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.
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