This morning all
of the girls slept in late and then we decided that it would be fun to head to
the main square to eat a gyro for lunch. When we first walked into the gyro
shop, it was unusually packed with people and I considered suggesting a
different place to eat so we didn’t have to wait in line. Then we heard people
speaking perfect English without any accents! We were all so excited to see
Americans that we instantly started talking to them and asked where they were
from. They said that they were high schoolers from Idaho. It was so awesome to
be able to speak to someone outside of our group without any language barrier
whatsoever. We were then waiting in line when all of a sudden I heard a girl
from behind me yell, “No way!” I then turn around to—seriously, I’m not making
this up—my 3rd cousin Beth Warner from Idaho! I was completely
shocked. To see Americans was one thing, but to actually be RELATED to one of
them was absolutely crazy! The odds of us being on a continent other than the
U.S. at the same time, the same country, the same town, the same block, and
even the same RESTAURANT at the exact same time were absolutely amazing! We
haven’t seen each other in years, and it was one of the craziest things that
has ever happened to me. She was traveling with a group from her high school
for spring break through parts of Europe. She had to catch a bus shortly after
we saw each other, and I wish she could’ve stayed longer so I could’ve showed
her my favorite parts of Olomouc. I told my friends that I wish Beth and I
would’ve bought a lottery ticket together after that! That’ll be an awesome story that we’ll have,
and I’m looking forward to telling my great aunts and uncles that Beth and I
share about it! Seriously so cool.
Hope you have an amazing adventure, Beth!
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