Category: The Zoe Report

  • A Fun and Relaxing Day in Hurghada

    A Fun and Relaxing Day in Hurghada

    Egypt is not all about temples, tombs, and pharaohs.  After our time in Luxor, we traveled north-east to Hurghada on the Red Sea and stayed there for a couple days.  As a fun and relaxing day in Hurghada, we went off the paved roads and into the sandy desert. What better way to relax than…

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  • Perfect Pyramids!

    Perfect Pyramids!

    We were so excited to continue our hunt to see as many Wonders of the World as we could. So far, we have seen 5 of the man made wonders of the world: the Colosseum in Italy, Petra in Jordan, The Taj Mahal in India, The Great Wall of China, and Machu Piccu in Peru.  Finally,…

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  • Our French Speaking Experience

    Our French Speaking Experience

    Have you ever gone to a foreign country where the primary language is not your own and tried to live like a local?  This is exactly what Mikhaila and I did as part of our language exchange, and it is not as easy as you might think.   The idea behind our exchange was so…

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  • Bern, The City For Wanderers…

    Bern, The City For Wanderers…

    During the second week of our French exchange, we went on a tour to visit some small cities around France.  Since we were right by the border, we decided to stop in Bern, Switzerland so that we could practice our French and learn about a new city at the same time.  We went on a French walking…

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  • Don’t You Want To Sail Away…

    Don’t You Want To Sail Away…

    Our first week of our French exchange was so much fun!  From Monday to Friday, Mikhaila, Zoe, Juline, Clelia, and I were in a rowing and sailing summer camp in Annecy Lake, right up the street from Jacques and Virginie’s house.  In the morning we learned how to row, and in the afternoon we sailed catamarans.  It…

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