A lot of ups and downs this week. We just arrived back in Greece today....yeah I didn't think we would come back here either. Crazy how things work our. Lets recap...
Day 36-38 Naples, Italy
Listen up Donald Trump, I have come up with a reality show that is across between "The Apprentice and "Rat Race."
5 two-person teams have one month to make the most money overall selling a product, lets say silk ties, on the streets. Here are the rules:
-Each team is dropped off in a foreign country where most people don't speak your language.
-They will have to find an apartment/place to live for the month. Each team is only given 600 Euros (roughly $750) total for the apartment (super low budget). The apartment has to be a month-to-month or pay as you go contract. No long term commitments.
-All the ties are in the same factory and ready to be shipped but the only way a team can ship them is if they have a location or address to ship them to. Once you have the address, call your shipping guy.
-Since it may take a few days for the ties to come, the team should research out rules and regulations of selling on the streets. Also figure out how much you are going to sell them for, where the best location is, and talk to businesses to figure out more information.
-Once a team has the location and makes the shipment (which the tv show will pay for) then they have to sell the ties on the streets.
-At the end of the month whichever team has the most money wins!
This game idea is basically our life right now and has been a crazy few days! Who knew running a black market business in a foreign country could be so difficult???? :)
Day 39 Naples, Italy
Today I basically hit a low on this trip and seriously considered cutting our losses and heading home. Tanner then went out, got some Grappa (Google it), and brought it back to the hotel room. We had a couple drinks, he gave a motivational speech that was a mix between Matt Foley and John Blutarsky, we talked business strategy, and just like that my mind was changed. Because we still don't have ties (and I like to rage) I am low on finances. Tanner said he would help me out then I will pay him back once we finally start selling. Perfect!
Day 40 Naples, Italy
We stayed at an awesome hostel and met another group of great people from around the world.
That statue in the background of this picture is the setting for a video of me climbing a statue. If you want to "Crush Europe", you have to climb a public statue! I had a lot of people doubting I would actually climb it, so it felt really good to prove them wrong! :) FYI : Mom I was not arrested. Tanner started a dance revolution. And we almost convinced the crowd to skinny dip in the port. Basically, another stellar night.
Day 41 Naples, Italy
Highlights of this day:
-Tanner comes up with the Idea that will head to Greece and go get our ties that have been stuck in customs. So we booked our flight!
-We're just walking down the street in Naples, Italy then all of the sudden we see a mass group of teenagers outside of a hotel. Turns out Justin Beiber is in town.
Day 42 and 43 Naples, Italy> Rome,Italy> Thessaloniki, Greece
Spent these two days traveling by train and plane making our way over to Greece. We said good bye to our friend Chuck, who after 10 days with us is heading back to Iowa. Chuck is ready to go home but I can tell he had an incredible time. It's been inspiring to see someone handicapped travel half way around the world and experience so many different things that a lot of people are too scared to do! Thanks for coming Chuck and safe travels!
In the mean time we are back staying with our Couchsurfer in Thessaloniki, Greece hoping we can pick up our ties. It is time to start selling! We also plan to head north to start knocking out a bunch of countries ( Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Romania, etc.). Peace out Italy!
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