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Published May 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Miss Amara's travels in Europe


Amara Treuenfels poses for a photo on the Arch de Triumph, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The 1,050-foot tower was the tallest manmade structure in the world when it was built in 1889. Submitted photo

  • Amara Treuenfels poses for a photo on the Arch de Triumph, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The 1,050-foot tower was the tallest manmade structure in the world when it was built in 1889. Submitted photo
  • Amara Treuenfels makes friends with a pony during a visit to Dalkeith, Scotland. Submitted photo
  • A visit to Ghent, Belgium, called for a Belgian waffle snack. Submitted photo
  • On a visit to the River Thames, Amara Treuenfels has her photo taken with the London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel, in the background. The wheel is 443 feet tall and is visited by more than 3.5 million people a year. Submitted photo
  • A hallway bulletin board outside of Julie Warren’s classroom displays information on the European countries that Amara Treuenfels visited. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Last Thursday’s “Where in the World is Miss Amara?” session begins with Amara Treuenfels visiting with students via Skype, an Internet video phone service. A computer camera in the classroom allowed Treuenfels to see the students, too. Second-grade teacher Julie Warren is standing in the background. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Second-graders in Julie Warren’s classroom at Willow River Elementary School react with surprise when Amara Treuenfels pays them a visit last Thursday. The second-graders thought she would be reporting to them via video phone from someplace in Europe. Photo by Randy Hanson
  • Amara Treuenfels, an elementary education major at UW-River Falls, talks to Julie Warren’s second-grade students about her travels in Europe. Photo by Randy Hanson