e couldnt understand verbally what each other was saying we were able to communicate well enough to understand each other.In Switzerland my friend took me to a couple bars that were unlike anything I had ever seen before. These places were actually called squats something our government would never allow in the states. A group of artist all with different skills got permission from the government to live communally together in a warehouse. The people set up different things in side these squats to support themselves. Some of them had restaurants, bars. And even one had an Internet caf. You could drink and smoke marijuana without worrying about the police bothering you. These people exist in their own little world with their own laws and norms to follow. These People had their very own sub culture.Deciding to take my trip to Europe was one of e best things I could have ever done for myself. Everyone should b lucky enough to get the opportunity to do the same. Now armed with the information about just the ginning of what is to be found out there in the world, I can find whom I am going to be and in which direction I wan to go. I realized that the States are just not as marvelous as we are told they are. The US such a small part of the entire world. There is so much going on around different foods religions languages culture, lifestyles, ...