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Featured bus rider: Cynthia

By Sharon On July 23, 2012 · Add Comment
Service to others seems to be ingrained in Cynthia Johnson’s DNA. A native of Nebraska, her varied academic studies prepared her for service in two very different fields. Cynthia holds a BA in Art History from the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in Public Administration from the University of Chicago’s Oglala Lakota College. [...]
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Featured bus rider: Will

By Sharon On July 19, 2012 · Add Comment
Willem Bakker’s background working with unions and in local government made him the perfect person to be Parliamentarian at the latest worldwide meeting of Democrats Abroad.  Besides taking on this task, the Illinois native is Secretary of Democrats Abroad Luxembourg, as well as holding positions ontwo of the Democratic Party Committee Abroad’s  (Democrats Abroad’s official [...]
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Featured bus rider: Vicki

On July 17, 2012 By Sharon
International Vice Chair Vicki Hansen joined Democrats Abroad Luxembourg when the group was formed as an official DA Country Committee. She later went on to become a fundraiser for Democrats Abroad Luxembourg, a member at large, and then Chair.  Vicki became the International Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad at the international meeting in Seoul, South [...]
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Day 26: Bonjour Paris!

On July 15, 2012 By Eve
Paris was the bus’ second to last stop before the end of the Democrats Abroad Road Trip, so we wanted to make it a good one. And it was! Our voter registration drive in front of the Shakespeare and Company bookstore garnered the most success so far! Ready for the challenge, London? On Wednesday morning, [...]
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Day 28: Final stop, London!

On July 14, 2012 By Gwendolyn
July 13 Our journey to London began in Calais, with a much anticipated crossing of the channel in our trusty little bus. Having said Au Revoir to Eve in Paris, Quaide, Jacqueline, Norma and I headed into the unknown. Quaide drove us into the train car and we tucked into makeshift road trip sandwiches while [...]
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Day 25: The Hague

On July 11, 2012 By Norma
Den Haag, The Hague, is the center of European justice. In fact, today we find ourselves on Lange Poten, gazing at the imposing red stone building that houses the Palace of Justice, which faces ABC Bookstore, also known as the American Book Center (www.abc.nl). This afternoon we will enjoy the comfort of a spacious conference [...]
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Day 24: Amsterdam

On July 11, 2012 By Gwendolyn
After a warm send off from our lovely hosts in Frankfurt, we hit the road, this time with another new road tripper joining us from Italy, Norma Jean. Quaide has continued to put in Superman-like energy from day to day, driving through rain and multiple iPod music changes with the greatest of ease. We arrived [...]
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Day 22: Frankfurt

On July 10, 2012 By Gwendolyn
Sunshine, blue skies and our wonderful host Karsten greeted us as we rolled the bus into the bustling Saturday afternoon outdoor shopping area in the center of Frankfurt. Our arrival marked two significant firsts for me: my first visit to the lovely city of Frankfurt as well as my first full day joining the Road [...]
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Day 21: Berlin

On July 7, 2012 By Eve
Berlin – Park the bus, we’re here! Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, bus and crew arrived at Eva Adams’ house, where we were welcomed with a wonderful potluck dinner prepared by the Berlin chapter. After dinner, Quaide showed local helpers photos and videos from previous voter registration drives and briefed them on the schedule for the [...]
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Happy Independence Day! Copenhagen

On July 4, 2012 By Rob
July 3rd A long drive from Oslo to Copenhagen. The fatigue we all must feel is set off by the joy of the open road. For all its oil wealth, Norway prefers to invest in nature rather than highways. The roads look perfectly fine to me but they’re not the six lane affairs one sees [...]
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