Grand Haven, MI, USA - 27th December 2011
By: kessalia
MERRY CHRISTMAS DAD! We celebrated here a day late, because Mel had to work at the hospital, but it was worth the wait! Tyler and Madison had stockings waiting for them when their mother brought them over for breakfast and gifts....
And then all of the presents were under tree! We helped wrap some of them!
But before we could open gifts, we had pancakes! Special Swedish pancakes, which is a family tradition! They don't look like much but were SO yummy!
Mel got a new camera case and a flash drive shaped like a turtle and some cooking gear, she liked all of her presents very much! But even more fun, the kids liked what Mel got them - Tyler got snowboarding gear and Madison got books and pretty clothes.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday, dad! New Year's is soon, and Mel tells us we will go to a party, but only until 11pm, because then she has to work! Maybe meema will keep us at the party with her until midnight so we can celebrate!
Have a wonderful 2012!
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Posted Dec 28, 2011, 2:17 am Last edited Dec 28, 2011, 3:01 pm by kessalia
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At home, Germany - 29th December 2011
By: Sveni
Hi Sveni,
we have found a very nice place for you, Mel is a very kind host!
I wish you a nice new-year-party!
Unfortunately you have to leave Mel, Tyler and Madison in a few weeks for a next host in America.
It was nice to hear from you, Sveni. Have a nice time and greetings to Mel and her family!
See you,
Dad
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Posted Dec 29, 2011, 5:24 pm Last edited Dec 29, 2011, 5:26 pm by Sveni
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Grand Haven, MI, USA - 10th January 2012
By: kessalia
Hello Dad! This will be my last update from Michigan before I travel again. It has been a crazy couple of weeks since the Christmas holiday, but we found some time to relax too.
When Mel had a day off from work between Christmas and New Years, we helped her make scones and a good vegetable soup. Perfect for a cold day!
Then we sat on the couch and watched television while eating the scones and drinking tea. It was a cozy, lazy day! It was nice to relax!
Then our plans for the big New Year's Eve party got cancelled when Mel's grandmother passed away, so we chose to stay home and let Mel deal with family things.
I packed my things to move on but I had a lucky surprise, Just as I was getting ready to go, we got a new guest, Batty, so I got to meet him, even if only for a few minutes! We all got to chat and get to know each other for a bit before I moved on.
Mel says she will miss me, I was a perfect size to take along in her purse, for company. But she understands that I have so much more of America to see! And so I will pop into my envelope now, and off I go to Oklahoma! You will hear from me soon, Dad! I miss you, but I am having fun!
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Posted Jan 11, 2012, 4:02 pm
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States - 13th January 2012
By: klubwerks
So, I arrived in Oklahoma tonight. My host says she used to live in Michigan through out her teenage years, so she was familiar with my last location. Also, she says her favorite color is orange... she made me blush!
My host and the other toys were so welcoming. I met Sookie who also just arrived, Schnattchen the duck, and a Dodo Bird that isn't a Toyvoyager. The dodo is part of a toy project called Steampunk Mascots. The Airship Horizons Captain, my host, makes toys and steampunk accessories that you can mix and match on the toy. My host says she doesn't name any of the toys she plans to sell, so that the Airship crews and Steampunk fans can name their own Mascot... and so she doesn't get so attached that she can't give them up!
I got to put my letter into the TV Book that my host keeps of all her visitors. She says it keeps our memory for her when we leave. Isn't that sweet? And don't worry dad, we covered up and edited out my travel log password from the photos. We were very careful.
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Posted Jan 14, 2012, 1:41 am Last edited Jan 14, 2012, 1:44 am by klubwerks
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States - 14th January 2012
By: klubwerks
I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner to watch the UFC event on pay-per-view. It was a lot of fun! We ate wings and hung out. Mr. Scraps, Sookie, and Skylar were there too.
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Posted Jan 30, 2012, 1:25 am
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States - 20th January 2012
By: klubwerks
I went on a plane trip with Pilot Hebert and Toki. It was very exciting. The plane ride back, however, was scarey! We got caught in a storm and it felt like the plane dropped several feet out of the sky. Once we got out of the storm, the lightning in the sky was so beautiful! All in all, it was an eventful experience.
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Posted Jan 30, 2012, 1:49 am Last edited Jan 30, 2012, 1:50 am by klubwerks
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States - 29th January 2012
By: klubwerks
We played with a bunch of Steampunk stuff and we had fun! They have a more western style steampunk here in Oklahoma. They like pistols, flintlocks, and the worn "old" look... poker cards... that sort of thing. It's pretty neat!
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Posted Jan 30, 2012, 4:01 am
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Dallas, TX, United States - 3rd February 2012
By: klubwerks
I went to a Marquis Of Vaudeville concert in Dallas, TX. The show was called Gadgets & Gobstopper which was a Willy Wonka theme (a fantasy movie about a chocolate factory). There were burlesque dancers (sorry, no photos of that) and people in costumes!
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Posted Feb 26, 2012, 8:17 pm
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States - 2nd March 2012
By: klubwerks
My host took me out to dinner at Quizno's before seeing me off to my new host in Russia. I had a lobster and seafood sub! YUM! I had nice time here and I can't wait to get to Russia.
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Posted Mar 3, 2012, 6:52 am
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Moscow, Russia - 8th April 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
Hello world!
I`m in Russia! And my first photos were made in the heart of Moscow - at Red Square!
The weather was cloudy, but you can see how many people went to the Square. It is always full of people.
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I want to come back here when it is sunny.
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Posted Apr 21, 2012, 8:42 pm
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50 km from Moscow, Russia - 15th April 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
People in Russia celebrate Easter not the same day as we do. They are Orthodox Christian and have other dates for Easter and Christmas. But they paint eggs and cook cakes and we.
We were at the country-side and there were snow everywhere!
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Posted May 1, 2012, 1:50 pm
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50 km from Moscow, Russia - 30th April 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
I`m again at Maria`s countryside. Today we made all preparations for summer season. Look what nice lady I met. Don`t think she is Maria`s granny
We found old style vehicle, it is very comfortable.
I don`t have much photos, but believe me that was nice holidays.
Photos are not really good because we made them with mobile phone.
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Posted May 15, 2012, 8:13 pm Last edited May 15, 2012, 8:22 pm by TaisAfinskaia
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Moscow river, Russia - 1st June 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
Hello!
Sorry for not writing so long, but Maria was moving to another flat and we didn`t have time at all.
At the begging of June we had wonderful river-trip.
At first photo you can try to find me in the trees with lock of love (these locks are handed by people who just married).
We could have a look at the center of Moscow from our ship
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Posted Jul 1, 2012, 9:58 pm
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Moscow-Athens, Russia-Greece - 22nd July 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
We are going to Greece! Waiting in the suit-case to be packed and begin our journey.
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Posted Aug 1, 2012, 10:56 pm
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Aegina, Greece - 25th July 2012
By: TaisAfinskaia
Hello all!
I`m in Greece and instead of walking through the Athens we went to Aegina - one of the nearest islands in Greece. I have not done many photos because the most of the time we spent at the beach.
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Posted Aug 20, 2012, 5:29 pm
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