I have been to many places and have seen many things in my life
that I think are beautiful, amazing, spectacular, and sad. The one town that will
always feel like my home is Waldorf, Maryland.
Although I’m moving away from
Maryland, I will always know that that is where I belong with my friends,
family, and my church. My priest, Reverend Denise, is also moving which makes
me sad beyond how I can stand. I will always remember her and love her forever.
Although I’m moving and everything is sad, I have things to look forward to,
and I get to travel to Paris! In the past I have traveled to England, The
Netherlands, Spain, Morocco, Denmark, Italy (I was little and my first Italian
word was “gelato!”), and Germany (too many times to count). I have taken a long
road trip all the way from the Maryland to Colorado, and I have visited
California and the beautiful Hawaii!
I have been to many places and done a lot of
things in my lifetime, and I am only 12 years old. I cannot wait to go see
France and Austria for the first time ever!!! It will be so much fun and exciting
for me, which I can look forward to after all of the sad goodbyes of leaving my
home. I have raised enough money to go to Austria as well and it will be an
amazing experience! We plan to go to Salzburg there and take the Sound of Music
tour and visit Mozart’s birthplace! Then, because Salzburg is so close to
Munich where we are meeting up with my dad and brother, we get to stay with my
host sister (she was an exchange student who lived with us for a year when I
was little) Franzi and she says we will visit Neuschwanstein, a famous castle
that was built by a mad king, and it also inspired the Sleeping Beauty castle
in the Disney movie! It will be fun just to see my sister Franzi again! 
