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 Jul 16 2008, 07:41 PM
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 Hello Newman.  Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620  |
I've never been to a foreign country yet,
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Jul 16 2008, 07:42 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
QUOTE(bluecrystals @ Jan 29 2004, 10:37 PM)  anyone visited a foreign country before? i've been to canada and japan  i would like to go to europe someday.How was japan? Me and my family are thinking about going summer 2009 : D Ive been to canada, and this one island that slipped my mind and i cant think of it at the moment. damn... |
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Jul 16 2008, 07:44 PM
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 torn Group: Official Designer Posts: 953 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,718 |
QUOTE(jaeminnie @ Jul 16 2008, 04:23 PM) Omg, yay for less popular European countries getting visitors! What was it like in those countries? And haha, abacus? Really? XD haha abacus was for Japan XD I really liked Finland and Estonia. It was really clean on the streets (in Finland anyway), and the street's not concrete, it's like..... cobblestones? But smooth, with big fat rocks. And they laid different-colored stones for crosswalks and such XD much better than paint on concrete. And there was an H&M in Helsinki! :D Russia was neat. There was this really old feeling to the city (we stayed in St. Petersburg), and a lot of the buildings were really old, but also really cool. You can't find those kinds of buildings here, or on the west coast at least. |
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Jul 16 2008, 07:44 PM
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QUOTE(jaeminnie @ Jul 16 2008, 04:23 PM) Do you speak Mandarin and Cantonese, or just Mandarin? And omg, the two Asian countries of my dreams. Take lots of pictures and share them with us, yes? I speak just Cantonese. =] It's not for sure that we're going to those places yet... we're still trying to figure it out. Hopefully though! I mean, I am taking a semester off to go, so I hope I get to go to places I actually want to go to. xD |
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Jul 16 2008, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE(venti-anemoi @ Jul 16 2008, 08:44 PM) haha abacus was for Japan XD I really liked Finland and Estonia. It was really clean on the streets (in Finland anyway), and the street's not concrete, it's like..... cobblestones? But smooth, with big fat rocks. And they laid different-colored stones for crosswalks and such XD much better than paint on concrete. And there was an H&M in Helsinki! :D Russia was neat. There was this really old feeling to the city (we stayed in St. Petersburg), and a lot of the buildings were really old, but also really cool. You can't find those kinds of buildings here, or on the west coast at least. Man, I wish my school had an abacus club at my school just so I could go on a Japan trip. Did it cost a lot? Ooh. Finland's cleanliness reminds me of Singapore's. I've never been there, but I know it's really clean and that they fine people a lot if they litter. Meh, Europe > the US in prettiness. D: I also want to visit Russia. Was it really cold when you went? xD QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Jul 16 2008, 08:44 PM) I speak just Cantonese. =] It's not for sure that we're going to those places yet... we're still trying to figure it out. Hopefully though! I mean, I am taking a semester off to go, so I hope I get to go to places I actually want to go to. xD Oh, but wasn't it you who corrected my little Mandarin sentences in Henry's birthday topic? Unless you just know a little Mando, like me, haha. Good luck with your planning. I admire you for "messing up" your academic schedule, so to speak, to travel. I'd be too scared to do that. If anything, I'd just want to study abroad during my junior year of college. |
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Jul 16 2008, 08:41 PM
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^ Haha, yeah it was me. I only know a bit of Mandarin... can't really speak it to save my life. xD
Thanks! I'd rather travel after I've graduated, but my sister was afraid she wouldn't be able to go on a family trip for a very very long time.... soooo we're kind of working around her schedule. Meh. Fine by me, as long as we go someplace AWESOME!!! And we're only going away for like a few weeks, not an entire semester, because my parents can't afford to miss that much work. I guess I'll be working for the remainder. =( |
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Jul 16 2008, 08:42 PM
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philippines[:
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Jul 16 2008, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Jul 16 2008, 09:41 PM) ^ Haha, yeah it was me. I only know a bit of Mandarin... can't really speak it to save my life. xD Thanks! I'd rather travel after I've graduated, but my sister was afraid she wouldn't be able to go on a family trip for a very very long time.... soooo we're kind of working around her schedule. Meh. Fine by me, as long as we go someplace AWESOME!!! And we're only going away for like a few weeks, not an entire semester, because my parents can't afford to miss that much work. I guess I'll be working for the remainder. =( I have a noticeable Cantonese accent when I try to speak any kind of Mandarin. It doesn't sound like that in my head, but it's totally different when it comes out of my mouth. xD Ah, I see. Do you know which semester you'll be taking off yet? And don't be so sad about working; money is always good. You can add the earnings to your fund for your post-graduation travels. :] |
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Jul 16 2008, 09:00 PM
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Oh, I have a horrible accent when I speak Mandarin... actually, I have an horrible accent when I speak Cantonese too. I never noticed it before but my friends recently told me, and now I can't not notice it. =(
I think I might be taking my second year fall semester off. I hope it all works out okay! |
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Jul 16 2008, 09:11 PM
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QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Jul 16 2008, 10:00 PM) Oh, I have a horrible accent when I speak Mandarin... actually, I have an horrible accent when I speak Cantonese too. I never noticed it before but my friends recently told me, and now I can't not notice it. =( I think I might be taking my second year fall semester off. I hope it all works out okay! My Cantonese sometimes sounds a little Americanized when I use words that aren't that common. Since I hardly hear or use those words, I'm uncertain of how to say them right, and just...I should practice my Cantonese more. I don't need to speak it at home since my mom's proficient in English and my brother's fluent (and his Cantonese is tons worse than mine, but I won't go there), but I wish I could speak Canto better. T_T; Haha, I was just checking since by "next year," I didn't know if you meant next school year or in 2009. |
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Jul 16 2008, 09:29 PM
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torn Group: Official Designer Posts: 953 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,718 |
QUOTE(jaeminnie @ Jul 16 2008, 06:22 PM) Man, I wish my school had an abacus club at my school just so I could go on a Japan trip. Did it cost a lot? Ooh. Finland's cleanliness reminds me of Singapore's. I've never been there, but I know it's really clean and that they fine people a lot if they litter. Meh, Europe > the US in prettiness. D: I also want to visit Russia. Was it really cold when you went? xD We don't have an abacus club either XD It was through an outside class. It was about $2000 for two weeks in both Japan and Taiwan. Japan's kind of expensive. I know, I was reminded of what people told me about Singapore when I went there. And Europe pwns the US in prettiness. I went during the summer, so it wasn't cold at all. Sunset at 11pm XD |
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Jul 16 2008, 11:39 PM
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QUOTE(venti-anemoi @ Jul 16 2008, 10:29 PM) It was about $2000 for two weeks in both Japan and Taiwan. Japan's kind of expensive. I know, I was reminded of what people told me about Singapore when I went there. And Europe pwns the US in prettiness. I went during the summer, so it wasn't cold at all. Sunset at 11pm XD Yeah, I need to save up a lot if I want to visit there. Same goes for London. Someday I'll be rich enough to travel the world. :S Singapore has no gum on its sidewalks! Not like in the US, where most cities' streets are dotted with blackened gum. v_v Idk why, but that just reminded me of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights). I really, REALLY want to see those someday. *_* My list: Canada China Japan (but only technically, for a layover during a US-China flight ;-;) |
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Jul 16 2008, 11:40 PM
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Philippines, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and I'm going to Italy this summer.
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Jul 18 2008, 12:28 AM
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England
France The Netherlands Germany maybe? Can't remember. I wanna go outside Europe. 
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Jul 18 2008, 10:00 AM
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I'm reasonably well travelled, I guess...
U.S. (technically foreign for me) Jamaica Dominican Republic Costa Rica Ireland Spain France Belgium The Netherlands Italy Greece Oh, and I guess Scotland and Wales might count, but not really. POSSIBLY hitting Turkey at the end of this summer, and HOPEFULLY Australia and Tanzania next year, if I get my ass in gear. |
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Jul 18 2008, 10:19 AM
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 I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite :-) Group: Official Member Posts: 3,008 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 601,399 |
 canada...
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Jul 18 2008, 10:25 AM
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Guatemala, Mexico & El Salvador.
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Jul 18 2008, 06:58 PM
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I've only been to Canada once. I could easily drive down 30 minutes and cross the border to Mexico, but it seems scary.
 I need to go to Japan someday. |
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Jul 18 2008, 07:07 PM
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 go green! :D Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 647,023 |
China. (Guangzhou, Beijing [Great Wall!], Hong Kong)
Nice, but very humid  Oh and Mexico :] |
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Jul 18 2008, 07:27 PM
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I've been to Australia, when I was about 3 years old.
Canada, twice, when I was about 5 and again when I was about 11. Japan two times. And Italy this year in the Spring.
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