I had a surreal moment yesterday when I realized that I am on the verge of being a real person; paying electric bills and car insurance, taking vacation time to see my family, picking up individual pre-made Whole Foods salad for dinner. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled about my Microsoft job. I can't imagine a job better suited to my strengths ( Read more... )

I was thrilled to get back to Vienna last weekend. I wasn't happy with the company but I am so comfortable with the city that I had no qualms about ditching the Bratislava interns to do my own thing. After an hour train ride, Vienna looked as lovely as ever. Lovelier actually, after the communist concrete blocks of Bratislava. I had almost ( Read more... )

I found this article on Americans in Slovakia yesterday ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a Slovakian national holiday marking the introduction of Christianity. Right, so much for separation between church and state. And they are not like Americans here who move middle-of-the-week holidays to a more convenient Monday or Friday. Oh no. It has to be in the middle of the week. So I found out about this holiday on Tuesday ( Read more... )

Where liberty dwells, there is my country. ~Benjamin Franklin ( Read more... )

You Belong in San Francisco
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I am quite glad I started this journal because it seems my brain becomes more discordant and neurotic as I get older. Being away from my computer for the weekend was terrible so I consoled myself spending an unresonable time on the phone, calling the few American numbers I have in my memory instead of in my CDMA phone ( Read more... )

I just sent this to my mom but I want to put it here too so I stop repeating it in my head. Here is my travel plan for the rest of my stay ( Read more... )

I got off work last night a little early and headed to the restaurant in the Carlton for my first chicken Cesar salad in weeks. The waiter confused our order and created lots of drama with the manager so we had to get out quickly. Luckily our seats at the ballet were wonderful. We bought tickets late so we couldn't sit together but Stella, Dani ( Read more... )

My excellent going to bed early intentions were squashed by another ridiculous thunderstorm that while cooling things down a bit completely precluded any possible sleeping. I am exhausted though because I haven’t slept more than 5 hours since I moved in. I yawned all day at work and I think my boss is now less sure that I am the coolest person ( Read more... )