last week i felt i had left one imprisonment for another--i felt trapped--in BG i was trapped in a school i didn't like, with no sense of belonging, no job, no money, nothing... here, i have $18,000 debt to pay back, live with my parents, and couldn't really think of any friends... and, i was missing the one my heart still loves ( Read more... )

yesterday was a bit of a trying day, after which i came home and went almost directly to bed ( Read more... )

The marketing director that I have been working on a lot of stuff for sent me this:

Angie

Thank you so much - You have been so helpful - I really appreciate all your hard work.

But even more than that I am very impressed by your skills. Your professionalism shines through.

Diane Cline
Marketing Coordinator
Abbott Laboratories Employees Credit Union ( Read more... )

hmm... i haven't written in a while, and i apologize. i'm sure my friends all think i'm a jerk because i never e-mail or respond to lj's or anything anymore. i've been in a sort of haze the past few weeks ( Read more... )

To be honest, I have shyed away from doing anything that has required typing since I have been back--I am still getting readjusted to the american keyboard ( Read more... )

yes, i realize i haven't posted about my fun-filled days in paris, trip to germany, etc, in like over a week... however i shall post soon. right now i am packing, since i leave tomorrow for the u.s. i have been at it for five hours!! yuck. i am tired... i want to go to bed ( Read more... )

i wish i could sleep!! it's stinkin' 2 am, alors!! j'en ai marre!

the following are in no particular order, and some might possibly be subject to change. thank you ( Read more... )

i have used my powers for good: i talked with the train station guy for like an hour and he found a way to give me a hella good discount on both my train ticket and elisabeth's and a HOTEL!! yep. the whole trip is (two round-trip tickets + one nite in a hotel)is just over 200€. yea ( Read more... )

So, originally we had planned on spending two nites, possibly three in Cologne, one day in brussels, and then going from Paris to Nantes for a day or so...  Claire, Elisabeth's cousin was going to accompany us to Cologne and then go back to work on monday...  however, she has declared that two nites is too expensive for her (youth hostel = 10&euro ( Read more... )