Pretty Little Mistakes - Section Six
From section 3 6.
Screw school - you just got out of school. Why study books when you can study
life? Your education will be in the train stations, the museums, the café’s and the
clubs of Europe. (Not to mention the beds. You expect there’s quite an education
there.) Your expectations are justifiably high. You expect intrigue, adventure,
romance and good photos. You expect theater and music and fine wine. You
expect culture.
You hate American culture - it’s big and it stomps. It’s aspirin-packed-forced-
hilarity until you die from laughing. It’s mega-plex super-plexes. It’s Wal Mart,
Sams Club and McDonalds. It’s drywall communities and Disney on Ice! It’s virgin
pop stars and Pepsi. The charities are even vicious. God help you if you tangle
with Green peace or PETA. Europe must be better - they hate Americans.
Your parents are worried. They think Europe is dangerous. They think Europe is
expensive and smelly and people don’t wash properly. Whatever. You’re not
about to start letting them run your life now. You sell your car and cash in all your
graduation checks. You buy a large nylon backpack and a bedroll. You stock up
with maps, a Swiss army knife, travel guides, train schedules, Tums, Imodium,
Pepto Bismol, and aspirin.
You stare at large maps thumb-tacked all over the wall and mark the cities you
want to visit. You’ve always wanted to see Italy or England. England for its grand
architecture, regal history and punk rock scene. Italy for its incredible food,
renaissance painting and wicked sexy shoes. They both sound fantastic – but you
can only choose one.
Grab the book to find out what happens next!
Screw school - you just got out of school. Why study books when you can study
life? Your education will be in the train stations, the museums, the café’s and the
clubs of Europe. (Not to mention the beds. You expect there’s quite an education
there.) Your expectations are justifiably high. You expect intrigue, adventure,
romance and good photos. You expect theater and music and fine wine. You
expect culture.
You hate American culture - it’s big and it stomps. It’s aspirin-packed-forced-
hilarity until you die from laughing. It’s mega-plex super-plexes. It’s Wal Mart,
Sams Club and McDonalds. It’s drywall communities and Disney on Ice! It’s virgin
pop stars and Pepsi. The charities are even vicious. God help you if you tangle
with Green peace or PETA. Europe must be better - they hate Americans.
Your parents are worried. They think Europe is dangerous. They think Europe is
expensive and smelly and people don’t wash properly. Whatever. You’re not
about to start letting them run your life now. You sell your car and cash in all your
graduation checks. You buy a large nylon backpack and a bedroll. You stock up
with maps, a Swiss army knife, travel guides, train schedules, Tums, Imodium,
Pepto Bismol, and aspirin.
You stare at large maps thumb-tacked all over the wall and mark the cities you
want to visit. You’ve always wanted to see Italy or England. England for its grand
architecture, regal history and punk rock scene. Italy for its incredible food,
renaissance painting and wicked sexy shoes. They both sound fantastic – but you
can only choose one.
Grab the book to find out what happens next!
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