hey everyone. i am back in the USA! megan and i traveled to 4 great cities in 10 short days. we flew to paris, france and stayed 2 nights in Le Hotel Notre Dame. our view from the balcony framed the Notre Dame Cathedral magnificently. We then traveled by train to Brussels, Belgium for 1 full day of fun. The next train took us about 3 hours to Amsterdam, Holland. The city of Amsterdamn is filled with some of the most interesting architecture, canals, bicycles, weather and way of life of any place i have traveled. Our next train led to Berlin, Germany. We experienced what remains of the Berlin Wall and had the chance to get an inside look and some important architectual aspects of Berlin.

I had to catch a plane back to the USA, however Megan if continuing her studies abroad with her University peers. She is currently in Austria and heads to Budapest soon. So I am sitting here at my computer working on sorting and cleaning up all of the digital photos I brought back. I had an incredible amount of fun learning about the different cultures and seeing many things that you only read about or see on tv. I encourage everyone to travel more. Get your head from out of your shell and see the world. I feel like traveling makes me more culturally aware and sensitive to world issues. It may have a similar effect for you.