Bambi, Minneapolis, MN, United States of A

nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Oct 26, 2011, 9:09 pm	Hello everyone! First of all thank you very much for reading my travelog. My name is Bambi and I'm a baby deer who would like to discover the world. Please send a PM to my mentor if you're interested in hosting me. However, before I leave I'd like to show you a bit of my hometown Heidelberg. This is the Hotel Zum Ritter. It was built in 1592 and was the only house which survived the great fire from 1635 because it was stone-built and not wooden like the other houses. The Old Bridge was built in 1788. There were 8 other bridges at the same place before that one but they were all destroyed. I live in the south of Heidelberg. There are a lot of fields nearby and the forested mountains aren't far away, either. Lots of love, Bambi
nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Oct 29, 2011, 5:11 pm	I'm so excited. My envelope is ready and I've been given a travel tag so that I can't get lost. Now I'm starting my first journey. Nuriayasmin spent a couple of days in Luxembourg in September and told me it's a very beautiful country so I'm happy it's my first destination. Good-bye, everyone and talk to you soon.
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 4, 2011, 9:58 am	Hello... I arrived in Hobscheid, Luxembourg today ... staying with Sheila a few days at home, i look forward to visit Luxemburg-City next week
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 4, 2011, 10:02 am	ups... forgot the picture...
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 10, 2011, 12:42 pm	Meet TV "Lilly" @ office of my host-mother Sheila
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 10, 2011, 12:47 pm	Made a little walk through the "Quartier Gare" ... This pic is with the building of ARCELOR MITTAL... steel industry administration office.
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 10, 2011, 12:49 pm	just in front of the building from ARCELOR MITTAL there's a littel relaxing place called "Rousegaertchen" (garden of roses)
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 10, 2011, 12:50 pm	nice place @ the middle of "Quartier Gare" called "place de paris" with little cafés :-)
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 10, 2011, 12:52 pm	Main Train Station @ Luxembourg-City
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 15, 2011, 1:38 pm	Havin' a little walk through Luxembourg-City with Little Lilly on the "Pont Adolphe"
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 15, 2011, 1:40 pm	Me & Little Lilly @ "Gelle Fra" (Lady in Gold)
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 15, 2011, 1:41 pm	Statue of Grand-Duchesse Charlotte, grand-mother of the actual Grand-Duc Henri... in the back you can see the Kathedrale "Notre Dame"...
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 15, 2011, 1:43 pm	Back-View of Kathedrale Notre Dame...
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 23, 2011, 6:48 am	me and LittleLilly with the inofficial National Flag from Luxembourg called "Roude Léiw" (red lion)
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 23, 2011, 6:49 am	View on the "Pont Adolphe" ... Bridge between "Quartier Gare" an Luxembourg-City Center.
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 23, 2011, 6:50 am	@Palais Grand-Ducal ... workplace of Grand-Duc Henri and his Son Guillaume.
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 28, 2011, 7:37 am	Hello :-) Today we had a trip to Saarburg and visited the Christmas Market :-)
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 28, 2011, 7:38 am	nice little waterfall in oldcity-center of Saarburg
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 28, 2011, 7:56 am	view over saarburg...
Bibby's Otto Posted Nov 28, 2011, 7:57 am	having lunch with my hostmother & friends in a very nice little restaurant..
Bibby's Otto Posted Dec 12, 2011, 11:13 am	on my way to Lichtenfels ... :-)
Takata Posted Dec 14, 2011, 6:31 pm	Hello, Mummy! I savely arrived at Lichtenfels. It was a long trip, but now I am here. When I sat in the envelope I heared nervous vioces outside. This were Trudi, Baerbel and Fussel. They helped me out of the envelope and I had a warm welcome. Imagine, I have my own bed! To have it comfortable my host gave me a tree, so I feel like in the forest  My hosts were pleased to the present I brought along. I think I will like my time here! Now I am tired and go to bed. Tomorrow my host mum will show me the city. In the weekend we eventually will visit a wild life zoo, we shurely will visit the christmas forest in the city Have a good night, huggies and a kiss Your Bambi
Takata Posted Dec 15, 2011, 11:13 am	Dear Mummy, today I wake up in the sunshine! So my hostmum and I decided to take a walk into the neighbourhood. We saw a few pretty places, e.g. a little church and some rough nature. Unfortunately the weather changed and it got cloudy. After we rested we went to a shopping center and had a lot of fun  Look at me with golden hair, I ever dreamed of it  Before coming home I saw the slide. I was allowed to take a ride  Now we have lunch. Have a nice day, mummy, your Bambi
Takata Posted Dec 16, 2011, 10:10 am	Hey Mummy! Uuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! What a louzy weather outside! Rain the whole night, rain the whole day (up to now!) But inside we had a great event! Trudi the duck is sitting on an egg since I arrived. I wonder why??? Suddenly we heared a noise, like cracking. Curious! We looked at the egg!!! Wooooooooooooooow! There is something inside!!!! Trudi incubated a little dinosaur! I welcomed him in the world! We baptised him on the name Tino. We think, that is a great name for a dinosaur
Takata Posted Dec 20, 2011, 9:51 am	Hi Mummy! Yesterday I had a lot of work! I prepared my own omelette! I mixed the eggs, roasted leek and cut the tomatoes. After that everything came together with cheese in the pan and the pan came into the oven. Wowwwwwwwwww, what a delicious vegetarian meal! Today there was a little bit of snow in the garden. I went to the balkony for fresh air. And there I met a bear! Made of wood. My hostmum explained me, it was a souvenir from their trip through California in May. Curious! Wish you a nice week! Love you, Mummy! Your Bambi
Takata Posted Dec 25, 2011, 8:55 am	Dear Mummy!!! I wish yoooooooooooou a merry christmas!!! We had a surprise yesterday! A little box arrived and we wondered what´s in it. I looked in and discovered a little dog! It was Klaus-Bärbel! He will stay for a few weeks with us and brought some presents with him. One for me, one for Fussel. We will stay at home today and have a nice and comfortable day! Love you Mummy and send you huggies! Your Bambi
Takata Posted Jan 4, 2012, 3:02 pm	Hi Mummy! At first: I wish you a happy new year! May all your dreams come true! Today the postman rang and brought us a package. Me and Klaus-Bärbel opened the envelope and we wondered what was inside! At first we saw to big foots. But then came a nice penguin out, called Waffels He is called Waffels because he loves waffels. I think we will bake them soon Have a nice day! Love you, Bambi
Takata Posted Jan 6, 2012, 1:50 pm	Dear Mummy!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great day! I fullfilled one of my lifemissions! The day seems not to be so bad weather as the last weeks and so we decided to go to the wildlife zoo in Tambach. My hostmum promised me a big surprise! I wondered what it should be. She showed me the leaflet of the zoo. We planned to go to the wild pigs and certainly to the different deers! We saw them behind a fence. Buuuuuuuut, then came the surpise! We were allowed to go into the fence! And I even could feed one of the deers! It was soooooooooooo amazing! It has sooooooooo big eyes! Now I am still very impressed! It was great! Mummy, huggies and kisses for ýou! Your Bambi
Yosemite Posted Jan 16, 2012, 3:48 pm	What a evening, what a morning!  Yesterday hostmum was at work the whole day and hostdad repaired the tumbler in the cellar. We talked to the plushys living here what to do. Knabber (the big mouse in the cool pink shirt) had an idea! He knew that there is a bottle of mead (honey wine) in the storageroom. We thought about to carry it to the kitchen. We had an idea! We all helped together and it worked! Fussel rolled the bottle into the kitchen. We bulit a lifting block to lift the bottle on the oven. The dog Solvang tool the bottle on his back and so we could pour the mead in the pot. Ooooooooo, it tasted sooooooooooooo yummie!!! But: the day after was terrible  Never ever alcohol... this week
Yosemite Posted Jan 22, 2012, 9:16 am	Hey Mummy! What a good start in the day! All TVs made with hostmum and hostdad breakfast! We had fresh biskuits and croissants from the bakery. I was allowed to cut the cucumber. We layed one slice on each piece of biskuit. It tasted very fine! So could start every day! Kisses and a nice sunday for you! Bambi
Yosemite Posted Jan 28, 2012, 2:58 pm	Hello, my dear Mummy! Today I woke up in the morning and everything was white. It snowed the whole night! Do you remeber the slide I used a few weeks ago? There is now a lot of snow on it. Hostmum picked the little sleigh out of the storage room. I took a ride in the snow! I hope there will be more snow tomorrow! Love you, Bambi
Yosemite Posted Feb 3, 2012, 10:35 am	Hey Mummy! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, louzy cold outside! But because we had blue sky we wanted to make a short walk. We were at the river "Main", near to my hostmums house. The meadows were full of water and now there is a nice ice for skating! We took some impressing photos. The last photo shows the river. Usually it is a river. But in the moment there is only ice! Hope the spring comes soon!  Love you, Mummy! Your Bambi
Yosemite Posted Feb 8, 2012, 3:55 pm	Hey, my dear Mummy! It is still veryvery cold in Lichtenfels! Hostmum said that you arranged a new host for me! The Austrian guys showed me where I will go to. Aaaaaaaaaaaah, Waffels said, Austria is the most beautiful country in the world. I am sure I will like it, too  Love you, Mummy! Maybe we´ll make an excursion to Bamberg during the weekend. I hope it´s getting warmer. Kiss for you, Bambi
Yosemite Posted Feb 10, 2012, 3:33 pm	Today my time has come! I will travel to Austria to my new host! All TVs and my hostparents said Goodbye to me. We hugged each other. I will never forget my time in Lichtenfels! And I am so excited to see Austria! Mummy, I hope I will have a warm and quick transport  Love you and hope to arrive soon! Your Bambi
dani_claudia Posted Feb 13, 2012, 8:37 pm	Hi mummy ! I just wanted to tell you that I've safely arrived in austria ! Wasn't a long trip but I'm happy to be here. just arrived and have already found a lot of friends Look mum! The dinosaur on the right is BamBam from Berlin, next to me on the right is Chacaice from Brazil and on the left is Bruce Lee from Texas
dani_claudia Posted Mar 3, 2012, 3:16 pm	Hi mummy! Today was time for leaving austria. Claudia took us to vienna airport lets start holidays..
dani_claudia Posted Mar 3, 2012, 3:18 pm	ready for take off
dani_claudia Posted Mar 3, 2012, 3:33 pm	Already landed in Palma de Mallorca ! Weather: cloudless, 20Grad/ Hotel: very nice with panoramic view. We went for a walk along coast S'Arenal (Ballermann ) romantic Water was too cold for swimming (I didn't risk to try ) so we were playing on the beach Behind me you can see our hotel El Cid.
dani_claudia Posted Mar 3, 2012, 3:48 pm	Claudia rent a bycicle and took us to Palma de Mallorca. And we.. were chilling in the basket and enjoyed the view. You can already see Palma in the back. Was drinking a beer joke! hihi I was just posing with it! Cathedral La Seu Drank a coffee at Hard Rock Cafè Mallorca After that we drove uphill (Claudia drove uphill and we were chilling in basket ) to the castel Belver. From there you are having a 360° panoramic view! We are sitting atop fountain Can you see me?
dani_claudia Posted Mar 5, 2012, 9:42 am	Hi! Today Claudia decided to meet a car and drive around the island. First stop: Sineu. There was a big market. After shopping tour we had a refreshing beer mmh
dani_claudia Posted Mar 5, 2012, 9:59 am	we visited cuevas del drach. It's a very nice cave with one of the biggest underground lake. Perhaps it wasn't alowed to make fotos After that exciting excursion we visited Portochristo. A nice village beside sea the port We had lunch there and enjoyed the wonderful sight! if you see over the picture you can see us sitting atop rock
dani_claudia Posted Mar 5, 2012, 10:06 am	was the next stop of our trip. We visited beach "Es Trenc". Can you see the guys from baywatch You can see a lot of wind wheels all over the country..
dani_claudia Posted Mar 5, 2012, 10:21 am	Today we decided to visit Sòller. We crossed over a mountain. And saw a lot of sheeps eating but I wondered.. there wasn't grass anywhere!! Finally arrived ! First we had a good morning coffee in the centre of Sòller! This is the train which is connecting Palma de Mallorca and Sòller. We drove with a very very old tramway to Port de Sòller.
dani_claudia Posted Mar 5, 2012, 10:23 am	This day was our last day. We were very sad of leaving this nice island. To complete this beautiful holiday we had the national drink of mallorca..a sangria mmh taste good!
dani_claudia Posted May 30, 2012, 11:22 am	Today we dicided spontaneously to make a trip to Italy. Our hotel Solemare was beside beach and we had a great view ohh a lighthouse Mum I love the sea so much! Mmmh a typical italian pizza! On last day we visited Aqualandia. It's a waterpark with one of the highest water slide 42m high and 100km/h fast! But I were chicken-hearted Here are a pics with the entrance-cards.
dani_claudia Posted May 30, 2012, 11:23 am	Hello back from holiday ! I'm in austria again. Today we went to a look-out! Was nice there. You can see the home from my hostmum if you look exactly There is a little church beside the tower.
dani_claudia Posted May 30, 2012, 11:26 am	Hi mum! Sorry for beeing careless with updating travellog previous weeks. My hostmum asked a friend of her to took me to Costa Rica and she was very enthused. So I went on journey for two weeks. It was an adventuresome trip. We crest a vulcan, visited a cacao and coffee plantage, were flying through the jungle, were riding a horse for 4hours, have met crocodiles, poisonous frogs and snakes, and have done a lot of funny things more. Because we had a very close program my new hostmum hadn't time to take a lot of pics. One week we were spending on caribic beach and one week on pacific beach. We crossed the country with a car. The streets in costa rica are very adventuresome we had to cross big rivers with crocodiles inside (without a brigde!).
dani_claudia Posted Jun 1, 2012, 9:54 am	Hi mum! Today my hostmum took us to the "old" and the "new" landmark of city graz (The clock tower was the landmark dating back to the time before Graz had its island in the middle of river Mur = new landmark ). Our first stop was the island. It was built in 2003. from the island you can already see the clock tower We crossed the island. church "Mariahilf" It looks very nice..doesn't it!? Next stop: the clockt tower. It's one of the city's oldest buildings (1265) and one of the most beautiful ! It's possible to get uphill by feet (206 steps), by elevator or by cable car. We decided to take the exhausting way let's go! puuuuuuuuuuuhhh! be careful with the thorns au au auuuu such beautiful flowers and such a breathtaking sight ! Can you see the black building in the front? This is the house of art. It was built in 2003 together with the island. In 2003 graz was the European Capital of Culture. wonderful!! Do you know the clichè: that Graz is different? It’s true. Even the clocks run differently here. If you see over the clock you can see that the minute hand is smaller than the hour hand. This is the favourite place of my hostmum isn't it nice there. we were chilling for some minutes
nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Jul 21, 2012, 8:09 pm	I'm back home, will rest a llittle and then set off for new adventures.
nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Aug 1, 2012, 3:27 pm	Mum said it's like I'm going to take part in a Round Robin soon. Sounds adventurous. Well, for the time being I explored the mountains north of the river Neckar and had a great view down to the city centre.
nuriayasmin nuriayasmin70@gmail.com Posted Aug 14, 2012, 6:57 pm	The Round Robin is starting and my first stop will be the USA. All TV's came to say good-bye and wish me a nice journey. Yetta Bear was especially excited because it's her mum I'm going to visit. She asked me to tell her that she loves her very much and I will surely forward these greetings as soon as I arrive. Bye, Bambi
MamiTig Posted Aug 29, 2012, 12:40 am	Bambi arrived safely in Iola, Kansas!
MamiTig Posted Aug 31, 2012, 2:42 am	Two of the giant's brothers took Arizona, Tucker, Wotan, Sissi, Sundy, Fidditch, Hryusha, Vriendje, Snakiey, Anastaysia, Kalso, Kali, Ming Jung, Jellybean, Chrissy, Strider, Plaudagei, Faschi, Mini-Mina, and myself to the playground at the elementary school today! We played on all of the equipment and had sooo much fun!
MamiTig Posted Sep 1, 2012, 1:47 am	Host mom had to go to Burlington to testify on a court case, so we came along. She showed us some of the pretty murals that decorate the town!
MamiTig Posted Sep 2, 2012, 1:27 am	Host mom made colorful pancakes today! She uses this recipe, but said that she adds vanilla to make them extra fluffy. They sure turn out delicious and disappear fast!
MamiTig Posted Sep 4, 2012, 4:23 am	Today we went exploring at Elm Creek! It was hot out, but the shade of the trees made it kind of nice. We explored the north side of the creek, then drove back around to the bridge so that we could explore and see the south side. Host mom has lived here for 12 years, and this was the first time she ever explored this part of Elm Creek!
MamiTig Posted Sep 5, 2012, 4:24 am	Today we stopped and took a look at beautiful, historical Fort Scott!
MamiTig Posted Sep 5, 2012, 1:16 pm	These newborn hedgehogs were adorable!
MamiTig Posted Sep 7, 2012, 3:59 am	We visited the Farmer's Market this evening and bought a few things. The vendors were closing down while we were there, and some nice ladies gave us peach pies and cinnamon rolls, too!
MamiTig Posted Sep 10, 2012, 12:39 am	Today we enjoyed great company and delicious food at the SDA church supper!
MamiTig Posted Sep 11, 2012, 3:54 am	Host mom and her oldest daughter went ghost hunting at the Pythian Castle! They joined members of the Paranormal Task Force and learned how to use some really cool equipment! It was a mostly quiet night, but there was an electromagnetic field that hovered in one room for over half an hour that had no explainable source we could figure out! Some women felt their hair pulled and backpacks pulled on, and then could not initially leave the tunnel below the castle. They got really spooked, but host mom and her daughter didn't experience any thing scary! For more pictures of their experience, you can click here!
MamiTig Posted Sep 14, 2012, 3:33 am	Host mom stopped at Twin Trestles to take a photo shoot with us this morning. The sky was pale gray and threatening rain, and the late summer flowers were in bloom, but the leaves aren't turning autumn colors yet. The water in the river was nearly all dried up. This is one of host mom's favorite local places to take pictures!
MamiTig Posted Sep 16, 2012, 7:13 pm	The host family took me to Marsha's Great Plains Deli today... they swear it's the best deli in the Midwest! The sandwiches were amazing!!
MamiTig Posted Sep 17, 2012, 4:18 am	Host mom had to take a trip out to Nevada, MO and stopped to show us the lovely building that is now Heartland Behavioral Health Services. Like the Pythian Castle we went to recently, it was originally an orphanage. You can read about the history of the building here.
MamiTig Posted Sep 21, 2012, 3:08 am	Today there was a birthday to celebrate! Presents are sooo much fun!!!
MamiTig Posted Sep 25, 2012, 1:25 am	We had a delicious church supper! Afterward, we were greeted by some goats in the parking lot
MamiTig Posted Sep 26, 2012, 2:31 am	We went to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival and saw so many amazing things! Around every corner there was something new to see or do! The performers and shopkeepers were so incredibly nice to us, too
MamiTig Posted Sep 28, 2012, 4:50 am	Red Robin has awesome veggie burgers and stuff!
MamiTig Posted Sep 30, 2012, 2:51 am	I inspected the progress on host mom's latest project!
MamiTig Posted Oct 1, 2012, 3:04 am	One of host mom's daughters is taking a photography class for her after school program and had an assignment to look for patterns. On Saturday, after Sabbath school and while waiting for potluck, we helped her look for patterns!
MamiTig Posted Oct 3, 2012, 5:12 am	Host mom took us down to see the Neosho River today. She was amazed that even after all the rain we have had, it is still incredibly low!
MamiTig Posted Oct 4, 2012, 5:29 am	Host mom finished her project today- a dress for her oldest daughter!
MamiTig Posted Oct 7, 2012, 3:41 am	Host mom got her new full spectrum camera in this week, so we decided to take it somewhere interesting to try it out. We visited the Galemore Cemetery, and host mom took pictures with both full spectrum and her regular camera.
MamiTig Posted Oct 8, 2012, 2:42 am	Bambi inspected the cranes that host mom's oldest daughter is making. She says she wants to make 1,000 cranes so she can make a wish.
MamiTig Posted Oct 9, 2012, 5:05 am	Host mom is finishing up another costume... she calls this one "Little Red Fighting Good"!
MamiTig Posted Oct 10, 2012, 4:53 am	Today was host mom's birthday!
MamiTig Posted Oct 13, 2012, 7:15 am	We were supposed to go to the high school football game today, but lightning, thunder, and torrential rain meant it got postponed. We took shelter in a nearby recreation building and watched the middle school and high school bands at marching practice!
MamiTig Posted Oct 14, 2012, 5:32 am	Another delicious Sabbath supper at the SDA church!
MamiTig Posted Oct 16, 2012, 2:59 am	The stormy skies had an amazing yellow shade that we never could quite catch in a picture, but host mom did get these lovely pictures with her regular and full spectrum cameras.
MamiTig Posted Oct 17, 2012, 5:12 am	Host mom is hard at work on another costume...
MamiTig Posted Oct 18, 2012, 4:57 am	More progress! Host mom told us that inspiration for the design came from Edward Gorey.
MamiTig Posted Oct 19, 2012, 4:25 am	Oh my! There was a ghost cat in the downstairs bathroom tonight...
MamiTig Posted Oct 22, 2012, 3:23 am	We visited the Farm City Days celebration in downtown Iola today! We saw all sorts of things, like carnival rides a blacksmith, tractors, and vendor booths! It sure was a lot of fun!
MamiTig Posted Oct 23, 2012, 4:16 am	We got to watch The Passing Zone performance at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center! We even had front row seats.
MamiTig Posted Oct 27, 2012, 4:58 am	We met a new friend named Axie! Host mom was so happy that Axie joined her family because Axie is a squishable axolotl and #426 in the series!
MamiTig Posted Oct 29, 2012, 1:00 am	Bambi enjoyed another vegetarian Sabbath supper at the SDA church!
MamiTig Posted Oct 29, 2012, 4:43 am	We took a visit to Twin Trestles, to see what autumn is doing to the landscape. The trees seem to be going straight to curled up and brown, or to leaves falling, without a lot of the usual pretty colors this year.
MamiTig Posted Nov 2, 2012, 3:36 am	We visited the Attachment Center in Wichita, KS today. This is what it looked like outside and inside!
MamiTig Posted Nov 4, 2012, 5:18 am	On the way home from Wichita, host mom stopped to take a short walk and find the spring around which the Kansas town of Eureka was founded.
MamiTig Posted Nov 5, 2012, 5:17 am	There were strange things afoot on Halloween!
MamiTig Posted Nov 6, 2012, 2:56 am	Mmmmm! The Mexican food at El Charro is amazing! We tried the vegetarian fajitas today
MamiTig Posted Nov 7, 2012, 1:20 pm	I helped host mom cut out her next sewing project!
MamiTig Posted Nov 8, 2012, 4:26 am	Today we visited Grene Vision for an eye appointment and looked at all of the fun glasses!
MamiTig Posted Nov 9, 2012, 4:48 am	The fall colors at the South Lake are lovely in the morning!
MamiTig Posted Nov 10, 2012, 2:20 am	I visited a charming little hedgehog in his hidey house today!
MamiTig Posted Nov 12, 2012, 5:07 pm	After many hours in the car, we arrived at our hotel in Union, MO, where we rested up, to be ready for a night of paranormal investigation!
MamiTig Posted Nov 14, 2012, 1:36 pm	We spent the night at the Tri-County Truck Stop, a reportedly haunted location, on a paranormal investigation! Host mom didn't have room to take all of the TVs in so some of us only got to see the dining area. For the rest of the pictures, you can click here!
MamiTig Posted Nov 17, 2012, 4:41 am	On the way home from the truck stop, we couldn't resist stopping at Lambert's for lunch. We had to wait an hour and a half to get in, but it was SO worth it! Yum, yum, yum!
MamiTig Posted Nov 17, 2012, 3:22 pm	Host mom had to visit the court house in Garnett and showed us how lovely it looks!
MamiTig Posted Nov 18, 2012, 1:49 am	Host mom has made some progress on her sewing project!
MamiTig Posted Nov 19, 2012, 1:01 am	Today we enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast with the host family's friends at RiverTree.
MamiTig Posted Nov 21, 2012, 2:55 am	We were fortunate to get to watch the very amazing Birdhouse Factory performance by Cirque Mechanics... every act was incredible and astounding!!
MamiTig Posted Nov 23, 2012, 12:35 am	Host mom decided to cook something yummy for dinner and we got to help! She made Hungarian Noodles and Cabbage and it was so delicious that all the kids had seconds!
MamiTig Posted Nov 24, 2012, 2:28 am	We very much enjoyed celebrating an American Thanksgiving with a community luncheon at St. Timothy's Episcopal church. Since the host family are vegetarians, they didn't eat the traditional turkey, but did enjoy mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, bread rolls, cranberry salad, and pumpkin desserts!
MamiTig Posted Nov 25, 2012, 1:05 am	We got to enjoy another one of the host family's holiday traditions. We went for a leaf walk, to find colorful leaves to make a table centerpiece for tonight's Thanksgiving dinner! This is a tradition that host mom says has been practiced in her family for at least four generations now!
MamiTig Posted Nov 25, 2012, 5:42 am	We got to help make Thanksgiving dinner! Sweet potato and Black Bean Enchiladas, white cheese mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, and cranberry sauce made up the menu!
MamiTig Posted Nov 26, 2012, 6:24 am	The city of Iola kicked off the Christmas season with an event on the town square! The kids had a candy cane hunt and then we listened to a storyteller. We waited and waited, and then Santa came in on a fire truck to light the town's tree!!
MamiTig Posted Nov 28, 2012, 6:38 am	Host mom finished her sewing project: bright yellow jeans for her oldest daughter!
MamiTig Posted Dec 1, 2012, 5:26 am	Today we went to work with host mom and looked around her office.
MamiTig Posted Dec 3, 2012, 5:50 am	We helped make Christmas ornaments at youth group. The ornaments will also double as book marks and the youth group kids will be giving them away as gifts.
MamiTig Posted Dec 7, 2012, 3:10 am	Host mom made a couple of pretty shirts for her middle daughter!
MamiTig Posted Dec 8, 2012, 2:29 am	We went to the Bowlus Fine Arts center to watch the elementary school Christmas program!
MamiTig Posted Dec 9, 2012, 7:03 am	Host mom took us for a late night walk so that we could enjoy some of the Christmas lights that people around town have used to decorate their homes!
MamiTig Posted Dec 10, 2012, 4:50 am	We visited the Safari Museum in Chanute, KS and got to see and play with lots of fascinating artifacts from Africa and Borneo!
MamiTig Posted Dec 11, 2012, 5:54 am	We found some lovely buildings in downtown Parsons, KS!
MamiTig Posted Dec 14, 2012, 5:10 am	It was the coldest day so far this winter (17F) and host mom took us down to see the sun rising over the Neosho River. She is sad that it is still so low, and hopes we'll get lots of snowfall and then spring rains to fill it back up.
MamiTig Posted Dec 16, 2012, 8:37 pm	We got to watch the Iola Middle School winter concert... strings, choir, band, and jazz band! The kids were fantastic, and it made my heart dance!
MamiTig Posted Dec 17, 2012, 4:03 am	The Classique Dance Studio Christmas party was wonderful! We got to see the little dancers, and take part in an indoor "snowball" fight!
MamiTig Posted Dec 20, 2012, 5:47 am	We spent some time in the waiting room at Legend's Drive Dental today, while the host family all had their check ups!
MamiTig Posted Dec 21, 2012, 2:22 am	After a long day, dinner at CeCe's Pizza was delicious!
MamiTig Posted Dec 22, 2012, 5:14 am	Today was the first snow of winter! There wasn't much snow, but it sure was cold and gray!
MamiTig Posted Dec 23, 2012, 1:34 am	Host mom made a super cute outfit for her youngest daughter, who loves bright, sunshiny colors!
MamiTig Posted Dec 23, 2012, 2:56 am	Today we enjoyed a potluck at the SDA church!
MamiTig Posted Dec 25, 2012, 4:43 am	We went Christmas caroling with friends from church, then enjoyed a super hot bonfire afterward! Everyone was trying to roast marshmallows but it was so hot that it was hard to get close enough to get them cooked! Perfect for a cold winter's night!
MamiTig Posted Dec 26, 2012, 4:53 am	We enjoyed watching the host family celebrate Christmas! Merry Christmas to all!
MamiTig Posted Dec 29, 2012, 6:47 pm	The host family had an invasion of blob plushies, so we got to visit with them! (The oldest daughter had made them for presents- aren't they cute?!).
MamiTig Posted Dec 30, 2012, 12:00 am	Host mom has been having fun with fleece... she made her littlest daughter this pretty coat!
MamiTig Posted Dec 31, 2012, 5:19 am	Bambi made some tiny little friends today!
MamiTig Posted Jan 2, 2013, 4:47 am	The new year greeted us with a light dusting of snow. There wasn't quite enough for a snowman, so we settled for a snow lump!
MamiTig Posted Jan 3, 2013, 3:44 am	Mmmm, yummy! French toast for dinner!
MamiTig Posted Jan 7, 2013, 4:09 am	One of the kids was sick with an ear infection, so we got to explore the doctor's office!
MamiTig Posted Jan 7, 2013, 1:33 pm	We enjoyed another Sabbath potluck supper at the SDA church
MamiTig Posted Jan 8, 2013, 5:10 am	We went to the park to see the frozen water on Elm Creek! It sure was a chilly day!
MamiTig Posted Jan 10, 2013, 5:08 am	We helped the host family make focaccia!
MamiTig Posted Jan 13, 2013, 2:20 am	Bambi and some of the other TVs checked out the new coat that host mom made for her oldest middle daughter!
MamiTig Posted Jan 15, 2013, 4:09 am	The host family made a bucket list of things they would like to do in the next 5 years! I wonder which ones I'll get to do with them!
MamiTig Posted Jan 17, 2013, 5:29 am	The host family is musical and today, I got to see the oldest daughter's bass clarinet!
MamiTig Posted Jan 18, 2013, 5:02 am	The host family accomplished the first thing off of their list of 148 things today: baking a pineapple upside down cake!
MamiTig Posted Jan 20, 2013, 3:55 am	The host family crossed a second thing off of their list today: Taking the dogs to the dog park. The host family has three dogs named Bowly, Turtle, and Dove!
MamiTig Posted Jan 22, 2013, 1:59 am	Host mom started a new project today, how exciting! She is using pretty red fleece!
MamiTig Posted Jan 22, 2013, 1:59 am	Host mom started a new project today, how exciting! She is using pretty red fleece!
MamiTig Posted Jan 22, 2013, 3:14 am	The host family crossed a third (and very delicious) thing off of their goal list: bake a cheese cake! This one is pumpkin swirl flavored
MamiTig Posted Jan 25, 2013, 5:55 am	Host mom introduced Bambi to the piccolo today!
MamiTig Posted Jan 28, 2013, 5:15 am	We enjoyed another delicious vegetarian Sabbath supper at the SDA church First, we helped set up, then we got to eat!
MamiTig Posted Jan 28, 2013, 5:15 am	Host mom bought a lovely little bunch of sunflowers!
MamiTig Posted Jan 31, 2013, 3:54 am	We enjoyed lunch at Jin Shan Chinese buffet! They had so many delicious things to choose from
MamiTig Posted Feb 1, 2013, 3:17 am	Bambi was fascinated with all of host mom's flutes and piccolos! Such pretty instruments!
MamiTig Posted Feb 4, 2013, 5:31 am	February 2nd is Hedgehog Day, so we consulted the hedgehog to see what the weather is going to do. The hedgehog saw her shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter
MamiTig Posted Feb 5, 2013, 5:26 am	Today we tried Ethiopian food at Elsa's! The food was fantastic, the waitress was very nice, and the smooth jazz music playing in the background made for a lovely ambiance.
MamiTig Posted Feb 7, 2013, 1:30 pm	It's a birthday party! Watching presents being unwrapped is so much fun!
MamiTig Posted Feb 11, 2013, 2:58 am	The host family took us to Pizza Hut for a middle school band fundraiser. We ate delicious potato wedges as an appetizer, before the pizza came!
MamiTig Posted Feb 11, 2013, 1:13 pm	Mmmm, these SDA church suppers are full of vegetarian deliciousness!
MamiTig Posted Feb 14, 2013, 4:50 am	We got to go to a second delicious vegetarian potluck today! This one was for the kids, as they were having a church lock-in for the night.
MamiTig Posted Feb 15, 2013, 2:22 am	We investigated the new baritone! So pretty and shiny!
MamiTig Posted Feb 16, 2013, 4:51 am	Host mom took us to the south lake to see the Canada geese. This is where they come when they head north and nest. The geese weren't quite as happy to see us as we were to see them, and kept their distance.
MamiTig Posted Feb 17, 2013, 6:01 am	We had an unexpected bit of snow last night, and since there hasn't been much this winter, host mom hurried us out first thing in the morning, to get pictures before it melted!
MamiTig Posted Feb 18, 2013, 3:27 am	This is the cement factory just outside of Chanute, KS. It's across the street from a music shop where host mom went to purchase a beginner baritone book for her daughter. This area sure is rural!
MamiTig Posted Feb 20, 2013, 4:34 am	This country road leads past the Colony, Kansas water tower. Colony is a town of about 400 people, with many more cows than humans!
MamiTig Posted Feb 21, 2013, 3:19 am	Today we visited Humboldt, KS and host mom was able to take us a lot closer to the cement plant there, to see what it looked like. It was huge and seemed to have lots of things going on!
MamiTig Posted Feb 21, 2013, 10:01 pm	Can you tell that host mom and her daughters like nail polish?
MamiTig Posted Feb 22, 2013, 5:01 am	There was a big snow storm, dropping lots of snow and ice on the area! School and work were cancelled today!
MamiTig Posted Feb 23, 2013, 4:39 am	A warm brunch of pumpkin pancakes with white chocolate chips, served with fried eggs, sounded so very good on a cold winter's day!
MamiTig Posted Feb 24, 2013, 6:07 am	Oh goody... preparing for another yummy Sabbath potluck supper at the Seventh Day Adventist church!
MamiTig Posted Feb 25, 2013, 6:34 am	Bambi enjoyed trying the vegetarian fajita taco salad at El Charro's Mexican restaurant!
MamiTig Posted Feb 27, 2013, 2:45 am	Host mom finished her third jacket, finally! She was very pleased with how it turned out, and her daughters were delighted to receive them!
MamiTig Posted Mar 1, 2013, 5:49 am	We got round two of winter storms, so host mom got to stay home for the day. The weather man predicted 8 to 12 inches of snow, but we only got about two, and then it was warm enough to melt some of it off. Host mom took us for a walk in the neighborhood, to see how pretty it looked before the snow went away!
MamiTig Posted Mar 3, 2013, 7:05 am	Bambi is traveling to Germany now! She looks forward to visiting with her new host!
JaB5 Posted Mar 11, 2013, 2:20 pm	Hello, I arrived to Wismar. Snow was falling all day long. So we went sledding. It was real fun.
JaB5 Posted Apr 1, 2013, 3:38 pm	Happy Easter everybody! I went sightseeing in Wismar. It's a beautiful old town with many churches and a beautiful harbour
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 12:34 am	Hello my friends! After visiting Wismar I travelled to Berlin. Of course I wanted to see something of the city but that's not the reason I was there. I was in Berlin because I want to see the alps! ...Yeah right: Berlin, alps. You may thing "WTF?!"  ...Me and my new host we are now on our way from Berlin to Austria. We will spend a few days to hike through the Zillertal Alps! But it's a looonng journey. ICE, EC, Zillertal Railway and bus. It will take us 11-12 hours to reach our destination...
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 12:38 am	At the first day in Ginzling - where we rented our room - the sun got us up early. And we wanted to get up early because we couldn't wait to investigate the Floiten Valley...
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 12:57 am	Wild, very dangerous animals were standing in our way up high and at about 2,000 meters we had to fight us through the snow. But at the end we reached our first big goal: The Greizer Hut at 2,227 meters...  I mean I have seen the alps before through the window of a plane. But now I am on them. What a fantastic view!
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 1:27 am	Next day we wanted to see Ginzling from a higher point. Therefore we had to step carefully over a small bridge while the huge river wanted to drag us along...
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 11:39 am	We also visited Mayrhofen and were hiking to the Stillup Reservoir. Even if the weather was cloudy and rainy I was in good spirits. ...because I could run riot on a playground!  Back in Ginzling we wrote some postcards for our families and friends. (Greetings to everybody who is reading this now!  )
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 12:12 pm	On sunday we wandered about 30 km!! Our feet were burning in the evening but it payed off! After we walked across the Zemm Valley we ate our lunch at the Berlin Hut (height: 2,042 m). It was a sweaty fantastic day!
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 4, 2013, 12:48 pm	Last day I wanted to do something special. So I was climbing some big rocks and afterwards we were chilling... I guess at this moment we looked like the cat who ate the canary!
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 7, 2013, 10:22 pm	Time has passed too fast. Someday I will visit Austria again! But now we are back in Berlin.
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 7, 2013, 11:00 pm	Some days later my host has shown me some nice places of his hometown. For example the former Tempelhof Airport where the famous Candy Bombers landed about every three minutes.
visit BERLIN Posted Jul 7, 2013, 11:20 pm	And I was excited to visit the embassy of the United States of America! ...It reminded me of my trip to the U.S. some months ago. And I will be there again in some days! In the evening we enjoyed the movie "Bambi"!
Chloe09 Posted Aug 25, 2013, 1:37 am	Welcome to Minnesota, Bambi!!!! I met some furry friends, Lucy (Maltese/Westie Mix) and Eagan (Pittie Terrier). Found this cool book about me!!!! =) Off to my next big adventure!!!! Much Love!! Miss you!! =)
Chloe09 Posted Aug 25, 2013, 1:39 am	Hey!! Nothing much has been going on here but we did have a movie night. We watched “Hitch” and “Couples Retreat”. They were good movies and fun to hang out with everyone! Erika, Kasimir, Pit, NoMi and I had an awesome time together! Meet Hitch (Will Smith), New York City's greatest matchmaker. Love is his job and he'll get you the girl of your dreams in just three easy dates, guaranteed! And that's exactly what happens when Albert Brennaman (TV's Kevin James, "The King of Queens") wins the heart of gorgeous society heiress Allegra Cole (supermodel Amber Valletta). So when tabloid columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes, Stuck On You, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) decides to uncover the secret behind the tubby schlub's success, she's shocked to discover that Alex Hitchens, the charming young man she's been seeing, is the legendary date doctor himself. Exposed in a front-page scoop, it's now up to Alex to try to save Albert and Allegra's relationship as well as his own. Which only goes to show that just when you think you've found true love, there's always a HITCH. A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. Let’s see what fun is next!! =) xoxo
Chloe09 Posted Sep 8, 2013, 12:45 am	NoMi and I went to The Great Minnesota State Fair!! The Minnesota State Fair’s mission is to educate and involve our guests by providing a world-class showcase that is innovative, entertaining and fun. We got to go see a cool horse show, eat out of proportioned stuff, rode a cool ride that over sees the entire state fair, rode a cool trolley, got to see a cool parade, see some cool animals and people watch. Adventures will continue….more to come! =) yay!
Chloe09 Posted Sep 16, 2013, 2:12 am	Erika the Mouse, Sargent Froggo and I had a great time at Valleyfair! Valleyfair, sometimes stylized Valleyfair!, is a 125-acre amusement park located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA and is currently the largest amusement park in the Upper Midwest United States. Had an awesome time! =) I wasn’t allowed to take pictures ON the rides but I took pictures of the rides. It was a lot of fun and such a cool new adventure! Much Love, Bambi
Chloe09 Posted Oct 3, 2013, 4:01 am	Mr. Lumpi, NoMi and I went on an interesting trip. We went to a car wash because Chloe’s sister spilled her Monster beverage on her car so we wanted to make sure it didn’t get too bad or sticky on her car! =) It was fun anyways! Our trip through the Holiday Gas Station Car Wash!!! =) The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair, an interactive outdoor event which focuses on recreating the look and feel of a fictional 16th Century "England-like" fantasy kingdom. We went on “Ladies Shopping Day”, which we got a discount fee to get in, free stuff, glass of wine, and an entry to win some cool prizes, which we didn’t win but it was still fun! =) This was an awesome act! They were throwing swords and juggling them and doing unbelievably dangerous things! They are called the Danger Committee on the Bakery Stage. The Danger Committee is an incredible combination of juggling, knife throwing, spine tingling thrills and hilarious comedy. They have performed on national television and at theaters, festivals and corporate events across the country. Their unique blend of the hilarious and the dangerous while performing unbelievable feats of skill has made The Danger Committee one of the most talked about new acts in the country. They have taken on national notoriety on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and have since had multiple appearances on national television and stages from New York to Las Vegas. It was soo much fun! It was definitely a new experience….very easily the most entertaining day of Renaissance Era festivities and the car wash! Much Love! xoxoxo
Chloe09 Posted Jan 16, 2014, 7:54 pm	Happy Holidays!!! =) Chloe brought us to her Grandparents house where we got to eat, sleep and open presents! The desserts were delicious! We got to hang out in the beautiful tree and see everyone hanging out. We met a cute adorable German Shepard dog. Dinner the night of Christmas Eve..... Christmas Day Brunch!!!!! Chloes gifts!!
Chloe09 Posted Jan 16, 2014, 8:38 pm	Happy Holidays! We went to a fabulous Holidazzle parade! This is the last year it will run so Chloe made sure we went. It was a chilly night but only when we sat on the concrete. Since it was dark out, Chloe had to attach a link to an album with the pictures since some of the pictures don’t include us! We were there though and had so much fun! Chloe got a white hot chocolate to stay warm and we got some sips. =) Once again it is time to bundle up, pick up the family, and head to Target Holidazzle! 'Come See the Night in a Whole New Light' at Target Holidazzle with illuminated floats, music, celebrity Grand Marshals, and of course, Santa in his sleigh! Every year since 1992 when the first parade marched down Nicollet Mall, over 300,000 spectators converge on Downtown Minneapolis to celebrate this Holiday tradition. Unfortunately not all of the pictures had us in it because it was dark and a little too hard for Chloe. On this website, you can find all of the pictures she took of every float that was in the parade! It was pretty awesome looking!!! Click here for more pictures!!! http://s740.photobucket.com/user/clrosten/slideshow/Holidazzle

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