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At breakfast we talked with another houseguest, Sybille from Germany. Sybille commented on how much Americans waste in water, energy, food, and packaging. She also said that where she lived, someone would NEVER take in a pair of unknown cyclists.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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That morning, we took pictures of Ila and Don’s house. The level of trust was amazing. They went off to a concert the evening before, and left us with the run of the house. And in the morning after breakfast, they went to work, again leaving us with the house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Merrianne with another house guest, Sybylle Keller-Sanwald, from Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sibylle took this picture of us. Merrianne is writing postcards, the most common way of communication to friends back home in the pre-internet era.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was a digital scale in the bathroom, so I decided to weigh my gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n