DAY EIGHT

Woke up in the back of a car, quite comfy actually. Had nutella for breakfast. Walked around the town a bit. Meh. It was the same same. Then we drove to the island Rügen to the town Alterfähr and walked along the ocean for awhile. Nice. The houses were cute.
Off to BERLIN! I was so tired in the car, I tried to stay awake to keep Sab company but it was nearly impossible. The drive was sooo beautiful. Rolling hills and windmills. When we got to Berlin, we found a parking spot just outside the city and then took the equivalent to the Metro into the city. I loved it instantly. I am moving there, 2014 perhaps, anyone wanna come? Sab hates Berlin, but I love it. We went to the Berlin wall park, got kinda lost getting there. It was cool, I got a little history refresher which was nice. Colorful. Then we walked to Postdam Platz and then to the Berlin Gate and then to Reichsthe/Bumdesthe (the senate building) We sat infront of it for a long while. It is a really cool old building, (again, like most). I like the Berlin residents. Then we walked to the Berlin Dome and then around. GOOD DAY.

DAY SEVEN

Today Sab and I are going on a little roadtrip! We are driving north to some ocean towns and sleeping in the back of her car! So euro 1965 I know. We are bringing a gas stove and we are going to cook our food in dark corners. We just started packing today, and we are leaving in about an hour, so hopefully we bring what we need. Whatever. Then we are going to drive to Berlin and stay a night. I would really like to go to a museum, we will see. Auf Wiedersehen! Be back in 3!

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We drove to Wismar, we got there around 5 30. Then we cooked dinner next to our car. Then we wandered around the CUTE town. The architecture was adorable and everything was painted pastel colors! Sigh. We went into this church that was AMAZING! It was massive and old (like a lot of churches around here, but for some reason this one was especially enjoyable). Then we walked to the harbor and say boats and a sun. It was very nice, I liked it very much. THEN we drove to Strasund, another beach town popular with German tourists. We parked the car by the side of the road and went and had a drink at a cafe. then BED.

DAY SIX

^Check it ^

Today we went to breakfast in Braunschweig, then did some shopping. We are going to go on a little road trip tomorrow to the ocean and then to Berlin. We bought asparagus, they grow lots here, but it is white and fat...strange. Did you know it grows below ground? I learned a lot about it today. Hmm, interesting. I think we are going to a windmill museum today.
PEACE
>We went to the museum and it was very beautiful. SO german, so quaint. Nice. Lots of windmills. I DROVE A STICK! Not a branch silly! Harharharhar. I got to drive Sab's car! It was fun, I was pretty good except for the parking part.
BYE again.

DAY FIVE

Here is a pic from when we walked the Champs Elysees. (thats Claudia)

GOOD MORNING.
NOT.
It is late late afternoon. I slept till 1 30!!!!!!! and I went to bed at 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ummm.....I didn't think I was jet lagged, but I thought wrong! I am still half asleep and it is 4pm. We were going to go to lunch with the whole family at 1 30. But I was sleeping so we are now going to dinner. Yikes. I feel bad. Right now I am sitting in Sabrina's room with her and her friend and we are drawing and making decorations for graduation.
I have VERY BAD NEWS EVERYONE!
Here it is....................................................
I left my sketchbook on the train. I am soooo sad. I ALMOST cried. I swore it would never happen again, and it did. And it happened in the same way, traveling a long distance to meet a friend, and tiredly and forgetfully leaving it on the bus/train. RRR. At least there were only 4 days worth of journaling in it. BUT STILL. Now I am using a little book Sabrina nicely gave to me. Maybe the nice person that finds it will mail it back to me...maybe. DAMN.
I think the plans for the rest of the day are just to hangout and then go to dinner.
BYE.

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OK false alarm! I HAVE MY SKETCHBOOK! Here is the crazy crazy story about how I got it back...
So the phone rings at sabrina's house and her mom answers and she says its for me, um...who would call me? She keeps talking to the mysterious person on the phone and she shouts "THIS MAN HAS YOUR BOOK!" I jumped with joy and we hopped in the car and drove to this man's house, witch coincidentally was very close to Sab's. When we got there the man gave me my book. He spoke perfect english, he barely had an accent and he had been to the US several times and he had even been to MN! THIS is the crazy part! Where did he find it you ask? He found it at a club/bar on Sat night! His friend found it on a bench and it ended up in his car and he found it the next morning. I was not at any bar or club, so somehow it got from the train to the bar that day! OOO I love it! Sabrina and her sister got text messages on Sat (but didn't see them till today) from another person, saying they have madeline's book , they found it on the train and that she probably wants it back. THEY WERE RIGHT! So that person probably brought it with them to the bar and then left it and then this other dude found it! O god I love stories like this. I wish they would have written in it. Good thing I had a millon phone numbers in there, right? eh?
You can all stop your worrying.

DAY FOUR

Today I woke up at 5 in the morning to catch my train to HANNOVER and then to LEIFERDE to see SABRINA! I took the metro to the train staion, and as I was leaving for the day, people were stumbling home all drunk, it was funny. The train was long. boring. whatever. When i got here sabrina was there waiting for me! YAY! now we are painting a giant cardboard ship for her graduation's decorations. I am cutting out cardboard waves. I escaped to call the rents and do this. did i mention i am very tired. Sab's house is very nice. they have many colorful things. Germans are cute. They, like the Icelandics, are very blonde and blue eyed. this german keyboard is trippin me up. the Z and Y are switched. I am going to go build a ship. LOVE ZOU ALL!

DAY THREE

BONJOUR!
literally it is early. I just had a little french petite breakfast and now I am trying to get my ticket to Germany, (I really should have done that early. God damn it. I have to call them). I met 2 people at breakfast. One from BRAZIL (hannah, cool eh?) and another girl from Portugal, who lives in London. I am going to take the metro with her to the area with Notre Dame and the Pompidu today. (INSERT: yes i know my spelling is terrible, I am in a hurry and there is no spell check and this is a french keyboard).
Last night I walked to the Eiffel Tower and got lost for about 2 hours cause my map was shitty, it was a good walk though. I ate dinner at a cafe and then climbed all 702 stairs to the very top (the second floor anyway) it was the PERFECT TIME! It was dusk and I got to see the sun set! The line was INSANE! But savy me took the stairs route witch had a much shorter line than the elevator (the elevator is LAME). I spent awhile on top and then I climbed my way down and took the metro home. At this point it was about 11:30! I was pooped. I showered in the COLD shower and went to bed in my EMPTY room, there are 4 beds and no-one else came last night, kinda cool, but a bit lonley. I didn't meet anyone yesterday :( today will be better, I already have a buddy :)
I must go! BISOUS!

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So I wrote all of this whole heartedly yesterday and then it didn't save. so here is a half ass version.
So I met Claudia and then we took the metro to Notre Dame. It was nice. Claudia loves taking photos. in front of everything. it is hilarious. then we walked around. shopped and tried not to buy anything (i have to carry it around so no thanks) then we went to the Pompideu! I LOVED IT. favorite part of the day. they had a kandinsky expo. brilliant. I could have spent all day there, but claudia was not as thrilled as i. then we ate, and walked and walked and walked. then we went back to the hostel and napped. then we met up again and went to the moulin rouge. very shady part of town. funny. then we went to see the pyramids at the louvre at night. again it was the perfect time, and the sun was setting and the pyramids cast a shaddow on the louvre. sigh. then we walked and walked down the champs elysees. i was so tired. still am. my feet hurt. then we returned and slept. the end. good bye.

DAY TWO

OK so I am HERE! I AM IN PARIS!
I think I was meant to live here. The men are so attractive here! STYLE anyone?
I had a long flight...got about 4 hours of sleep total. Feelin good. I made it to my youth hostel! I had to take the train and then the metro and then walk and of course I got lost on the walking part. I showed up to ALOHA HOSTEL sweating and panting cause I had just walked a mile or 2 with all my stuff. I packed surprisingly light however, I was impressed with myself. Now I am just bumming around till 5pm so I can check in and get my room at the hostel. I went to a cafe for awhile and had a cafe au lait. I felt so french, ecept for the fact that I have a terrible american accent, the server was not fond of it. This whole jet lag thing is wierd. It is dinner here, and breakfast at home. My layover was in Iceland, and I decided that I need to go back! It is such a facinating country! I learned that the population is only 300,000 and it is the size of england and 60% of the population lives in one city! Plus, everyone is blonde, its hilarious. I have yet to meet anyone at the hostel, none of them are speaking english or french. Tonight I am going to walk to the Eiffel Tower! YAY! This part of the city I am in is very nice, there are lots of schools, all the kids smoke cigarettes and ride razor scooters. I haven't seen many tourists though, or if I have they are good at blending in. I am trying to do that, I think it works if I am not carrying my huge backpackers pack. Some little french boys tried to scare me, that was funny, I just gave them a look of disgust. I only have a little longer with the internet...so AU REVOIR!
(p.s. I am safe safe safe mom and dad! LOVE YOU!)

DAY ONE

I leave for FRANCE today! So here is the deal with this blog now: I will hopefully be updating this everyday/every-other/whenever I can with pictures and what I've been up to.  

Last night I had a lovely fete with all my very closest people, it was very nice.  Great turnout I would say.  We ate cupcakes and sang American songs.  Right now I am "packing" and then I am off to the airport at 4:30! I get to stop in Iceland OOOO. I will get there at 2 pm FRANCE time and then I will try to find my youth hostel on the metro. yeeeeaaahhh. Cross your fingers I don't get lost.  I am planning on climbing my way up the Eiffel Tower my first night, the rush will be awesome when I am all jet lagged.  I did it last time I was there, I should make it a tradition.

TA TA FOR NOW! A LA PROCHAINE!

Analogies

Life is like a room filled with loosely hung twine, zig-zaging from wall to wall, up and down.