Well we are finally here!!!! Second day in dublin 10 am here 4 am in the US. we didn't end up getting out of KC until 6 on monday, sat on the runway for 3 hours on the plane!! then we finally go to chicago, had to book it to the gate ran on the plane, then sat on that runway for 2 more hours. There was real bad weather in Chicago and the shut down O'hare for about 2 hours. So total sitting time on the planes for us was about 15 hours. Pain in the ass, but we are ...

Wow only one week left until we leave. I can hardly believe its almost here! I hope this week goes by quickly. Everyone has one week left to make sure all of our friends and family have been added to the contact list. Make sure you get those names to me! (email: [email protected]) Don\'t forget to post suggestions (on our message board) on what to do and where to go while we are there. As soon as we start traveling and posting Journal entries you will be...

(this is jessy typing now) bonjour tout le monde!! i love paris...except for the keyboards...definately making it exciting when i live in angers next semester. well; i think i am going to need a french learning com^puter game before i leave though!! happy birthday mum!!! my email account is not working so i wont be able to receive or send emails until i figure it out and i dont think itll be in amsterdam! so; luv ya all; and ill be keepin in tou...

Our tentative schedule is as follows: arrive: dublin, ireland may 30, 06 two days 06-01 London England 2 days 06-03 Paris France 06-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 days 06-09 Prague, Czech Rep 3 days 06-12 Munich, Germany 3 days 06-15 Venice, Italy 1 day 06-17 Rome, Italy 4 days 06-21 Firenze, Italy 2 days 06-22 Cinque Terre, Italy 2 days 06-24 Barcelona, Spain 3 days 06-27 Lagos Portugal 2 days 06-29 Lisbon, Portugal then from there...