31,536,000 seconds. 525,600 minutes. 8,760 hours. 365 days. 12 months. 1 year. It might sound like a lot - especially when you're waiting for something completely amazing. But in one year from today, we will be leaving for our next trip to Europe! Yes, in one year, we will bid au revoir to our loved ones, hop on a charter bus to JFK Airport, and take off across the Atlantic to begin the adventure of a lifetime.
I am extra excited for this trip as I have never been to two of the three places we are going. That means we will discover Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Bruges (Belgium) together! I recently took a graduate class about Anne Frank and so I am very much looking forward to visiting the Anne Frank House. When the time gets closer, I will devote a blog to especially to her. In light of the recent movie The Monuments Men, I am also quite thrilled to see Michelangelo's Madonna and Child at the Church of Our Lady in Bruges. And I suppose it goes without saying that I am ecstatic to return to Paris! It has been a year since I have visited the City of Light, and I look forward to sharing the things I love most about my favorite city with you all!
Periodically over the next year, I will post some thoughts, links, suggestions of books or articles to read and movies to watch to prepare for our trip. The movies I list may or may not be historically accurate. The point is mostly to give you a glimpse of the places we are going across different time periods. And if you come across anything you think we might all enjoy, please post it (or email it to Mr. Switala or me and I'll make sure it gets posted).
Last but not least, I would recommend that you become a follower of this blog or sign up for emails so that you don't miss anything. I would also recommend that your parents sign up - when we are in Europe, this is a great way for them to keep in touch with what you are doing as I post nearly every day that we are away.
