So on my trip to Europe, I was struck by one thing more than almost anything else. Most of the people over there speak a different language than I do. And sure, a lot of them also speak the same language I do, but they go to the trouble of keeping multiple languages in their [...]
So I roller skate, and as embarrassing as that was for me at first, I have finally come to terms with it. And really, I don’t just roller skate. That sounds like I just go every once in a while and skate around in circles while listening to music that I don’t really like. No [...]
Believe it or not, my house is whole once again. (If you ignore the kitchen, which I am.) I have a functioning bathroom, that is amazing and beautiful. The biggest thanks go to my parents, for financing such a large part of it. Kelly and I are deeply, deeply grateful. And then I also have [...]
So as of Thursday morning, Kelly and I are engaged. To be married. And a very strange thing is happening. People keep telling her congratulations and I want to be like “You know, she is getting married to me, right?”
Well how do you summarize a trip to Europe? I guess with words. And to start, I’m sure everyone is wondering what my favorite part was. And luckily, that is an easy question to answer. My absolute favorite thing that I did, and it really isn’t even close, was going to the Anderlecht soccer match. [...]
For the last full day in Europe, the plan was Gent. I was quite excited to visit another old European city, after Bruges had been such a success. Well let me tell you. I was SORELY disappointed. Why? Well the people of Gent have turned their city center into one giant construction mud pit. They [...]
As the trip winds down, I find myself very tired, and not very inspired to write detailed posts about what happened on such and such day. So I apologize for that. But it is hard to keep up the same level of excitement and enthusiasm for 8 days. At this point I’m kind of just [...]
So I wasn’t feeling very good, and spent a large amount of the day resting up for the big event of the trip. The Anderlecht – Bilboa soccer match. Front row seats! European cup competition! I was excited. And the game did not let down. In fact, I’m sorry to say this Paris and Brussels [...]
Due to disruptions in train services, I will not be travelling to Amsterdam this trip. I was really, really bummed out at first, but now I get to spend more time in Ghent and Bruges, and after doing some reading about those places, I think that they will make a most adequate backup plan. I [...]
The last day in Paris. Oh, by the way, sorry for the delay in getting this up, because technically now it is day 6. But when we got back last night I was feeling really sick. I think it was all of the different forms of transportation we took, each adding a little bit to [...]
Today was the second day in Paris. And oh what a day it was. The good news is that Frans was rehabilitated and back in the game. The bad news is that my feet are suffering pretty badly, but I told them that they had to suck it up and do their job anyway, because [...]
Today has been an up and down sort of day. So expect an up and down sort of update, mostly because I’m kinda tired and mentally fried. I apologize in advance, but hey, at least you are getting something. So it started off very early. So early that I was able to call Kelly and [...]
Today was quite the day. It started when I woke up at 7:30 in the morning and thought that it was still 4 in the morning. My sense of time is still a little thrown off, but it should be coming around to normal pretty shortly. It is 8:37 here right now, and that actually [...]
And so I made it. Here I am, sitting in Brussels, writing on my blog. It still doesn’t really seem real, and yet if I look out the window, or turn on the TV, it goes to show that sure enough, this is very much real. So I’m very tired, but I do want to [...]
Well it is just about the time. In about 45 minutes I’m going to hop on the Metrolink and head to the airport to begin this journey. And I am nervous, and scared, and excited all at the same time. Today so far has been pretty good. The lovely Ms. Kelly took me out to [...]
What did I do today? The following: – Picked up my happy meds from the doctor. – Finished most of my packing. – Found my electrical adapter thingy. – Found a couple of Tintin books to read on the airplane. – Bought squishy insoles for my shoes. – Got the camera situation sorted out and [...]
Is there some unwritten, or possibly written, rule that says that you have to start documenting your trip on the first day of the trip? Well if there is, I say that is a stupid rule. In fact, I claim that my trip starts now, two days before it actually does, on day -2. So [...]
But with work, and working on the house, and skating, and preparing for Europe, I haven’t had much time to write. I’ve also been feeling very anxious again, which sort of saps away any of my energy. That having been said, this blog is in for a mini resurgence, because while I am in Europe, [...]
In the continuing attempt to make my house a pleasant place to live, my lovely parents have offered to pay a large portion of the cost of redoing my main bathroom. For those of you who have been to my house, you know how strange my bathroom is. It doesn’t have a real door, the [...]
As some of you may know, I did a good job at getting through school while doing a limited amount of work. Pretty much the bare minimum. And while at the time that was good, it has left me now feeling like perhaps I missed out on some stuff, especially in one or two of [...]