Travelling

People to People Moments
Enjoy a knightly night in Austria, sampling food and games from medieval times.
Learn to cook traditional Austrian cuisine with the help of experts.
Experience history through the eyes of a concentration camp survivor.
Receive an Ambassadorial welcome from a European government official.
Make friends during a stay with a European family. Enhance Your Education Ambassadors on this program will earn special insights into:
World War II history
Medieval history
Renaissance art and architecture
History and architecture of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire
Intercultural studies Top Program Activities
Explore Venice by gondola, and take in the opulent St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace.
Be floored in Florence, Italy, by Michelangelo’s impressive David.
Represent the best of the United States as you take part in a hands-on service project.
Step into the Square of Miracles, site of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Stroll through the Forum and visit the Colosseum like the ancient Romans.
Experience the fresh Alpine landscapes of Switzerland.
Take part in Viennese nightlife as you dress up for a classical concert in one of the city’s beautiful venues.Paris, France
Take in a thrilling view of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
See the landmarks of the Louvre Museum: the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
Stroll the Champs-Elysées and admire the elegant Arc de Triomphe.
Explore the inspiring Notre Dame Cathedral.
Experience the bohemian feel of the artistic Montmartre district—a great place to purchase a painting.
Sample famous French delicacies, then return to your roots during a meal at the Hard Rock Café.
Understand luxury at the gilded Palace of Versailles.
Switzerland
Breathe in the beautiful Alpine atmosphere that makes Switzerland a favorite destination for vacationing Europeans.
Cruise an idyllic lake near Zurich.
Get to know some friendly Swiss when you shop for lunch on your own in Lucerne.
Salzburg, Austria
See the home where Mozart was born and the scenery that inspired The Sound of Music.
Learn to bake an Austrian specialty (apfelstrudel) with professional chefs.
Mauthausen, Austria
Step into the eerie quiet of Mauthausen, one of the deadliest concentration camps of World War II.
Understand why President Eisenhower developed his vision for People to People after visiting this camp.
Discuss life in a concentration camp with one of the few remaining survivors.
Vienna, Austria
Explore this charming capital by bike or on foot.
Experience Austrian entertainment at Prater Amusement Park and a Viennese concert hall.
Re-create life in the Middle Ages, complete with authentic costumes, food, and games.
Get to know European students during a stay with an Austrian, Swiss, or German family.
Sirnitz, Austria
Learn about and observe the life of an Austrian farmer in this mountainous town.
Get a true taste of Austria when you try out a local delicacy and a popular dance.
Venice, Italy
Experience Venice’s charm as you float in a gondola through the city “streets.”
Watch a glassblower demonstrate his or her craft.
Drive through picturesque Tuscany on your way to Florence.
Florence, Italy
Discover the fantastic art and architecture that mark Florence as the birthplace of the Renaissance.
See Michelangelo’s 14-foot-tall David in the Accademia Gallery.
Learn about Italian life or religious life when you talk with a political or church official.
Explore Pisa, home of the famous Leaning Tower.
Rome, Italy
Step into the Colosseum and imagine the spectacles that millions watched within its walls.
Walk through the ancient ruins of the Forum and learn about this heart of the city in the time of the emperors.
Explore the Vatican, home to the Pope, and examine Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece.
Toss a coin into the legendary Trevi Fountain.



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It's not too late...

Sometimes I wonder if it's really necessary to give my heart to someone (I'm not just talking about a guys here, or whatever). I mean, if I'm only going to be disappointed, then what IS the point? Is there a point? Is it all a waste of time? Should I completely hide myself and not let anyone in, or should I just use better discretion? Is it important to use discretion, or should I have realized by now that basically everyone else has hurt me so why shouldn't the next person I let into my heart? Is it unfair to think that everyone is the same, and that all people are heartless? I dunno...Maybe it's just me...

I just found out that my friend, who's only 18, his blood pressure is 160/100...Anything over 90 on the bottom is too high, but it's supposed to be likee, 118/60-ishh. He's been getting nose bleeds and stuff, so my mom took him to see my grandma, who's an RN...Yeesh...He needs to go to a specialist...Poor kid. =[

My ear hurts...I just pierced my conch. HA. What a weird word...
The song Never Too Late by Three Days Grace is stuck in my head and I haven't heard it for MONTHS. I dunno why. But when I think of that song, I think of Mike cause him and his brother did a duet with that song on guitar, and it makes me want to kill him. -_- xD

My sister is sitting next to me cracking her toes...ODD BIRD. <:]<-< <---garden gnome. ha.

I'm obviously in a weird mood. I need something to rant about...

How about. I wanna dye my hair black, white and purple. I mean, it's already black, but I need some culahh...I wonder what my mom is going to say about me having another piercing...An addition to my now 11 of them...hahah. Oh well. Too late now. xD

/end blogpost.

Stand in the Rain

Today, it appears as though my mom had either a mini nervous breakdown or a HUGE panic attack...

It started with her spazzing on me and my sister to do our schoolwork. (Homeschooling sucks...) So me and Jaime (my sister) sat down to work on it, and we worked for a while and then decided to take a break. So we got up and went in our room really quietly (my mom was trying to sleep) and closed the door. We were taking pictures with our cell phone when my mom starts screaming bloody murder. At first we thought she was yelling at us, but we realized she was yelling at my dad and his employee who had come in the house and were talking loudly...So we continued what we were doing and suddenly, our door flies open and my mom starts screaming at us because we "were being loud and not doing our schoolwork, and she only asked for an hour to lay down and we couldn't even give her that." First of all, we weren't even TALKING. Secondly, we had done our schoolwork, and were simply taking a break..Stupid. So she screams at everyone, and...Now I'm at my tutor's housee. And I have to go cause my friends just got back..Short blog, ya know how it is...lol.

Nightmares...

Just so everyone knows. There is absolutely no relationship between the title of this blog and what I'm writing about.

Am I actually writing about ANYTHING? I dunno.

As I'm writing this, I'm drawing Frodo Baggins. If I successfully draw it, it will be, hands down, my greatest accomplishment...Wow...That doesn't say much. xD

I'm also listening to Owl City. Such an inspiration! =D

Not alot to write. I'm still stuck on the whole new psychological study I'm going to start about...
"Why guys do what they do." I don't know if it's anything we'll actually know. And they say WE'RE the more complicated of the two species... Whew...That's a flat-out lie...

Lataa...

Bro, Ashley's Here...

For those of you who are stupid and don't listen to Attack Attack!, the title of this blog is one of their songs. xDD

"As I stare through these tears,
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.

Won't be mistaken for another love song,
I won't go away, I won't be done wrong.
Tell me, tell me to, to live like you,
tell me, tell me, and I'll follow through.

Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm left standing here.

As I stare through these tears,
I see your lips start to turn.
This world is so un-perfect,
this love is so un-worth it.
When you're here I don't need all the things I had,
Once before I was someone but that's not who I am.

I'll be the best I can for you,
I'll take this chance you will be true.
Tell me your reason why,
tell me why you're alive.

To give to you my sin,
to give myself again.

And this is my call to the faithful,
I'll be for only you.
Doing what you, have called to me,
no one could ever understand,
my shame you took with those nails in your hands.

Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly and now I'm standing here.
Get up, get up, He's calling your name,
you don't have to be something you're not.
Someday came suddenly.

Here's to selfish living out the window,
here's to the Holy Ghost, I will be faithful.

Here's to you I bring you new life.
Here's to you I bring you new life."

Yes, this is going to be a long blog...Sucks for you. xD

"This world is so un-perfect, this love is so un-worth it." How many times have I felt like that? That loving someone was completely pointless, and the world was going to hell, and I was left standing by myself? And why is it that my opinions about things like this change daily? Is it because new people in my life every day change my view? SHOULD my views be changed, or does that make me a follower, which is something I'm not about being...It's like, someone every day comes along and changes how I see a certain part of my life. I don't think I like that too much...But then again, right now, I can't think straight because I'm listening to Miss May I, and they just...Mess up my head with their brutal breakdowns and pure godliness. (Not literal godliness...xD)

Enough for today. Peace<3

I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves...

So. I keep remembering the day I started kidnergarten. I even remember what I WORE...I wore a blue skort (The little skirts with shorts underneath) and a light blue blouse-tshirt-thing...My mom always made sure we were dressed really nice...

I also keep remembering the like, proverb or whatever: I wish I could go back to kidnergarten, when the drama was who stole your crayons, not who stole your boyfriend.

TROOF, and TROOF AGAIN.

Whoa. Here I am complaining and my friends are suffering so badly...I hate not having the words to say to them, when they're sitting on the other side of a computer screen crying because guys are being jackasses as usual, and they can't seem to walk away from the very thing that's hurting them the most. (TRUEDATT!)

I wish people could see what I see, instead of being inside the box and not being able to see OUTSIDE of it....

*sigh* Life needs to go back to kidnergarten when everything was so much less complicated...

Did you ever see the Princess Diaries?

So...My first blog. How. Exciting. My friends made them so I figured it might be a good way to vent...Which isn't something I do alot. So why not?

Why is it that people keep telling me I'm too nice and that's why guys take advantage of me? How is it POSSIBLE to be too nice? I'm not really sure...

I have one friend that I know is going to be there forever. I KNOW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that no matter what happens, he's going to be there for me. And I for him. But...That one friend lives 2 hours away...So..Now what?

I often wonder why people screw me over and then leave me on the side of the road...Maybe it's cause I let them...? But I don't know how, that's the thing...I think...I think I'm going to move to a convent, become a nun with Madi.

It's about...A million degrees and I'm sitting here wondering why I'm wearing sweatpants...O.o

My friends are sooo messed up...Josh has given up on life...Ethan wants to move up here, but doesn't know if he can. Brandon got kicked out of his house, Gianna's a drug addict, Jeremy does whatever he wants. Ciera's mom is a drug addict. Mike's seriously a psychopath...I swear...Zach is going to be a pedophile or something, for real...Like COME ON. Why can't I have any NORMAL FRIENDS?!

There's alot I wanna rant about and for some reason I can't find the words...

I'm going to make him pay for this...I'm not usually one to hurt people...But he needs to know what he did WASN'T something I could just let go...And so...He's going to have to realize that he can't get away with hurting me this badly...>=]

/End blog for todayy. :]