I really can't get over Berlin. As happy as I am to be back at the castle, showered and ready for a full night of sleep, I still wish I was in our amazing hostel in East Berlin. It is honestly just the perfect mix of history and graffiti, nightlife and new order. It's the perfect city for me - one eye on its sordid past, ensuring the motto of " ( Read more... )

NIGHT SLEDDING WAS THE MOST FUN OF MY LIFE ( Read more... )

I'm not homesick, really, but I miss my friends and family so so much. I'm making some good friends here, but no one can replace Greg, Emily, Alyssa, Keiko, and even Jackie. I miss my mom, and really miss my brother. Europe was actually a lot of fun with him, and there was so much more available to do with a car and someone who knew what to do and ( Read more... )

Because I'm too lazy to write anything about Amsterdam other than that I will never get high there again, you must be forced to read my ridiculously bad "impression," written for travel writing, a class I hate. Here it is ( Read more... )

Life in a castle is not all that different from life in a regular dormitory. Aside from the castle part. I'm taking classes as usual. They are okay, except one, nay, all of my teachers are really strange! Two of the four are Dutch, which is entertaining because of their accents, but at the same time they are European, meaning they are much harsher ( Read more... )

while I'm still slightly drunk, I'll attempt to write down some things from my journey so far ( Read more... )

went to the oct. 15th show in cambridge (seems like forever ago!) and got some pretty decent pics.

( oooooh fuuuuuuck! )

( Read more... )

so i saw star wars today. it was amazing. it blew my mind, and everthing came together so nicely. my favorite parts were yoda, obi wan (aka ewan macgregor), and anakin skywalker (aka hayden christiansen), in whatever scene they were doing. i went with my cousins, and we cheered when yoda came on. we're such dorks. we were being really obnoxious. ( Read more... )

( Read more... )