Well I am back from Europe now. It was a great experience! If you would like to hear stories, just let me know. I would love to share my experiences with you. I feel a lot more cultured now, and I've learned more about life in general.

When I first arrived in France, we got picked up at the airport by an EF person. He didn't say one word to us and was pretty rude in general and all of us were bummed that we had a not-so-great tour guide. He dropped us off at a hotel and drove off. The receptionist at the hotel was rude to us and treated us like retards. He told us where to go eat, but then we got lost trying to find the place. But we got to wander the (dirtier parts of the) streets of Paris. Then after we got to the restaruant and finished eating, a man walks through the doors behind our table and gives us a very warm greeting. He introduced himself to us and we found out that THIS was our tour guide and we were all extremely relieved. He seemed so warm and friendly... and had the most gorgeous eyes! Those Seth Myers eyes. And at that point, I knew I would tip him extremely generously at the end of the trip. Well... throughout the trip I lost respect for him. I didn't particularly think he was the best role model, especially with what he did with one of the married ladies on our tour. And I didn't care that he drank each night but when it'd interfer with his job duties, that's where I have a problem. But it only slightly interferred once. And we had him for a whole week. I choose to look at the big picture. And in general, he was great. Extremely intelligent, handled situations well. And so he did deserve a good tip, despite his personal decisions. So he likewise received one from me. Judging one's personal life and judging one's performance are two different things, and likewise should be treated as such. In my opinion anyway.

We toured Europe with a group of Floridians. They highly outnumbered us as there were 26 of them and 11 of us. Although, about 20 of them were adults. There were only a few students. I got to know one of the guys pretty well, and right now I'm just sad we didn't have a better goodbye. I remember staying up late one night talking (meanwhile all the other guys were drinking downstairs, though we didn't know it at the time. Ironically, the topic came up and I asked him if he drank, and he told me no. He was the only guy on their team that didn't and he'd sit in the hallway listening to his iPod sometimes when the other guys were drinking. I felt bad for him. But then a couple days later in Germany, our group walked into a beer and dancing place and I saw him in there drinking and I thought in my head "Well buddy, your word's pretty much shot to hell." The next day he didn't talk to me at all. I think he thought I lost respect for him. And I did for the day, but then for some reason, it came back. We all make mistakes. I'm not going to judge a person by their mistakes. Especially if they regret it afterwards. This was right at the end of our trip and the morning we left, he pretty much followed me all over (at the hotel around breakfast) because I think he wanted to make sure to say goodbye. But he waited for me to initiate it. I shook his hand. And hugged most of the other people. I wish I would have hugged him too.

I got to see so many cool things and places! The Louvre (Mona Lisa), Eiffle Tower, Lucerne Switzerland, Neuchwanstein Castle, Dacau, Munich, Oberammergaue and more! I thought my favorite place would be France, but I was wrong. It wasn't. It was definitely Switzerland. Lucerne to be exact. I fell in love with that place so much that it is a high possibility of a honeymoon destination one day now. It is such a romantic and breath-taking town with SO much history. It just fascinates me! I would love to experience that one day with a man I'm in love with. In addition, the people there are so incredibly polite. They were the complete opposite of French people. I'd say they were a lot more polite than Americans as well. Mmmm I would absolutely LOVE to go back one day! But if not, that's ok. I am just thankful God gave me this opportunity.