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Independence, KS, USA - 15th July 2012
By: MamiTig
We went to the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, KS! It is an old zoo that is very lovely. The Monkey Island is the birth place of the first monkey in space!
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 Posted Jul 19, 2012, 3:58 am
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Sycamore, KS, USA - 15th July 2012
By: MamiTig
On the way home from the zoo, host mom noticed this lovely abandoned school house on the prairie, so we stopped to take a picture! The clouds behind it were especially pretty; very much showing Kansas in the summer.
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Posted Jul 19, 2012, 1:47 pm
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Neodesha, KS, USA - 15th July 2012
By: MamiTig
It was hot and everyone was hungry, so we stopped at a Dairy Queen for sweet ice cream treats! 
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Posted Jul 20, 2012, 4:51 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 17th July 2012
By: MamiTig
They're making good progress on the host family's foundation!
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Posted Jul 23, 2012, 4:39 am
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Caney, KS, USA - 20th July 2012
By: MamiTig
We crossed into the Cherokee Nation as we crossed the Oklahoma border, just south of Caney, KS.
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Posted Jul 24, 2012, 1:21 am
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Tulsa, OK, USA - 20th July 2012
By: MamiTig
Our first night in Tulsa was wonderful! We got to the hotel and waited in line about 45 minutes for our room assignment. This turned out to be a blessing as they ran out of double rooms, so they upgraded us to a suite at no extra cost! The view was beautiful!  I had fun wandering the convention (Tokyo in Tulsa) with the host family!
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Posted Jul 24, 2012, 1:19 pm
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Tulsa, OK, USA - 21st July 2012
By: MamiTig
Most of our day two at Tokyo in Tulsa was spent at the pre-judging for the cosplay and skit contests, then at the panel about "Pokemon Gijinka" that the host family presented, wandering "artist alley" and then at the final cosplay contest! Host mom and two of her daughters won a judge's choice award in the cosplay contest!
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Posted Jul 26, 2012, 5:19 am
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Tulsa, OK, USA - 22nd July 2012
By: MamiTig
On the last day of Tokyo in Tulsa, we took a last wander of the vendors room and ogled all of the fun and amazing things!
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Posted Jul 27, 2012, 5:56 am
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Bartlesville, OK, USA - 22nd July 2012
By: MamiTig
We stopped in Bartlesville, OK, on the way home so that we could wash the "decorations" that birds left on the car while we were enjoying the convention!
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Posted Jul 27, 2012, 1:28 pm
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Lawrence, KS, USA - 24th July 2012
By: MamiTig
We liked the new water saver look for the fountain at Legend's Drive Dental!
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Posted Jul 28, 2012, 4:30 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 27th July 2012
By: MamiTig
This year has been terrible for drought, and the corn is shriveling up in the fields 
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Posted Jul 28, 2012, 5:25 am Last edited Jul 29, 2012, 6:43 am by MamiTig
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Iola, KS, USA - 28th July 2012
By: MamiTig
Storm shelters like these are a reminder of how deadly Kansas weather can become!
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Posted Jul 29, 2012, 6:45 am
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Olathe, KS, USA - 28th July 2012
By: MamiTig
We had a delicious dinner at Pizza Street, to build up our energy for shopping!
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Posted Jul 30, 2012, 4:52 am
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Olathe, KS, USA - 28th July 2012
By: MamiTig
Next we went shopping at Bass Pro Shops! It is an amazing place with just about anything you can imagine for outdoor sports. We bought 8 life jackets, so the host family can go rafting!
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Posted Jul 31, 2012, 3:25 am Last edited Jul 31, 2012, 3:26 am by MamiTig
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