Adventure of a lifetime!

Not a day goes by where I do not think about my trip to Europe with my Girl Scout sisters. London to Paris to Florence to Rome, what an adventure at such a young age. This trip started about 10 years earlier to the trip. Girl Scouts is an a great organization that supports the development of young girls and their skills. I would not be the same person it if was not for Girl Scouts, but back to the trip. So 10 years prior to the trip we made an agreement that if we stayed together and graduated high school we would save our earned money from product sales and go to Paris. As years progressed we added and dropped girls from our group going back to the original five at the very end and all being best friends. Within the 10 years we went back and forth on going to Paris, but when the time came we found the Educational Tour foundation and they had a special program just for Girl Scouts. Three days in London, visiting many landmarks but also one of the Girl Guides of the World Centers known as PAX Lodge. A peace lodge meant for any Girl to stay at while traveling and exploring the local surroundings. I am one of many girls who have visited but it was truly a privilege to say that I have been. If there would be any place that I would visit that I have already been to it would be London.

The next leg of the trip was Paris. Two years earlier I had been to Paris with my grandparents, so I was often the translator (I speak conversational French) and tour guide. It is not to say that specific leg of my trip was bad, but more that it was just a new experience. There was one night that did not go as planned and turned into an adventure that allowed us to explore the area without a tour guide. Paris to me has endless abilities to explore but is another center of the world that supports diversity. At the Eiffel tour it is clear why it is a wonder of the world to so many. Paris will always have a special place in my heart.

Italy was the last leg of the trip four our group, but not the end of us forever. As many of were going off to different states to attend college the time spent in Italy brought us even closer together. We started on the overnight train from Paris to Florence and that was an interesting ride as many of us did not sleep. Once in Florence we received a tour of a ceramic and leather sellers that make their products and sell them only locally. The last day of activities in Italy was spent in Rome at the Vatican. I left speechless as well as educated about art and religion and without a single taste of gelato! I hope that one day you are able to have an adventure similar to mine and learn about the world outside of a book.