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FAMILY BLOG: ADVENTURES ABROAD
MILES TO GO
BEFORE I SLEEP
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Borrowed from the poem by Robert Frost
Berlin Seminar
For my last official Partnership International event, we all met up in Berlin for a seminar similar to the one we had done in Cologne...
Patrick McBrayer
May 17, 20233 min read
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Weekend in Copenhagen
About a month ago after lining up an adult contact in the area, I really wanted to visit Copenhagen, Denmark. After a ton of planning...
Patrick McBrayer
May 11, 20234 min read
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Family meets Family
After the absolutely amazing time I had in Switzerland with my family, we all headed up to Lower Saxony where I live for a few days. We...
Patrick McBrayer
May 6, 20233 min read
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Zermatt Meet Up
Over my easter break, I went on one of the coolest trips I have ever been on. Here's how it went. It started with me taking a night train...
Patrick McBrayer
Apr 23, 20233 min read
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Beach Vacation
A couple of months ago, I said over text with a couple of friends from my exchange program "Wouldn't it be hilarious to actually go to a...
Patrick McBrayer
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Theater
The majority of my friends in the United states do or at least have done Theater. Over the years, they have become great, entertaining,...
Patrick McBrayer
Mar 13, 20233 min read
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Innsbruck
Many probably already know that this "Miles to go Before I Sleep" blog is kind of a sequel to the "Miles to Go Before we Sleep" blog that...
Patrick McBrayer
Feb 26, 20234 min read
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Wood Splitting
Splitting wood has been one of my frequent activities over the last month. At the start of January, my host dad taught me how to use the...
Patrick McBrayer
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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Midyear Seminar
As a part of my exchange program, there is a mandatory mid-year seminar that takes place in Cologne Germany. Me alongside my 50 peers...
Patrick McBrayer
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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Snow Dome Shredding
In the last weekend of the winter break, I went on an awesome adventure with the family of one of my good friends at my school. After...
Patrick McBrayer
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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Christmas Break Recap
Since I have been behind on making creating new blog posts, this one will cover everything that I did over the Winter Break. I'll try to...
Patrick McBrayer
Jan 15, 20233 min read
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Visitor
A couple of weekends ago, I had the pleasure of having my first visitor. A friend of mine that I had made back in August during our...
Patrick McBrayer
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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Second Solo Trip
Earlier this month, I embarked on another solo trip, this one a little different from the first. This trip was both farther away, and...
Patrick McBrayer
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Christmas Mode
With the opening of the all popular European Christmas markets on November 23rd, Germany has been on full on Christmas mode for the past...
Patrick McBrayer
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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First Solo Travel
The morning after my amazing 18th birthday party, I went on my first solo trip. During the trip, I was able to meet up with some other...
Patrick McBrayer
Dec 3, 20222 min read
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Celebrating 18th German Style
Last week, I had the huge pleasure of celebrating my 18th birthday. It was such an amazing experience to have it in a foreign country...
Patrick McBrayer
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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Münster Memories
Last week, my entire grade at my school took a bus down to Münster for the day. The occasion was an event called the "Hochschultag" which...
Patrick McBrayer
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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Cooking!
During my exchange year in Germany, I couldn't let the McBrayer tradition of cooking go unnoticed. To connect and spend time with my host...
Patrick McBrayer
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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Fall Fun
A couple of weeks of school tests and college applications have unfortunately held me away from my blog for some time. However, I'm back...
Patrick McBrayer
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Day trip to the Hermannskenkmal (Arminius Monument)
Several days ago, my host family and I took a day trip to a famous German Monument called Der Hermannskenkmal (meaning the Arminius...
Patrick McBrayer
Oct 8, 20221 min read
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