"All I know is that without Stephanie (our tour guide) it 
just wouldn't have been the same. She made the trip and I 
think everyone would agree."
-Amanda

"It's strange to imagine never going to countries like France, 
Switzerland, and Italy; to never experience the culture 
and beauty of it all.  The trip proved to me the differences 
between ethnic groups, and the importance of travel to fully 
understand the differences."
-Leigh McCumber

"What an experience it was to cross the ocean and see the 
people and their cultures from the other side of the world. 
I had so much fun, and we were lucky to spend our week with 
some great people. Vive le France!"
-Kristy

"It seems to me that the most memorable thing about France 
was the pure idea that everywhere you were, history followed.  
During our last night in Paris (I believe) we went to a small 
church that over looked the city.  (I don’t remember the name 
of the place, but in the end, I hardly think names are what 
matter).  A friend and I walked the back allies near the 
church. It was rather brisk and the light from occasional 
street lamps filled the cobble stone streets.  As I looked 
down upon the winding European walkways, and timeless homes, 
my friend exclaimed something to me that I shall never forget.  
She said, "Do you know why I feel so at home here?  It's 
because it was here that Mozart and Picasso walked the streets
- just as we are doing now.  They stepped on these same stones, 
and looked down at the same lights.  This is a city of artists 
and it hasn't changed."  If anything, her words and the thick 
feeling of closeness with the past that I gained from them were 
more memorable than anything I have ever encountered."
-Derek