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the great knomad-trek
Starring . . .
The Cast of Characters. Meet them all. 
Name: Karen a.k.a. "Karen Number 1" 

Karen-isms: "Sigh. Groan. Yawn. Swoon. Shudder. Drool." 

Song that best describes this summer: Too Much Information 

German word that best describes this summer: Wunderbar! 

Favourite city in Europe: Have to say Rome and London 

Favourite country in Europe: Toss up between Belgium, Germany, Italy and England 

Adventure(s): Getting free food and more from the pizza shop people in Rome. Travelling Austria solo. Discovering cheap Birks at the Birkenstock factory. Amsterdam. Hannover goodbye dinner + cocktails for Karen Number 2 -- mmmm, that was premium. 

MISAdventure(s): Getting lost on the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg. Paris accommodation situation, creepy guy (on the train to Nordeney) who caressed my hair, and getting hit on by an Italian guy at the Augustiner-Keller in Munich. 

Meaning of life? 42 


Name: Derek a.k.a. "D-Shim". Word. 

Derek-isms: "thats, like, the coolest thing I've ever seen!" 

Song that best describes this summer: Theme from "Titanic" 

German word that best describes this summer: Schlampeschlepper 

Favourite city in Europe: "Paris, Cassis" tie. 

Favourite country in Europe: France, because the beaches were tople.... uh, I mean, they were really swell! 

Adventure(s): Travelling the Netherlands by myself, kayaking in the med, getting pictures with indian film-stars in Munchen, Japanese super-star at HB, Car rental on the AutoBahn, breaking into Olympic stadium in Berlin- oops, you didn't hear about that... 

MISAdventure(s): two words: bulk candy. 

Meaning of life? Oprah.... and bulk candy. 


Name: Kitty a.k.a. "Kitty" 

Kitty-isms: "Oopsy" 

Song that best describes this summer: Survivor 

German word that best describes this summer: Zwei Kugeln... Hazelnuss und Heidelbeer... Bitte! 

Favourite city in Europe: London 

Favourite country in Europe: Italy 

Adventure(s): The Sound of Music bike tour in Salzburg, fancy dinners in Paris, Budapest, and Brugge, beer at the Augustiner Keller in Munchen, Heineken Experience 

MISAdventure(s): Waiting at the Metro station in Paris at 1:00a.m., Friend's Hostel, trying fondue in Interlaken, attacked by monstrous Gypsy Moth in the toilet, eating undercooked pizza 

Meaning of life? Hot chocolate. 


Name: Dave a.k.a. "Davers" 

Davers-isms: "They aren't bowling shoes, they're EUROPEAN" 

Song that best describes this summer: Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz 

German word that best describes this summer: Prost (although I prefer the Danish: Skoal) 

Favourite city in Europe: Kobenhavn (Copenhagen) 

Favourite country in Europe: Switzerland 

Adventure(s):
1. Mountain Biking the hiking only trails in the Swiss Alps 
2. Open Air U2 concert in Berlin 
3. Andech Monestary - those monks brew the best beer in Germany 

MISAdventure(s):
1. Fixing Kurtis' bike after he flipped over the handlebars onto pavement in the swiss alps and checking to see if he still has all his teeth. Kurtis, really there are better places to land then on your chin. 
2. Waiting in the rain for 6 hours before the U2 concert in Berlin, then sleeping in the train station after the concert. 
3. The hour long hike back from the Andechs monestary after a little too much "nectar of the gods", trying to see how long I could walk along the path while keeping my eyes closed. I made it 60 steps... 


Name: Tim a.k.a. "The Hungriest Man Alive" 

Tim-isms: Yowza. 

Song that best describes this summer: Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz 

German word that best describes this summer: Ouskasikenent (best attempt and sounding it out 

Favourite city in Europe: Barcelona! (if only because no one else can validate or debunk the claim) 

Favourite country in Europe: Italy 

Adventure(s): Sneaking into the Colosseum. RADIOHEAD in Rock Im Park 

MISAdventure(s): The fated misroute back from Amsterdam. Osnabruck sucks! 


Name: Plato a.k.a. "The guy who's on The Diet" 

Plato-isms: "huh, what?", "I've lost 20 pounds since I came here!" 

Song that best describes this summer: Stronger by B.S. (thanks, Science World...) 

German word that best describes this summer: Hahnfleisch 

Favourite city in Europe: Luzerne, London, Vienna 

Favourite country in Europe: Switzerland and England, evidently two of the most expensive countries to visit in the EU! 

Adventure(s): Travelling with the ladies, travelling alone, soccer and BBQ with our supervisors, going to the World Hockey Champions with all of us topless and spelling "Oh CANADA" on our chest, bball with the guys, saunas and hot baths in the nude section in the baths of Baden-Baden, speaking English, German, French, Japanese and Cantonese to other tourists all within 5 minutes in Brugge, Mozart concert in Vienna, MacBeth at The Globe in London. 

MISAdventure(s): Paris hostel/hotel incidents, losing my bag in Switzerland, almost blinding myself at LZH with a 2000W infared laser, getting lost wherever I go when I travel alone, beer on an empty stomach. 

Meaning of life? gellato, aka ice in Germany 


Name: Derek a.k.a. "Sarge" 

Sarge-isms: "James Cook is not welcome at my house." 

Song that best describes this summer: don't know the name, goes "heyyy, hey baby" 

German word that best describes this summer: Ficken-A 

Favourite city in Europe: Paris 

Favourite country in Europe: France, sorry to my German friends 

Adventure(s): Death threats from Meditteranean pirates, car chase involving hired taxi and mini bus who stole my backpack in Oledeniz, Rakki (never again), duping guards at Olympic stadium to run a lap on famous loop, climbing drain pipe to window of stingy french hostel, Skateboarding world championships in Dortmund, the skating scene in Hannover rips, AC-DC/Megadeth concert (I bought the shirt). 

MISAdventure(s): Not even my long hair could save me from the "Plato Diet".TM 


Name: Kurtis a.k.a. "Guggs"

Kurtis-isms: Yikes, We should probably....... 

Song that best describes this summer: I told Dave and Tim I wouldn't use Clint Eastwood by the Gorillaz so I won't 

German word that best describes this summer: Didn't learn any German words! 

Favourite city in Europe: Hannover!!!...no actually I'd say Paris or Berlin 

Favourite country in Europe: Switzerland 

Adventure(s): Running a lap of Olympic Stadium in Berlin after sneaking in, getting stranded out at sea in the Mediterannean at Cinque Terre, going to U2 for half price and getting right down to the floor for the concert 

MISAdventure(s): Flossing pavement out of my teeth in Interlacken, Sleeping on marble floor at Zoo station in Berlin with numerous other loyal U2 followers 


Name: Robin a.k.a. "Robby" 

Robin-isms: "I just don't know. You guys can think of something." 

Song that best describes this summer: "It's a Beautiful Day" 

German word that best describes this summer: Halt din balle fla (keep the ball down) 

Favourite city in Europe: Rome 

Favourite country in Europe: Switzerland, close second the Rivierra 

Adventure(s): So many things but: sneaking into coleseum, driving 197 on the autobahn, getting lost in Munchen etc. etc. 

MISAdventure(s): One word: Osnabrook 


Name: Karen a.k.a. "Karen Number 2" 

Karen T-isms: "I was shopping on the weekend!" 

Song that best describes this summer: When you believe! 

German word that best describes this summer: Zicke (hee hee) 

Favourite city in Europe: Pforzheim cos that is where my bf lives.. but the most impressed one is Berlin (gotta be cos i was only traveling in Germany and France this summer) 

Favourite country in Europe: gotta be Germany

Adventure(s): Midnight at Paris, catching the last Metro! Hey i found chep Birks in HN too! 

MISAdventure(s): gotta be Paris -- the hotel adventure in Friends and L'Industrial!!!! =T 


Name: Shaun a.k.a. "Baritone" 

Shaun-isms: "Really!?!" 

Song that best describes this summer: Drive In Drive Out, Dave Mathews Band 

German word that best describes this summer: ehrfurchtsgebietend (of course I had to look that up...) 

Favourite city in Europe: Florence 

Favourite country in Europe: Spain (people are friendliest and it's less expensive, and beautiful!!) 

Adventure(s): Drinking wine and eating cheese on the Eiffel Tower, getting a German girlfriend in Mallorca, Spain, swimming in the Meditteranean and seeing tropical fish and exploring sea accessible caves, travelling around Germany every weekend during the summer (seeing the North Sea, Aachen - the old capital of the Holy Roman Empire (Charlemagne), the Harz Mountains), Austria, Interlaken, soaking up the history of Florence, enjoying the hospitality in Korcula, Dubrovnik is a beautiful city, Croatia.............. 

MISAdventure(s): Thinking I could gamble with a trickster on a bridge in Venice, being stuck for an extra week in Germany (I'm writting this on Sept. 21st, from Heidelberg where I fortunately have cousins to stay with, the day I finally go home), becoming single (though with amicable pecks on the cheeks when parting) 

Meaning of life? To relax and go for it.