GET OUTTA TOWN - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

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Barbara meets her Mexico City co-host, Vanessa, a student and soccer star, at UNAM National University, the biggest university in Latin America. Since soccer is Vanessas passion, she says by the end of the day, after some coaching, she wants Barb to try to score a goal. Barb and Vanessa tour the huge campuss concert halls and library before they find themselves at the stadium, the schools centerpiece, due to Mexicos love for the game of soccer. Vanessa decides to show Barb the city by taking a boat ride through the canal, complete with a Mariachi band on deck! Back on land, Barb and Vanessa walk to San Angel a market and bazaar where they try on some flamenco dresses and learn a couple dance moves. Vanessa wants to teach Barb some of her favourite moves, so they head to Rapido Field, where Barb gets put through various soccer drills. After all that exercise, Barb wants to slow down and see some of Diego Riveras artwork in his studio and at the house he shared with another famous Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Vanessa and Barb stop to eat some traditional Mexican food at a nearby cantina before viewing some more artwork, this time by Dolores Olmedo. The girls stop at Plaza Loreto, a mall with colonial decoration and outdoor shops, and Barb picks up a Mexico soccer jersey. To get her even more psyched up for her challenge, Vanessa shows Barb the Aztec Stadium Mexicos biggest soccer stadium. Barbara is slightly overwhelmed by its enormous size but, not to worry, this isnt the field shell be playing on. The girls head to a field at the TEC de Monterrey Campus to meet Vanessas teammates; Barb slips on her cleats and shoots a soccer ball at a goalie in a net. SCORE! The team does a victory lap with Barb on their shoulders, then head to fiesta a party complete with traditional foods, dancing clothing and, best of all, a filled with candy!

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GET OUTTA TOWN - LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND

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NOT YOUR PARENTS TRAVEL GUIDE! The beauty and majesty of the scenery surrounding Lucerne are apparent the first time Barbara steps out on the balcony of her hotel room and surveys the magnificent scene before her. Barbara joins Bjorn at his home where she sits down with his family to a typical Swiss brunch: cheeses, soufflés and apricot tart. After filling up, Bjorn guides Barbara around the picturesque city of Lucerne. They walk across Chapel Bridge, the oldest covered bridge in Europe, built in the 1300s. Unfortunately, much of it burned down in 1993 and had to be re-built. Still, it is quite beautiful with its elaborate, frescoed ceiling. Summer in Lucerne means the constant temptation of snow-capped mountains on the horizon. After seeing the sights, it’s time to get serious about snowboarding. Barbara and Bjorn grab some gear from a local shop and head up the mountain. As they climb higher, the temperature drops to the freezing mark and it starts to snow. While Bjorn practices for a competition he’s entered in, Barbara receives a snowboarding lesson and chats with an Olympic snowboarder who won gold at Nagano in 1998. The, she watches as Bjorn competes in the snowboarding competition. He completes his runs and, although he doesn’t finish in the medals, he performs amazingly well for his first competition. Later, Bjorn and Barbara take the train up to the top of Mount Pilatus for an open-air rock concert under the stars.

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GET OUTTA TOWN - NEW YORK

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NOT YOUR PARNETS TRAVEL GUIDE! Barbara meets up with native New Yorker, Vitoria, an aspiring actress, and asks her what it’s like to be a young actor trying to make it in a huge city. Vitoria says she gets much of her inspiration from New York’s landscape, and would be happy to show Barb the sites. From the bow of the ferry heading toward the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Museum, Vitoria explains New York is the city where many people come to live their dreams and pursue their passion in the arts. In the Drama Bookshop, the girls flip through books on auditioning techniques and rehearsing. Since Barb is going to try her hand at stage acting later on, Vitoria takes her to Drama Workshop, where they do an improv exercise with a local actor. They stop to refuel in Chinatown and grab dessert in Little Italy before heading across the Brooklyn Bridge and passing by some more famous landmarks, like the towering UN and Empire States buildings. At the P.S. 1 Arts Center in Queen’s, the girls take in a visual art exhibit. Since Barb is feeling a bit nervous about her fast-approaching performance, Vitoria tries to calm her nerves with a cup of java at Luna Park Café, where many celebrities hang out. Vitoria buys some stage makeup and Barb tries on wigs at Ricky’s Chain Store before they head to The Black Box Theatre, where Barb is introduced to some of the actors in the Fringe production. Vitoria impresses Barb with her performance, so much so that Barb presents her co-host with tickets to the Broadway show, Wicked! The girls watch the show at the Gershwin Theatre and are taken on a backstage tour by one of the actors after the show. On the giant stage, Barb performs a unique soliloquy. Now she feels the old adage about New York is true: “If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.”

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GET OUTTA TOWN - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

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Barbara meets her Mexico City co-host, Vanessa, a student andsoccer star, at UNAM National University, the biggest university in Latin America. Since soccer is Vanessas passion, she says by the end of theday, after some coaching, she wants Barb to try to score agoal. Barb and Vanessa tour the huge campuss concert halls andlibrary before they find themselves at the stadium, theschools centerpiece, due to Mexicos love for the game of soccer.Vanessa decides to show Barb the city by taking a boat ridethrough the canal, complete with a Mariachi band on deck! Backon land, Barb and Vanessa walk to San Angel a market andbazaar where they try on some flamenco dresses and learn acouple dance moves. Vanessa wants to teach Barb some of herfavourite moves, so they head to Rapido Field, where Barb gets put through various soccer drills. After all that exercise, Barb wants to slow down and see someof Diego Riveras artwork in his studio and at the house heshared with another famous Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.Vanessa and Barb stop to eat some traditional Mexican food ata nearby cantina before viewing some more artwork, this timeby Dolores Olmedo. The girls stop at Plaza Loreto, a mall withcolonial decoration and outdoor shops, and Barb picks up aMexico soccer jersey. To get her even more psyched up for herchallenge, Vanessa shows Barb the Aztec Stadium Mexicosbiggest soccer stadium. Barbara is slightly overwhelmed by itsenormous size but, not to worry, this isnt the field shell be playing on.The girls head to a field at the TEC de Monterrey Campus tomeet Vanessas teammates; Barb slips on her cleats and shoots asoccer ball at a goalie in a net. SCORE! The team does avictory lap with Barb on their shoulders, then head to fiestaa party complete with traditional foods, dancing clothing and, best of all, a filled with candy!

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