Ok.. maybe I will write a little or i might have a few anxious people on my hands! haha. just kiddin. So yeah, i have WAY to much to catch up on from last time.. we hit Paris, Holland - leiden and amsterdam, Berlin, mmm... i dont remember what else. Its been really great. In Amsterdam we hooked up with Dan.b and Rebeccah from capes and that was some quality times.. um, then in Berlin we met up with another friend of ours again that goes back to Lisboa and Barcelona, so that was super sweet too, but then it hit me after saying goodbye to him, that Im realllly gonna miss these people we met along the way, its not like we can just hop over and see each other anytime. mm yeah, its really sad actually, but a lot of good memories. I loved Berlin, its in the top 3 for sure. Its really huge, which is strange cause Ive never wanted to be in a bit city like that, but I could definately see myself living there. Anyway!...We arrived in Praha last night, and funny story, well sort of... yesterday when we got off the train, right outside the station, there were these 2 guys and they had a big long whip made out of long tree branches tied together with something on the end, and when we walked by they just started whipping us with it! And i was just sorta shocked, like how do you respond to that?! like for no reason, just totally random! and it really hurt! ha.. so i started yelling at them, but then i think it didnt help because they dont speak english at all... and they just kept following us and hitting us and going off in czech, ( .. a little strung out ) so we took off and they left us alone. but it was ya... weird. not so great of a first impression i think! ha, anyway, so we just went to bed pretty much after that cause we were so tired. Our hostel is a little outside the city, so we havent taken anything in yet, but Im sure its amazing cause people cant stop telling us how beautiful it is. Im excited.. anyway im out! taker easy :)

haha. awww dont remind me how close it is.. three weeks is still three weeks! the next few weeks are packed. i prob wont update this so much anymore cuz i am so behind i dont even know where to start.. but ill at least put pics up when i can. 16sec see if this makes it..

Im alive and well.. i have 30 sec. lol sweet

As you can see, my wonderful camera is working..at the moment. And i actually have a few minutes to get pics up cause im not paying for this! This is Mathias, the guy whose house we are at in Austria. Steph knows him through capernwray connections...hes staying with his family at the moment, and wow, they are all so great. they really spoil us...and his mom is an amazing cook. haha. Anyway..last day here and we´re taking the night train to PARIS!! cant wait. and we are also hitting up Zurich, Switz on the way and meeting Cady.. a friend from Swifty...should be good. ok .. im out. seeee ya! :)

fotos YAY!!!

Heres a bunch of random pics from Barcelona-Spain. Beach in Nice, France and Greece. Rome, Cinque Terre, Venice- Italy, Austria, and Andorra :)

HeY! I saw the movie, did the tour and the whole shabamm ( arnt you proud?! ) lol...now im afraid i´ll have the songs going through my head till I leave this place..over and over and over. EXCELLENT! It was great dont get me wrong, and the views-breathtaking, but as Starr said, probably the most `dorky´thing we´ve done yet. haha, us and 500 japanese student riding up and down the mountains singing to the soundtrack and stopping at the houses they filmed at, the church, bridge, gardens...imagine it.
AND now I feel I´ve made a major life accomplishment - i had no idea watching this movie would fulfill all my dreams. haha. ohhh dear!
Moving off that..umm, tomorro we´re going to stay with Stephs friend Mathias in a city on the very west part of Austria...then Zurich( switz.) , Ostrava ( czech rep.) , and into Germany...actually the majority of the trip we will be just hooking up with friends from school and home, and family. so im pretty stoked! life is good. i hope on their comp. i can get pictures on here. i think so.. only now i have wayy to many to pick from, cause i dont even remember the last ones i put up!

PS...HI to everyone @ home visiting my house..aww i miss you...i hate when i feel like im missing out on a party, and we all know auntie joan, you are the life of a party. a good one! :) haha...not that i dont want to be here, but you know.. i just wish i was in on stuff. gah! another side note..oh man, i have the biggest addiction to german chocolate i think..dont you worry ill stock up before i leave.. and you know what else..( Phil, I eat my words!).. i fell in love with coffee here. sick. i still cant believe im saying this...

the hills are alive...

Yes, we have arrived in Salzburg! Apparently this is where they filmed the sound of music movie..which i have never seen actually, but i am informed ill see it tmro and then take a 4 hour tour of the places they made it. The train ride was incredible, it kind of reminds me of B.C., only way, um.. cuter. haha. Venice was pretty unique too, loved it. super romantic..only one thing missing in this picture... hmm. anyway, things to do, places to go, ppl to meet!.. see ya :)

I cant believe how fast things are going! Ive been gone 8 weeks and only 4 more to go! Crazy.. kind of sad too. We spent an extra day in Athens, loved it, love greek food, people are awesome, weather is gorgeous and i cant complain. Yesterday we went out hiking and to these mineral hot springs in the cliffs, only i was a little disappointed, cause i thot we could jump off them, but no, we couldnt..Anyway, so im swimming around and all the sudden i realize the seaweed moving under my feet isnt seaweed at all, its all these little schools of fishes, and by fish i mean minnows, but they were big! Ahhh, i freaked myself out so bad I couldnt stay in. But it was fun while it lasted. haha then we came back into the city and went dancing, and later walking back home, we found this random trail that went up around the acropolis and caught an amazing view of the city at night! Wow, Ill miss that place. Now im sitting on a 32 hour long ferry to Venice, so i got some time to kill...excellent... Ill be back later im sure :)

reality check..where am i?!

Athens backpackers-where we are staying at. its a super cool hostel with a lot of great people, theres a big balcony and bar on the top of the roof overlooking the Acropolis and city lights at night! Today we went up to the Acropolis and saw the Parthenon and everything. Its sunny and hot, which is not too unusual.. Athens is HUGE. lots of shopping, hikes..we want to make it up to Mars Hill tmro, im not sure if that will happen..cause we are also doing a walking tour all over with a guide. but it would be cool to be there i think, and maybe read acts 17 while we're up there! Theres so many places ppl keep telling us we need to go to and see!..its fun to be able to be so flexible with our schedule that way. I gotta run. take care! :)

Corfu adventures!

Hey! so i have 5 mins left to write a quick blog and what can i say..Greece is beautiful! The last 3 days have been a really great break from the rest of the trip. This is like, kick-back, relax, where most of it is, we are the tourists in the cities..which is also awesome too, but it can get tiring.good for a change..anyway, done a lot of quading around on the island, met some cool ppl from the states, swam in the sea..got a tan! haha..its been like 25+ deg here..lots of outside time chillin in the sun..ok..i gotta write more later. heading to athens on the night ferry here :)