christmas was wonderful, that week i only worked two days, interestingly enough, the only two days AROUND christmas.  but it was really great, and i got some sweet stuff, most notable being the entire series of arrested development, a hilarious tv show, which i subsequently watched in its entierty.  
Christmas day itself was lovely, watched it's a ( Read more... )

K.

here are all the links to pictures on facebook.
The login information is, again (in case you missed it):
username: matts126@gmail.com
password: matthew

http://unc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2143172&id=2703596&op=18
http://unc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2145171&id=2703596&op=18
http://unc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2147894&id=2703596&op=12
http://unc. ( Read more... )

so it's been over a week and i still haven't uploaded pictures.

oops.

there're going up after i move in today; i promise. 

self explanitory.

i will be uploading pictures and sending out final postcards today/tomorrow.

i am elated/exstatic/titlated/thrilled/(other joyous words), to be home.

i am in italy ( Read more... )

so i am currently in paris.

i'm in my hostel, and the people next door are a little loud.
i saw notre dame yesterday, and again today.  it was really cool, i've got a million pictures.  i'm going to mass tomorrow there.
i'm also going to go up to the top, so that's going to be fun.  i'm also headed over to the eiffel tower tomorrow (i was there ( Read more... )

so, my apologies about not letting anyone know how i'm doing for the past...week or so.

but things are going well, today's my last day of work (which is sad, because i've actually really had a fun time working here), and so it's mostly just wrapping things up.  i've been hanging out with some kids down the street, they're pretty fun; i've been ( Read more... )

On an unrelated note, i do not like rasins.

so, this weekend i got to see my family yayyyyyyyyyyyy!

i took off friday and monday, so i could spend the entire weekend with them.

I woke up early on friday morning, caught a taxi over to the essen train station, and then took the train over to the airport.   so what was *supposed* to happen was this:

i was supposed to fly out of düsseldorf, and ( Read more... )

so yesterday i was in luxembourg.  that was pretty cool, the few people who were there were really nice.  i got to see a lot of the landscape on the way (it's about a two hour drive through some of the coolest looking land).

i learned how to play doppelkopf, well..."learned," since i still have no idea how to play.  but it was an experience.  we ( Read more... )