Europe 2017

This morning I felt like a zombie but hey that's mornings for ya. Nothing new. We started off our school day with our French test. It was fine I suppose. Then I studied until Our Western Heritage. We learned about more art and also the start to the Athens-Sparta rivalry and also Alexander the Great. Chapel and lunch. We ate pasta with red meat sauce and corn. I was on cleaning duties again. Then I went back upstairs to our classroom and studied again for Life of Paul test. We took our test at about 1:30. It wasn't that bad either. Then I studied some more until my Literature test. There is only 7 of us taking that class. Everyone else was smart enough to not bother with that nonsense. When we were ready to take the test, we went online and it wasn't there. Brandon emailed our professor but it was like 7 am central time so she didn't respond for awhile. He let us leave for about an hour and check in later to see if it was up. That was good because my mind was exhausted by that point and I don't think I would have done very well. I took a shower and started to pack my Kelty for London. I felt better after the shower and started the test at about 4. The test allowed for 2 hours and it took me 1.5. It was a long test. bleh. But it was fine. whatevs. It was only long because of the writing parts. When we were done with the test, it was dinner time. We ate everything leftover from the week. So more pasta pretty much. I had to clean up dinner again, then we had to clean the whole facility, make our beds, and pack our bags. I didn't really have to clean anything since those are paid jobs. I did pack though and that is hard packing all your clothes for 10 days into a backpack. Plus all your electronics and toiletries. It is just crazy. I don't feel like I am taking a lot but my bag is full. I did make sure to leave room for souvenirs, because believe me, I'll be buying lots. I am so pumped for London. Yes. Just yes. English woooooo haha. It will be nice to hear all the accents and still be able to understand them. But mostly accents. After we packed we tried planning more free travel but again, wifi. It stinks. We decided to go to McDonalds at about 9. It was pretty deserted out there. Strange because I've only seen Verviers buzzing with people. We tried to use their wifi to plan more free travel but it wasn't very good. I think we learned some more about our options but didn't solidify anything yet. We came back in time for curfew at 11. I called Benjamin and caught up on life at home. Miss that boy. Now time for bed and the excitement of the U.K.. I seriously can not wait. Cold weather, clouds, rain, green hills, history, art, beauty, literature, the list goes on forever. I am ready. Lets gooooooooooo.

Jencie Hogan

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15 Apr 2020

The day of tests

August 31, 2017

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Last day in Verviers for 10 days

This morning I felt like a zombie but hey that's mornings for ya. Nothing new. We started off our school day with our French test. It was fine I suppose. Then I studied until Our Western Heritage. We learned about more art and also the start to the Athens-Sparta rivalry and also Alexander the Great. Chapel and lunch. We ate pasta with red meat sauce and corn. I was on cleaning duties again. Then I went back upstairs to our classroom and studied again for Life of Paul test. We took our test at about 1:30. It wasn't that bad either. Then I studied some more until my Literature test. There is only 7 of us taking that class. Everyone else was smart enough to not bother with that nonsense. When we were ready to take the test, we went online and it wasn't there. Brandon emailed our professor but it was like 7 am central time so she didn't respond for awhile. He let us leave for about an hour and check in later to see if it was up. That was good because my mind was exhausted by that point and I don't think I would have done very well. I took a shower and started to pack my Kelty for London. I felt better after the shower and started the test at about 4. The test allowed for 2 hours and it took me 1.5. It was a long test. bleh. But it was fine. whatevs. It was only long because of the writing parts. When we were done with the test, it was dinner time. We ate everything leftover from the week. So more pasta pretty much. I had to clean up dinner again, then we had to clean the whole facility, make our beds, and pack our bags. I didn't really have to clean anything since those are paid jobs. I did pack though and that is hard packing all your clothes for 10 days into a backpack. Plus all your electronics and toiletries. It is just crazy. I don't feel like I am taking a lot but my bag is full. I did make sure to leave room for souvenirs, because believe me, I'll be buying lots. I am so pumped for London. Yes. Just yes. English woooooo haha. It will be nice to hear all the accents and still be able to understand them. But mostly accents. After we packed we tried planning more free travel but again, wifi. It stinks. We decided to go to McDonalds at about 9. It was pretty deserted out there. Strange because I've only seen Verviers buzzing with people. We tried to use their wifi to plan more free travel but it wasn't very good. I think we learned some more about our options but didn't solidify anything yet. We came back in time for curfew at 11. I called Benjamin and caught up on life at home. Miss that boy. Now time for bed and the excitement of the U.K.. I seriously can not wait. Cold weather, clouds, rain, green hills, history, art, beauty, literature, the list goes on forever. I am ready. Lets gooooooooooo.



1.

Pre-Departure

2.

One more day!

3.

The Day I Spread My Wings

4.

The Day of Planes, Trains, and Walking

5.

The Day of Aachen, Germany

6.

The Day of Class

7.

The day of Market and Maastricht

8.

The day of Worship and Homework

9.

The day of Shopping

10.

The day of my first Belgian waffle

11.

The day of stress and peace

12.

The day of tests

13.

The Day of London Introduction

14.

The Day of Buckingham Palace and Shakespeare

15.

The Day of the British Museum and Primark

16.

The Day of Our List

17.

The Day of Stonehenge and Bath

18.

The Day of the Long Train

19.

The Day of Edinburgh

20.

The Day of Stratford-upon-Avon

21.

The day of C.S. Lewis

22.

The Day of Oxford University

23.

The Day of the Return

24.

The Day of Dragging Feet

25.

The Day of Silly

26.

The Day of Stories

27.

The Day of THE Test

28.

The Day of Crazy Brussels People

29.

The Day of Chill

30.

The Day of Mon

31.

The Day of Bruges and Oostende

32.

The Day of Preparation

33.

The Day of Free Travel #1

34.

The Day of Free Travel #2

35.

The Day of Free Travel #3

36.

The Day of Free Travel #4

37.

The Day of Free Travel #5

38.

The Day of Free Travel #6

39.

The Day of Free Travel #7

40.

The Day of Post Travel Blues

41.

The Day of Reading

42.

The Day of Pots, Clouds and Pot Clouds

43.

The Day of the Descent

44.

The Day of Illness

45.

The Day of Relief

46.

The Day of Meeting Austria

47.

The Day of Vienna

48.

The Day of the Bavarian Alps

49.

The Day of Königssee

50.

The Day of Dachau

51.

The Day of the Disney Castle

52.

The Day of The Sound of Music

53.

The Day of a Thousand Trains

54.

The Day of High School?

55.

The Day of Friday the 13th

56.

The Day of BIRKENSTOCK OUTLET

57.

The Day of My Bed

58.

The Day of Literature

59.

The Day of the Eiffel Tower

60.

The Day of Stairs

61.

The Day of Monet

62.

The Day of Macarons

63.

The Day of Flea Markets

64.

The Last Day in Paris

65.

The Day of Recovery

66.

The Day of Crazy

67.

The Day of Study

68.

The Day of a Test

69.

The Day of More Study

70.

The Day of Halloween

71.

The Day of Switz

72.

The Day of Grindelwald

73.

The Day of Paragliding

74.

The Day of Lauterbrunen

75.

The Day of Wilderswil

76.

The Day of the Beginning of Italy

77.

The Day of Perugia

78.

The Day of Rome

79.

The Day of Florence

80.

The Day of the Best Burgers

81.

The Day of the Beginning of Greece

82.

The Day of Island Exploration

83.

The Day of the Aegean Sea

84.

The Day of Athens

85.

The Day of Last Moments

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