Student Ambassador Returns from Europe

Student Ambassador, Jerimiah Maltby, Returns from Europe

Last fall, Jerimiah Maltby, my eldest child, was chosen to represent the United States, in Europe, as a Student Ambassador. From October of 2006, until the date of departure, Jerimiah went to monthly orientation classes, and worked to raise money for this adventure.

On June 28, 2007, Jerimiah boarded a plane, in Durango, to begin his odyssey. He landed in Munich, Germany, nine hours later, and flew on to Athens, Greece. This is where his journey begins. They, Jeri and some 40 other students, spent five days in Greece, and then they traveled to Italy, spending ten days there. While in Italy, Jerimiah got to spend three of those days, living with an Italian family.

While in Italy, Jeri repelled down a 100-foot fortress wall, in Assisi, visited the Vatican, and even found his own name tagged on a wall. In big purple letters, the wall says, “Jeris.”

From Italy, they took the train to France. While on the train, someone stole Jeri’s journal, so he has no written record of his travels, but he took many photos. France was the last leg of their adventure, and unfortunately, Jeri ran out of batteries for the camera, and got the fewest pictures of that country. However, the photos he did get are awesome.

All of the photos have been fashioned into a slide show, and can be viewed online at http://www.ezines1.com/Europe Please feel free to visit and view. In addition, thank you to all of you who contributed to our fund raising efforts, to send Jeri on this awesome adventure. He had the time of his life, and is grateful to you.

Jeri returned from Europe on July 18, 2007, and promptly moved to Arizona, to finish his last year of high school, and enroll in college in the fall of 2008.