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Couple high points: Playing soccer against kids in switzerland. Clubbing in Berlin and Madrid. Hiking from rim to rim in the grand canyon. Watching Spain play Germany in the 2010 World Cup in a Munich Bier Garden. Having wine and cheese under Notre Dame at night in Paris. Road trips to Bonaroo, NYC, and Madison, Wisconsin with my brother and friends. Snow shoeing in the swiss alps. A week in London, and a week in Rome. Sleeping in an Igloo. Funny Story: It was summer after freshman year in high school and me, my friend Kyle, and some other guys wanted to launch some model rockets off; despite Smokey the Bear and his "extreme fire danger" declaration. We went to launch them at a state forest near my cabin with a bunch of chest high trees. After launching (and subsequently destroying) our rockets; our thirst was not quenched. We did, however, have some extra engines, so we lit one off. It just shoots off, almost hitting one of my friends, and then disappears away. We look for a bit for it, get distracted, then begin talking for a little while. Then Kyle points and cries "Holy Shit look!!!" There are flames coming up from a little away. Kyle and I run out there and theres a fire burning away the forest with a radius of about 5 feet, and we freak out. We do everything to put it out, peeing on it kicking dirt. I call my dad; "Dad! Dad! We started a forest fire!!" my dad goes "Okay. I'll bring a shovel and we'll pat it out." "NO Dad! It's big! Call the fire department!" Kyle's freaking out pacing "My mom is gonna kill me ... she's gonna kill me ..." I yell "Kyle! we should pull out trees! Get rid of stuff to burn!" We try this for a while, until the smoke becomes too much. My dad comes rolling in, shovel in hand, "Wow! Good thing I called 911..." Eventually an airplane begins to circle the fire, as it had expanded to be around 20 acres of area. Around 6 fire trucks came, and eventually a bull dozer comes and plows a circle around the fire, stopping it. I think the final count was 40 acres; on my old phone I had a picture. The authorities come also, and naturally demand to meet with Kyle and I at Kyle's house. My dad drives us, and is giving us advice as to what to say and not to say. Nothing happens to us, we didn't burn down valuable property and i guess they were glad we actually called it in. We get a talking to, and a warning about riding 2 people to an ATV, and thats it. Neighbors weren't too happy though.