the vatican in rome:

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a canal tour in bruges, belgium:

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welp, my sister leaves in a few hours. we had just as much fun as i thought we would, maybe even more. but we are tired as hell. between rome, mons, and bruges, i did enough walking to make it back to louisiana on foot. sucks that it rained most of the time she spent in belgium, but i told ( Read more... )

i have just been welcomed into the wonderful world of bitterness... again. human beings are not to be trusted... ever. at least not with something like your heart. we are all (including myself) walking, talking embodiments of evil...

in other news, rome is very dirty.

What a better way to explore a little bit of europe than with an estonian family in the netherlands? went to 3 countries today...3! in fact, i was straddling the netherlands with one foot in belgium and the other in germany. dont believe me? see below ( Read more... )

i love spring, i really do. it's my favorite season by far. but, damnit, i couldn't be more allergic!

how is everyone?

Here in Belgium, I often buy the daily newspaper to improve my French comprehension. It’s always interesting to get a European perspective on world events, especially things that go on in the U.S. (and especially funny to see their blatant leftist portrayals of Dubya that would never fly in a paper where we’re from ( Read more... )

went to antwerp today, belgiums 2nd biggest city. wow, thats one cool city. i got there and just walked around in general touristy directions. after getting a feel for the city and the people ( acutally when i ended up on the edge of town with no idea where the hell i was), i did something ive never done. i did the suggested walking tour in my ( Read more... )

germany was, well...it was ok. i guess its just ive never had any desire to go to germany, and ive never been all that interested in german culture. dont get me wrong, the city was beautiful and i had a lot of fun with linzi and her new friends, but i dont think ill be going back to germany anytime soon. my favorite part of the whole trip was being ( Read more... )

i stumbled across something that i feel represents a lot of what i have learned in my time here. its called Desiderata by Max Ehrmann ( Read more... )

wouldn't you know... i have a long lost cousin just a few minutes from here. a lady from my mothers side whos husband works at the military base. they have 3 kids and are moving to south korea in june. i get to go eat at their house ( Read more... )

i have a new favorite holiday. st. patricks day at an irish pub, what a hoot!