Distant travels.. many over, long over, long traveled, much seen, much experienced, much changed.

Graduated Highschool, as of today, been to Europe & UK and back, stayed in a foreign-language-speaking-home in a foreign-language-speaking nation, half way across the world, won trophies, achevied more goals. What a year it has been, and it is only the end of June!!  Totally amazed and proud of where I have been, and what has happened. The people I met, the great memories, like singing the beatles through the wall in Stratford, being at the original Hard Rock Cafe in London with an original waitress, jumping on the bed with Levi under neath it which broke his wrist in France, visiting the first concentration camp, Dachau, just outside of Munich and that very..different experience, and dropping that giant metal pan while washing dishes at the homestay in Hamburg with Jenny, making the biggest noise eve, scraring the shit out of her. Oh, the look on her face. Great memories.

These are notes from my journal that was provided to us.. So glad they did..Filled it up..

This is Part A. England/UK.

DAY ONE/TWO: Plane flight to London from Edmonton-Calgary.. Arriving in London, after being on a plane from Calgary for 9 hours without sleeping, still in very good shape, surprisingly.. left at 9 from Edmonton, arriving at 9:45 in London, the next day, funny.. So we went through Security and everything - no problems, meet our England tour guide, jump on a double decker tour bus and off we go to Stratford-Upon-Avon. The very place that the not-so-well-known man called "William Shakespear" came from. Tour of  the small town. Charming, and large difference from Canada.. naturally.. Cool setting..Almost completely without rain, except before dinner.. and after returning to hotel.. sang Beatles songs through wall to some people from the trip.. Played cards with Danica, Levi, Dylan, Ben and Sam. Slept well. Up at 6.

DAY THREE: BATH. Beautiful. Expensive. Roman Baths were very interesting. Unlike anything I've ever seen.. 2 hours for lunch.. Ended up walking around with Sam, Danica, Levi and Dylan for half of it, then getting annoyed and bored, left them, explored, got lost, found yummy food, met up with group, bus tour of Bath was raining, but freetime was sunny, little rain.. on our way to Stonehenge! SOO excited!!! One of the highlights of trip.. At stonehenge, fucking battery died in my camera! IN THE PARKING LOT! SO pissed. Couldn't enjoy it.. Backup battery was at hotel! GR. No pics.. So mad.. So many sheep.. Saw tank crossing signs on the way there.. On our way to London.. Seeing play tomorrow night.. "Blood Brothers" musical. My first.. should be interesting.

DAY FOUR: (Almost no notes..) LONDON! Blood Brothers Play - exciting, well sung, long.

DAY FIVE: SPAMALOT! Monty Python's play at the Palace Theatre! Got a t-shirt.. Was SO good. Sung to it, spoke lines to it, VERY good. Definate Highlight. Got to shop in the market.. downtown, so cool. 3 hours there.. bought wind-up Pocketwatch (wore it at grad!). VW hoodie, Liverpool Scarf and VW bus wineglass.. Notes: DARIA'S BIRTHDAY! 20 Jahre alt! Amazing Time flies.. (You were 16 when I met you!!!)

DAY SIX: Some could go to Globe Theatre, but most went shopping for 5 hours in London, they dropped us off at Piccadilli Circus, and everyone split up, Levi, Sam, Dylan, Ben and Danica and I went to Virgin records, bought VW bag and water bottle (came in use in Germany and still here), then down to Hard Rock Cafe London! SO Good. Had an original waitress serving us who has been there since the 1970s!!! On the way here saw 2TVRs, 4 austin Martins, 1 Bugati, 1 Ferrari! holy crap all that on ONE STREET on a 15 minute walk!!! Bought merch; glass, tshirt, hoodie. ran back to meeting point (somehow that took 5 hours!) Now on the Chunnel to Paris, sitting with people from my group.. Jayden, Bryn, Anna, James and Kytlyn with Mr/Mrs Hawley *retards!* Train goes fast! Huge room in Paris, but it stinks here in France!! The room is on 5th floor (no elevator!) with a balcony.. can yell across tiny street to people in rooms across (people from trip). Metro is DISGUSTING. Already saw a few poeple peeing on buidlings!!

Head Rush

Peace, and rock on.