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Our 28 Best Foulups, Bleeps, and Blunders
As wonderful as the trip was, there were lots of moments that, let’s just say, were not worth blogging about. We’ve decided to document them all in case we ever start to romanticize the trip too much. This list will also remind us that we can overcome a LOT. Some of these were not our … Continue reading
The People and Experiences We’ll Never Forget
This was the best experience of my life. Yet I’ve had a hard time figuring out how to summarize it for our friends and family without boring you with too much detail, while still remembering all the things the four of us want to remember forever. My solution? 1) Don’t repeat stories we’ve already blogged … Continue reading
Home
After 5 months on the road, we are now home safe and sound. We’ll be putting together some sort of multi-media presentation about the trip for any of you who are interested, and will post it on the blog when it’s ready. May take a while. Thanks to all of you who have followed us … Continue reading
Go Acton Eagles!
Hi Acton Eagles! Me and Ellie just want to say good luck on your first day of school! We will miss you guys a bunch but we will be on the computer screen FaceTiming for morning group! Can’t wait to see everyone! Go Eagles!
What I learned from gambling in Monte Carlo
It has always been my dream (please, no dream-mocking) to gamble in the private room at the famous casino in Monte Carlo. James Bond… Dodi Al-Fayed… Bruce Willis (according to my dealer) all sat at the very blackjack table at which I planted my increasingly expanding tush. Background: There are two main gambling “rooms” in … Continue reading
Speedos. Its the LAW!
A friend of mine presented me with the gift of a speedo (in fromt of the entire Acton student body, of course) and said id need it in France. Turns out she wasnt kidding. We’re at disney paris today, and at the local hotel we decided to take a dip. But the lady at the … Continue reading
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
First Paris Haircut!
To start the day off today, I got my first Paris haircut! When I got there, the lady luckily spoke a little english so I didn’t have to point. I was so exited not to feel sweaty all the time! BEFORE: DURING: AFTER: I love my new haircut!
Ultimate Paddleball
For dinner today, we went to a wonderful park with beautiful plants and trees and trails! We brought four rackets and a ball to play paddleball at the park! We sat down under the shade of a tree and ate our “quality burgers” to fuel our stomachs and then we got up and hit the … Continue reading
Too much Paris?
In our first 24 hours, the Carpenters: Visited the top of the Arc de Triumph Window browsed the ridiculous shops on the Champs d’Elysses Had 18 inch hot dogs at the eiffel tower Took a boat cruise along the beautiful Seine Slept for 12 of the 24 hours. Needless to say, we are way overdoing … Continue reading