Youknow why? Because of family history, oddly enough. Just go with me on this one. So, my companion was telling me on Tuesday aboutone...
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My. Very. Last. Adventure.
I never thought this day would come. It is so surreal. This is my last p-day on my mission. This is it. It's a weird feeling because I feel like no matter how I start this email, or how I finish it, I...
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I'm back...
Hey friends, family and maybe even some strangers...Somehow, I found myself waking up in Versailles, France this morning. Weird. It's weird because coming back for a second time, it all seems...
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From Versaille to Paris
When you are in Versailles, you must go to the Palace of Versailles. I have been there once before, but it was fun to connect with my old friend, Louis XIV again.I have a few things to say to him . ....
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My Paris Shirt is Back
Spending the last two days in Paris has been very full-circle for me. I realized how young I really was as an 18-year-old in a strange country. This time everything just seems to make sense and fit...
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Le Mans
Picture magical fairytale landPicture countryside to die for with a mix of fields for daysPicture feudalismPicture sheep and cows (skinny cows)My favorite tree in the country...it's a dirt field with...
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From Le Mans to La Copechagniere to La Rochelle to Bordeaux
Alright, if I learn anything on this trip it will be how to comfortably drive in a 8 person van full of 8 peoples luggage and stay in hotels. In the week I have been here I have already stayed at 5...
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The City of Bayonne
And another day has somehow come and gone. What the heck? This morning we went inside the Saint Andre Cathedral in Bordeaux. It was massive and so much more open than most cathedrals I have been in. It...
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Basque Bayonne
Sunday morning began with us sitting in front of an amazing complimentary breakfast and awkwardly packing bread up and walking away for later because it was fast Sunday. It was a weird start to the...
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Getting Down to Business
Yesterday, the first word that comes to my mind is: LUGGAGE. Loading lots of luggage.We started off the day drinking some hot chocolate and eating some espana torillas for breakfast. Yum. We split up...
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Garganta la Olla, Spain
Ava Maria!I'm going to start this post a little backwards, starting with the end of the day first. We arrived in Gargant la Olla around 6pm, checked into our cute little hotel and decided to explore...
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When I think of Madrid, I think of Music
Madrid was a city full of energy, wide streets, beautiful buildings, but most of all MUSIC.Every plaza, every open space was filled with music and massive groups of people huddled around the...
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What I do on the daily...
Today, I thought I would show you the little things we do every day. Instead of the grandious extravagent adventures I go on. It was all inspired by this picture taken of me....You see, sometimes we...
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The French Temple Dedication
It's been awhile since I have written, but I have some happy moments to record, so here we go.BARCELONA:With all of our research, we didn't have too much time to spend in Barcelona. We had 4 hours in...
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It's been quite the adventure.
This week was the first week we had without our professor. It was the real deal. The real test of our French. Of our navigating skills. Of our archive skills. And you know what? It has been a wild...
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"I need to do theater!"
We sat down on the train heading to Montauban. It was Saturday and I anticipated a quiet ride. Boy, was I wrong. The whole thing was hilarious. First, we had to walk about .75 miles to the train...
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Train Travel
Phew . . . we made it to our hotel and after I explain our hilarious travel day you will know why this is such an accomplishment.Wednesday was our last day in Montauban. We woke up, researched, checked...
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The Marseille Experience
Definitely an unexpected and happy day. Since it was Saturday and all the archives were closed, Marie and I decided to have a day to be tourists. When in Marseille, you need to hit up the beach, but...
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Nun on a Camel
Next stop . . . Carcassone.Marie and I met up with our Professor, and Aimee and Renaud (a.k.a. expert French genealogists). It felt to good to see them again. We had a blast traveling around...
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Elizabeth
Marie and I have had the unique opportunity to not only go through the Paris France Temple open house, but also watch the Temple Spectacular and the Temple Dedication. We thought that going to perform...
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My Paris
Another Paris experience has come and gone. Not sure how that happened.There is such an energy here. People from all over the world. Couples making out on every corner. Historic building after historic...
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Bear-lin
Alright, so school is officially over and I have been let loose into the wind to travel wherever whenever. Right now I am sitting on a bus driving through Hungary, listening to Cold Play, and feeling...
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Hungary
You know this whole traveling on a whim thing I got going on? Well, while in Berlin, Duc suggested we go to Budapest.HUNGARY! I never imagined traveling to Hungary so I just laughed, and then Marie and...
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My travel journey comes to an end
After 25 hotels and every type of public transportation known to man...my European tour is coming to an end. I am TIRED. I am HAPPY. My legs are SORE. But my heart is FULL. I never want to carry...
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