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... considering your application, possibly...'<br><br>So, short of diverting through Hong Kong and getting very little time in the UK as a result, and spending a whole lot more money only to possibly still not get a visa, my only apparent option was to courier my passport home to the waiting Courtney, who would get my visa express there and send it back. Upon leaving Spain, I resolved to do this upon arrival in Belgium, since I would have 2 weeks in that country to wait for my passport ...

... our clothes clean (not just sink washed but REAL washed) and prepared to head north for Amsterdam.<br><br>(Whitney)<br><br>I had a wonderful time in the Netherlands! It was really nice to meet more of Steve's relatives and to have enough time to get to know them well. We had heaps of fun playing games like Yatzee and Spoons in the evenings and in the mornings we got to feed their chickens, birds, and rabbits! It was a little bit scary because the birds ...

During our stay in Spa we had the most scary, horrible, unpleasant experience ever in a restaurant.<br><br>The restaurant to avoid is "Le Bouchon Gourmand", the owner does not hesitate to insult customers, lock them into the restaurant if there is a dispute on the bill, and claim more money than is due. <br><br>See more on www.bouchon-gourmand.blogspot.com

... one for 50 Euro, so I was a little suspicious of this price. So I decided to go to the other mattress place...across town. Got on a couple different buses and eventually made it there. These mattresses were the same price, and big slabs of foam with a covering. I felt a little uncertain about spending 100 euro on a big foam slab, so when the lady was talking to some other customers I slipped out. Soooo back to the first store. The salesguy ...

... ideas about what to change about the world as a class. Tomorrow we will work individually and the students will begin writing their chapters.<br><br>I actually wasn't nervous today, even though it was my first time teaching alone here. I think my experience with student teaching really helps this. I can't imagine having no teaching experience and getting up there by myself. I would be like a deer in headlights!<br><br>Was busy this ...

Hi all,<br><br>Had a pretty lazy Sunday. I know that tomorrow is going to be very busy so I just wanted to relax today. Had apple strudel ala mode for lunch, haha. Then we had a turkish dish for dinner. It was chicken wings and sliced potatoes on a pan lightly smothered in tomato sauce with lots of spices and garlic. It was pretty good! I just dont like the skin or fat on chicken, and I dont like ...

After popping into and out of Germany, we were now back in Belgium. It was beginning to get a bit dark, and we still had at least 200 miles left to drive.<br><br>Gaz's motor was struggling, and threatening to overheat, so we stopped to let it cool down.<br><br>With the vehicles all decorated with stickers, we attracted a bit of attention, and a Belgian couple took our ...

Once in Elsloo, we stopped to find postcards (having completely missed the observations again), only to find that the only card shop was closed that afternoon.<br><br>Up the road a bit, and Kieran was dropping a card into the door of a Landy enthusiast they had met on the recce. The guy turned up at that moment, and so we were invited in for a refreshing cold drink. The Landyprikkers overtook us at that point, and went on their way. We then ...

... tren y empezamos a buscar lugar. El tren cada 4 o 5 filas de asientos para el mismo lado tiene 4 asientos que se miran, 2 y 2, enfrentandose, entonces le digo vayamos a uno de esos en otro vagon para estar mas comodos. Buscando el me grita "che, aca hay una rubia que esta buena sentada sola en uno de 4". Le digo que vayamos para ahi y a mi derecha (estaba bastante mas lejos que Mauro) escucho: "Uy estos hablando español". Le grito a Mauro: "Che nos sentamos aca!" y nos sentamos al lado de 4 ...

... amazement we saw that the sign on the black iron fence above the enclosure confirmed it was indeed a &#8216;Tasmaanse Buidelwolf&#8217;.<br> <br>Perhaps in a bid to prevent the Dutch caging us up like our presumed-extinct local friend, we decided to flee from the Netherlands entirely, though just for the rest of the day. After hiring bicycles we had barely pedalled our way out of the western edge of the town before ...