16-Destination Alaska

This summer I will going to Alaska. I am looking forward to a twelve day cruise on both land and sea. My family will be going to Ketchikan, Seward, Skagway, Sitka, and Juneau. We will be doing a variety of activities such as guided tours, glacier excursions, and dog sledding. Alaska is home to the Iditarod, so my family is going to a mushers camp in which we will learn how to drive the sled. I can't wait to see the glaciers and hopefully get to see one break apart. I am looking forward to the cold weather and the scenery. I have never been to Alaska so I am looking forward to my first visit.

15-Public Profiler

I found this site to be very fun. It is interesting to see where all the Kutschkau's live. Most of the people with my last name live in Germany. There are several in the United States. I have several relatives who live in Nebraska. I also have a couple relatives who live in Wasington, New York, and Utah. I found it funny that they had my family listed on the website in St. Charles/St.Peters. My moms side of the family, Loebs, comes from Germany and France. There are Loebs' who live in Alaska.

13-Strange Delicacies

The strangiest food I have ever eaten was lamb fries. My family went on a trip to Oklahoma and we went to a restraunt in which the waiter asked if we wanted lamb fries. I looked at my dad and he said they were really good. I decided why not they cannot be that bad. The waiter brought them out and I had a couple and I thought they were really good. My dad then asked me if I knew what part of the lamb the fries came from. I said probably someplace I don't want to know. He asked the waiter and the waiter told us they came from the male part of a lamb. I said I didn't care because they were good. This was the strangest food I have ever eaten. I think with the way society is today, there will be a bigger variety of food to choose from. There are so many more animals and parts that people eat now-a-days.

12-G-20

The G-20 is made up of the finance ministers and central bank governors of 19 countries:
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
South Korea
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America

11-A Unique Perspective

This image of the World does a good job of showing that the continents are so close to each other that they almost connect. Australia and Southern Asia are just about touching through the use of all the islands that surround them. It is so interesting to see that two different cultures with two completely different types of people can just about come together. The phrase so close and yet so far can be applied to this situation. We are live in one World, but are separate continents.

10-Slumdog Millionaire

I am so glad I went to see this movie. It was very interesting to see how the people living in the slums of Mumbai survive. The movie started off showing Jamal and how he was placed on the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." He was falsely accused to cheating and was getting flogged and forced to tell how he knew the answers to the questions. Throughout the questions Jamal would experience flashbacks into his past when he was living in the slums. The flashbacks started off showing him as a kid and trying to survive with his brother. Later on the flashbacks show him and his brother older and trying to earn money working the rails and giving tours. When the questions got harder, Jamal would become older in his flashbacks and his brother turned to a gang to help solve his problems. When Jamal is finally cleared of cheating he is placed back on the show. He ends up guessing the last question right and he becomes a millionaire.

This movie really did a good job of showing life in the slums. There is a ongoing battle between the Muslims and the Hindu's. The children were forced to work and earn money. The geography changed from place to place. What started off as the slums eventually turned into a thriving city. The city had a lot of problems, but the people living there were wealthy.

9-Meet Me in St.Louie

Over spring break I went to my house back in St.Peters, Missouri. It is located about half an hour away from St. Louis. During spring break I visited my Grandparents who live in St. Louis. We went to the St. Louis Zoo for a day. I would highly reccommend going to the St. Louis Zoo if you have never been there. It is free and there is so much to see and do. In fact it was rated the number one Zoo in America. Also during spring break I did a lot of shopping with my mom. We like to spent time with each other whenever we get the chance. Altogether I did not do a whole lot over spring break, but it is nice to just go home. Sometimes the greatest place to visit is your home.