So far:
Ireland
Scotland
England
Wales
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
To do:
France
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
I'm in Belgium at the moment but I'm leaving for Paris in about 14 hours.
I dropped my phone in a canal in Amsterdam. That almost sounds cliche to me. It was bound to happen. I've been pretty clumbsy for some reason since I got to the Netherlands. I managed... Read More
+1 to jealous. I was hoping I would get to travel, but so far I've only been to Ireland (saw the airport), Bahrain (airport again), and a small British Possession in the Indian Ocean. Though I must admit that Island in the Indian Ocean was the closest to Paradise I've ever been
I really want to go to a pub in wales and walk in dressed as a cowboy and say "howdy yall, who's winning that there soccer game"...and get my ass kicked by all the drunk welshmen...so fun!
10 days left.
This is my last week of work, last day is Thursday. At least I know I'll enjoy my last week with the families I have set for most of the week. Today (I should be asleep), I have 7 year old triplet boys that I've never had before, but then Monday I have the 22 month old triplets I used to watch... Read More
Seems to be that when you are in Italy i will arrive in the UK (june 3rd), pop over to South France, then in Turkey by the 24th of June. After that i have a week in Turkey to travel then teach for two additional weeks. Back in Seattle by the 22nd of July. This Piscean will miss Ireland.
I was in NZ and OZ in Jan-Feb. 2007. Beautiful countries, esp NZ. And the camper idea is a good one, though it might be cheaper ultimately to buy one when you arrive and sell it when you leave.
But i am happy to chat more with you about down under, closer to that trip's time.
It's going pretty fast. I only have 2 weeks left of work, my last day being the 3rd or 4th. I have to figure out seeing friends one last time before I leave to be surrounded by strangers for 12 weeks. I'm basically kissing sleeping in and being lazy goodbye for 3 months. I'm going to miss sleeping in, but... Read More
Great to OZ and NZ! As for Sweden, amazing architecture--war has not touched Sweden so the built environment is pretty much in tact. And 500+ years worth! Stockholm is a truly awesome city located on a series of islands where the Baltic Sea connects to a large lake--so beautiful in its natural scenery. Awesome museums, I think there are more than 70 museums in Stockholm--www.stockholmsmuseer.se (click the British flag for english) including Moderna Museet, one of the great modern art museums in the world after MoMA. The people are very cool--strong social values. A great music scene! Excellent food--wonderful cheese especially! Best to visit in the summertime but September is also good.
I'm getting along. I either have the worst upper respiratory infection of my life, or the worst case of strep in my life, which sucks. But a buddy gave me a handful of perocet, so at least I'm able to eat and cough without seeing stars. I'll probably head into the doctor's on Monday morning to get a strep swab and some scripts.
On a lighter note, been reading and hearing about some really cool art galleries and whatnot up in Seattle. Next weekend I'm probably going to be heading up there to check 'em out if you care to join me. Also, Ani D is coming to Seattle next month. XD Already got my tickets too!
Fortunately, this cold has turned out to be a pretty mild one. I think the homeopathics I've been taking have helped a bit which I'm glad for.
For my 21st Birthday, I had dinner and dessert with friends. How's that for a good time? Woohoo! I don't drink whatsoever, so the bar scene wasn't going to happen anyway. I... Read More
I guess my birthday present from the universe is... a cold
This would be the 4th time I've been sick with either a cold or the flu since the end of November. I've never been sick so often in my life before this job.
Yesterday, I was coincidentally sent to a family that I worked for 2 Summers ago. The systems I do with the... Read More
The wedding was hilarious. I had to stare at the floor to keep a straight face because looking at the Best Man directly across from me was not helping one bit. The judge was a funny short man, about 5'4, marrying a "couple" that stood over 6ft (she's 5'11+heals, he's like 6'4 or so). Afterwards, he basically told us to take funny pictures in the... Read More
I have to write a Maid-of-Honor speech for a wedding between 2 friends who are marrying purely for benefits on Friday. I love my friends. What's even better... I egged this on too!
I had lunch with them 2 weekends ago and they mentioned that they had been joking about it because she needs the medical benefits his new job would give and he can... Read More
Ok, so I'm not freaked out to the point of crying anymore. Last week still sucked ass for too many reasons, but things might be looking up. Still too soon to tell for sure though. Crossing my fingers that things really are ok and plans won't be compromised.
I want this week to disappear. The week is over, but I want it to disappear completely.
Too many things in 1 week, it's overwhelmed me. I feel like crying.
Disappear.
Went to the doc concerning something that shouldn't be there. Got poked, prodded, blood drawn (for the 2nd time in my life), and there was talk of biopsies if natural remedies don't make it go away.
And then spent the rest of the day alone after a doctor visit like that.
I don't drink whatsoever, so the bar scene wasn't going to happen anyway. I... 
