Author Archives: Ellie Carpenter

We Wanted Adventure… We Got It!

Two days ago we added our 10th country to the list, New Zealand! Our first day here we explored Queenstown which is the main city of this island consisting of 20,000 constant residents and 4,000 visitors a day! We are staying at a beautiful golf resort and every moment I’m there, I feel like I’m … Continue reading »

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Meeting Up with Old Friends in Sydney!

As most of you probably know, I have been a dancer almost all of my life and have met many people and made lots of friends through the dance world. Well about 4 years ago,  a really good friend of mine from dance moved to Australia! We hadn’t kept in touch much so with coming to … Continue reading »

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Italy!

We’ve been in Italy for a few days now and it has been a blast! We are stationed in Florence but already have taken a few day trips out to cities near by. My favorite part of Italy has been going to Cinque Terre (5 lands) and hiking through some of the villages and also … Continue reading »

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Three Big Days!

Tour of the Louvre! A few days ago, we were all extremely excited because today was the day that we got to go on a super cool, kid friendly tour around the Louvre that Mom had planned. We started off the day by going to the Arch De Carrousel which is right in front of … Continue reading »

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First Dance Class in Paris!

A few days ago me and my mom decided that it was about time to take a dance class! After quite a bit of searching on the internet, my mom was able to find a studio that is open in the summer and most classes are in English. One of the surprising things we’ve found … Continue reading »

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Movie Making in The Canal Saint-Martin!

Yesterday we decided that we wanted to explore new parts of paris so we went to the other side of town to a neighborhood called The Canal Saint-Martin. One bookstore caught our eye so we decided to go in. The bookstore was really neat, most of the books had to do with graphic design or … Continue reading »

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Chocolate Comes First

Today was a long day but we sure did get a lot out of it. We started the day by getting up at 4:15! We then went straight to the airport where we caught a two hourlong flight and then a connecting 1 hour flight. Our connection was in Germany so we got to hear … Continue reading »

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It’s almost here

I can’t believe there are only 3 days left! I’m getting so excited and nervous! I can’t wait! -Ellie

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