AP - She says space smells like a "burned almond cookie." She praises the wonders of Velcro, and describes the hazards of trying to wash her hair in zero gravity.

AP - Some visitors to New York want to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge or see the Statue of Liberty. Others splurge on tickets to a Broadway show.

Rolf Potts - Europe? Australia? Central America? The choices for a young "vagabond to be" are many.