Don Manuel Aranjuez

... languages do you speak? German and some English and French What do you do for ? Tennis, saxophone, dance, hang out with friends, shopping What do you want o be when you grow up? Actress or doctor What are you most afraid of? Being murdered, being in the dark What is your earliest memory? When I was one and a half, we were in Miami, and I was scared that crocodiles would come through the wall and into the pool What is your message to the kids of the world? Peace!

Hey all, so yesterday I left my small cocoon of Lauterbrunnen and head out to the big city - Luzern. And what a city it was amazing I took the boat down lake Luzern stopping in the small town of Weggis, where they where having a great street fair. Then I spent some time exploring Luzern which is just a magical city. Lucky for me and my credit card the shops where all closed because it was Sunday, but I no doubt still ...

... Cathedral in Europe, very cool... and a couple other historical monuments and incredibly beautiful views. We finished the day with some spanish tapas and beer and walked back to the bus station just in time to see the sunset over the horizon. Perfect day and in a cool little town in Spain... Day 5: We finally made it to our ****** little breakfast! Packed our stuff, checked out, and took a day tour of Madrid. It was an alright tour where ...

... I learned while vacationing (My history teacher should be so proud of me). Budget: $1,106.65 -$30 (Entrance fee + rented tennis racket) -$20 (Brunch for my friend and I) -$5 (Metra ticket) Total Left: $1,051.65 *I still have a lot of money left over. I thought that I wouldn't be able to live with only $3,500 but I was proven wrong! (I should have listened to Mr. Chipman ...

... Banus and I asked him what there was to do. He said, "Do? Miss, Puerto Banus is home to the rich and famous! Just walk around and look at everyone." I said, "Excuse me, I just spent the last ten years in New York, I know rich and famous..." And it was then when I realized that I was morphing into the Ugly American. So what, I don't see myself in that hotel again. Did I like Puerto Banus, not really. It had a bad vibe to it...kind of hard to explain. In any case, Joe had a ...

... had a big bowl of pasta (those 6 nuggets hadn't filled Julia up). Steve and I kinda regretted the burger at this point, as the pasta looked good but we had no room for it. This was to be our last evening all together. We got back to our hotel, and said good-bye. I was sad to lose my friends... :-( 6) Friday, April 6: Alone at last! Just kidding. I did miss my friends, as I woke up Friday, and realized I was all by my lonesome. Feeling a bad cold coming on, I decided to ...

... year old girl from Paris there with 2 friends and we could communicate! They were about to go eat and I was starving so I asked if it would be ok if I joined, they were more than happy to have me come along. We ended up walking down many streets and I got to see some beautiful building and statues. Food is cheaper closer to the center of the city and they too were on a budget. Worked out great because I got sight see, observe how people here ...

... fountains guarded by pagan gods and goddesses, neatly designed bushes, tall towering trees, pompous bridges and gates, struck me as odd to be found in hot, dry Spain whereas France is wet and green. Maybe the effort of trying to keep a garden of French taste alive in this climate was to shade and cool the royal residents from the heat. As I walked through the avenues of trees past the fountains of Venus, Apollo, Bacchus and ...

... there, neither being in season now (go figure). There are tons of gardens and green spaces, which were about the only thing open because it´s Monday and most of Spain closes on Monday. Off to birthday dinner (for those that don´t know I (Kim) am celebrating my b-day in Madrid). Will write again from Valencia or Barcelona. Big hugs, SandK P.S. Happy birthday Frank!!

... More out of fatigue, inability for me to coherently piece together a sentence, and my desire to be polite, I sat down and ate the hot dog. Luckily, it was delicious and I haven't been able to say no to a hot dog since. After my delicious hot dog, I took a shower, unpacked some of my things, and left to meet the rest of the K students and our teacher/leader/friend Lola near our school, La Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.