For all those who wish to have a romantic affair WITH a foreign country

As summer approaches and school finally comes to a halt for a mere split second of our education-filled lives, I feel the need to offer a word of advice to travelers making their way to foreign countries. Though I am not the most experienced, I have made enough mistakes to offer a word of advice to the new travelers.

First of all when you're entering a foreign airport and are waiting to make it through customs, DON'T take photographs. You might think that your hell-ridden journey across the ocean is over, but the government of the nation your standing in does not. If you do not feel like getting kicked out of the country before you've even officially entered it, I recommend that you refrain from taking pictures of the airport, even if the airport's Spanish architecture is extremely intriguing.

Second, there are two items that will be extremely beneficial to your overall well-being and hygiene while on the trip. If you are going to Spain, bring napkins. I'm not joking, their napkins feel like tissue paper and will surely give you a skin disease if overused. Second, bring a shower curtain. If you don't want to hop out of the shower to find yourself in the middle of God's next great flood, bring it. There are dangerous consequences such as the threat of ending up in a French hospital like Madeline. I'm not joking. It happened to my friend.

Thirdly (I'm pretty sure that's not a real word, but I like so deal.)Bring a Jacob. Now a Jacob, if you're not familiar with one, is someone who can take the long bus rides across the European countryside and turn them into a Broadway show. He can make a tour of the most renowned tower in the world be a dance party. And he can make an airplane ride both a presidential debate and the Superbowl (punt the baby). He knows when to act like a complete idiot and at the same time gaze at some of the most controversial artwork in the world and appove of its oddness. And yet this Jacob of yours is an essential addition to your luggage. As if traveling isnt interesting enough, he finds new ways to surprise you.



PS- Don't almost lose your passport like John almost did.
PPS- Don't accidentally erase all the pictures on your camera.