Klaus Fluoride Dead Kennedys bassist. I was a bit more excited for the photo than he was.
posted by nick at 10:25 AM
Friday, August 04, 2006
Klaus Fluoride Dead Kennedys bassist. I was a bit more excited for the photo than he was.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Making the Best of Our Remaining Time
Saturday, July 15
I’ve been really busy lately. So busy that I haven’t found time to write updates and now I’ve got to try and fit the last 4 or 5 weeks in one blog entry.
The first thing I did since my last update was visit Carsten at his parents’ place in Freudenstadt. They were away on a trip in the Canadian North so we had the house to ourselves with Brad and Kelly. It was the opening day of the world cup and Germany was playing in the first match. We watched the game in the center of his town where there was a big screen for the match and a stage set up for a concert. It was a big deal for the Germans, especially Carsten and his friends. It was a 4-2 win in the opener and the Germans partied like they had won the tournament already. The next day the four of us went for a cruise through the black forest in his mom’s convertible. He had already taken me on that same drive the first time I visited, but this time was different because we couldn’t have had a more perfect day to have the top down. I left Germany the day after that, I had to go to school and to get things ready for Brad and Kelly’s stay at my place.
The first day of their visit here we walked around Winterthur. I did my best to show them the city but it was bloody hot that day (like it has been every day since) and it didn’t take long for the sun to get to us. In the evening Brad and Kelly got to meet some of my friends when we cheered on France in their disappointing first match. The next day we took a train to Zurich for some more sight-seeing. I didn’t know Zurich much better than they did at that point so we got to know the city together. It was a really great day, the best part by far was when we rented a little paddle wheel so that we could go swimming in the middle of Lake Zurich. In the evening we came back to Winterthur to meet Brigitte for dinner. I think the price of eating out in Switzerland kind of shocked Brad and Kelly. Afterwards we went to one of my favourite bars for a birthday drink, yep it was June 14th. All my friends from school were there and I had Brad and Kelly representing the Winnipeg crew so it was a really good night. I got some really good birthday loot too. Thanks everybody.
In the morning Brad and Kelly took the train to Hamburg. I now had about ten days to do all of my projects for the whole semester. There were some really long nights. Most of the work is done in groups though and we always found a little time to have fun. In the end it all got done and most of it was done well. During that time I also went canyoning on a trip organized by the school. Along with Daniel, Katri and a whole bunch of Swiss we spent one night camping near Bellinzona (in the Italian part of Switzerland). In the morning we went up the mountain as a group. From the top of the canyon the instruction started and we started sliding down natural waterslides and jumping off cliffs into the natural pools of water. My biggest jump was 11m, which is pretty big and seems even bigger when your target is the size of a bedroom. Canyoning also involved a lot of absailing which is descending the cliffs and waterfalls by rope and harness. I wish I had pictures but it would have been impossible to bring a camera. You can check out a photo gallery from the company at www.swisschallenge.ch/fotogallery/canyoning_boggera.html.
Later that week I got to find out what Brigitte's surprise birthday gift for me was. We started with dinner at her place with the bottle of Moet she gave me. That's when she uncovered the surprise and told me that we were going to the Dead Kennedys concert in Winterthur that same night. The concert was great. Not being in the know with current Dead Kennedys news, I was kind of disappointed to see that they were playing without their original lead singer, but the replacement was really good. The crowd was pretty wild too. The singer had to keep pushing fans off of the stage to keep it clear and at one point Brigitte and I ended up almost in the middle of a big fist fight.
On the 25th Alyssa arrived in Winterthur. She stayed for a week but it felt more like a couple days. I was still really, really busy with school, some days I barely found time to see her. At the end of that school week, when everyone was done with most of their projects for the year, Brigitte threw a party to help us wind down. At the end of the night there were seven people lying in Matti’s bed, some later found more comfortable spots to sleep, some found less comfortable spots. That weekend was also the weekend of Albanifest. It’s the biggest city street festival in Switzerland, maybe in all of Europe. They set up rides and outdoor bars and tons and tons of food booths all over the center of the city. Our first night out in Albanifest may have gone down in the books as the best night we spent in Switzerland. There wasn’t a single second that went by that night without something crazy or ridiculous happening; Anji getting in fights (I think there were 3 incidents), Brigitte shooting her mouth off at total strangers, Ella doing whatever it is that Ella does…. it was a great night. We went back out in Albanifest the next night and the night after that. Saturday morning, after the first night out in Albanifest, Alyssa had to catch her flight to London. I was a little jealous due to the fact that she was going to a Canada day party with thousands of Canadians. I managed to cope with the jealousy because I was going paragliding in the mountains that day. However, it didn’t turn out how we hoped. After riding the train, not knowing where to go and hiking up obscure mountain roads for over an hour we arrived at the paragliding school to find out that we were too late. We missed the instruction period and the students that made it on time were already doing their test flights. So we turned around, hiked back down the mountain and salvaged the day on the side of Lake Zurich.
Monday was the start of our final week of classes, but with the projects and presentations out of the way and with exams still a week away Matti, Anji and I took the day off and took the road trip of all road trips. Our destination cities were Bern and Luzern, but I think it was what happened on the road and in between those two cities that made the trip so memorable. On the drive from Bern to Luzern we drove through the Emmenthal region, famous for its cheese. Anji found a lunch spot in Emmenthal on the internet before we left. It was outside of a town called Eggiwil which was way off of the tourist path. The restaurant was at this farmhouse on the top of a mountain. They made their own cheese in the barn right beside the patio where we ate. It was so nice there and just being so far away from the regular Switzerland we knew was awesome. After lunch when we were back down the mountain and on the way to the highway we passed a Kambry chocolate factory. Anji and I yelled at Matti until he turned the car around because a Swiss chocolate factory is not something you should just drive right by. There was a gift shop in the factory that sold all of the gift wrapped chocolate that was made there. They also had an open bag for you to sample every single type of chocolate or cookie that they produced. We circled the store taking free samples until we were sick in the stomach.
Back in Winterthur with exams going on and everyone preparing to go home, there was a party at absolutely every possible moment. One of the best was at Anji’s place. His landlord was away and his room mates didn’t object so we had our first house party in a real house. Daniel captured some of the drunken mayhem on camera, if you’re lucky I’ll show it to you when I get back.
On the 14th of July I had put four of my exams behind me (I think they were all pretty easy) and had just one left ahead of me. That was the night that the school held a farewell party for the international students. It was finally obvious that our semester abroad was over. Some of the international students were leaving the day after their last exam, some were sticking around until the middle of August. But our time together was just about up.
I’ve been really busy lately. So busy that I haven’t found time to write updates and now I’ve got to try and fit the last 4 or 5 weeks in one blog entry.
The first thing I did since my last update was visit Carsten at his parents’ place in Freudenstadt. They were away on a trip in the Canadian North so we had the house to ourselves with Brad and Kelly. It was the opening day of the world cup and Germany was playing in the first match. We watched the game in the center of his town where there was a big screen for the match and a stage set up for a concert. It was a big deal for the Germans, especially Carsten and his friends. It was a 4-2 win in the opener and the Germans partied like they had won the tournament already. The next day the four of us went for a cruise through the black forest in his mom’s convertible. He had already taken me on that same drive the first time I visited, but this time was different because we couldn’t have had a more perfect day to have the top down. I left Germany the day after that, I had to go to school and to get things ready for Brad and Kelly’s stay at my place.
The first day of their visit here we walked around Winterthur. I did my best to show them the city but it was bloody hot that day (like it has been every day since) and it didn’t take long for the sun to get to us. In the evening Brad and Kelly got to meet some of my friends when we cheered on France in their disappointing first match. The next day we took a train to Zurich for some more sight-seeing. I didn’t know Zurich much better than they did at that point so we got to know the city together. It was a really great day, the best part by far was when we rented a little paddle wheel so that we could go swimming in the middle of Lake Zurich. In the evening we came back to Winterthur to meet Brigitte for dinner. I think the price of eating out in Switzerland kind of shocked Brad and Kelly. Afterwards we went to one of my favourite bars for a birthday drink, yep it was June 14th. All my friends from school were there and I had Brad and Kelly representing the Winnipeg crew so it was a really good night. I got some really good birthday loot too. Thanks everybody.
In the morning Brad and Kelly took the train to Hamburg. I now had about ten days to do all of my projects for the whole semester. There were some really long nights. Most of the work is done in groups though and we always found a little time to have fun. In the end it all got done and most of it was done well. During that time I also went canyoning on a trip organized by the school. Along with Daniel, Katri and a whole bunch of Swiss we spent one night camping near Bellinzona (in the Italian part of Switzerland). In the morning we went up the mountain as a group. From the top of the canyon the instruction started and we started sliding down natural waterslides and jumping off cliffs into the natural pools of water. My biggest jump was 11m, which is pretty big and seems even bigger when your target is the size of a bedroom. Canyoning also involved a lot of absailing which is descending the cliffs and waterfalls by rope and harness. I wish I had pictures but it would have been impossible to bring a camera. You can check out a photo gallery from the company at www.swisschallenge.ch/fotogallery/canyoning_boggera.html.
Later that week I got to find out what Brigitte's surprise birthday gift for me was. We started with dinner at her place with the bottle of Moet she gave me. That's when she uncovered the surprise and told me that we were going to the Dead Kennedys concert in Winterthur that same night. The concert was great. Not being in the know with current Dead Kennedys news, I was kind of disappointed to see that they were playing without their original lead singer, but the replacement was really good. The crowd was pretty wild too. The singer had to keep pushing fans off of the stage to keep it clear and at one point Brigitte and I ended up almost in the middle of a big fist fight.
On the 25th Alyssa arrived in Winterthur. She stayed for a week but it felt more like a couple days. I was still really, really busy with school, some days I barely found time to see her. At the end of that school week, when everyone was done with most of their projects for the year, Brigitte threw a party to help us wind down. At the end of the night there were seven people lying in Matti’s bed, some later found more comfortable spots to sleep, some found less comfortable spots. That weekend was also the weekend of Albanifest. It’s the biggest city street festival in Switzerland, maybe in all of Europe. They set up rides and outdoor bars and tons and tons of food booths all over the center of the city. Our first night out in Albanifest may have gone down in the books as the best night we spent in Switzerland. There wasn’t a single second that went by that night without something crazy or ridiculous happening; Anji getting in fights (I think there were 3 incidents), Brigitte shooting her mouth off at total strangers, Ella doing whatever it is that Ella does…. it was a great night. We went back out in Albanifest the next night and the night after that. Saturday morning, after the first night out in Albanifest, Alyssa had to catch her flight to London. I was a little jealous due to the fact that she was going to a Canada day party with thousands of Canadians. I managed to cope with the jealousy because I was going paragliding in the mountains that day. However, it didn’t turn out how we hoped. After riding the train, not knowing where to go and hiking up obscure mountain roads for over an hour we arrived at the paragliding school to find out that we were too late. We missed the instruction period and the students that made it on time were already doing their test flights. So we turned around, hiked back down the mountain and salvaged the day on the side of Lake Zurich.
Monday was the start of our final week of classes, but with the projects and presentations out of the way and with exams still a week away Matti, Anji and I took the day off and took the road trip of all road trips. Our destination cities were Bern and Luzern, but I think it was what happened on the road and in between those two cities that made the trip so memorable. On the drive from Bern to Luzern we drove through the Emmenthal region, famous for its cheese. Anji found a lunch spot in Emmenthal on the internet before we left. It was outside of a town called Eggiwil which was way off of the tourist path. The restaurant was at this farmhouse on the top of a mountain. They made their own cheese in the barn right beside the patio where we ate. It was so nice there and just being so far away from the regular Switzerland we knew was awesome. After lunch when we were back down the mountain and on the way to the highway we passed a Kambry chocolate factory. Anji and I yelled at Matti until he turned the car around because a Swiss chocolate factory is not something you should just drive right by. There was a gift shop in the factory that sold all of the gift wrapped chocolate that was made there. They also had an open bag for you to sample every single type of chocolate or cookie that they produced. We circled the store taking free samples until we were sick in the stomach.
Back in Winterthur with exams going on and everyone preparing to go home, there was a party at absolutely every possible moment. One of the best was at Anji’s place. His landlord was away and his room mates didn’t object so we had our first house party in a real house. Daniel captured some of the drunken mayhem on camera, if you’re lucky I’ll show it to you when I get back.
On the 14th of July I had put four of my exams behind me (I think they were all pretty easy) and had just one left ahead of me. That was the night that the school held a farewell party for the international students. It was finally obvious that our semester abroad was over. Some of the international students were leaving the day after their last exam, some were sticking around until the middle of August. But our time together was just about up.
posted by nick at 1:48 PM
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Museum in Amsterdam. I was never actually there, I was never actually 1 inch tall either.
posted by nick at 2:17 PM
Lugano and the Netherlands
Friday June 9,
Lugano is awesome! It’s in Switzerland but it’s nothing like the Switzerland that I know. When Linda, Pia, Brigitte and I left Winterthur in the morning it was cold with forecasts for rain. When we got to Lugano 3 hours later it was hot, sunny and the sky was totally clear. The second we got out of the train there was this great feeling from just being there.
The whole day was spent either on restaurant patios eating pizza and pasta or walking around the lake, enjoying the sun. We also took a funicular up Monte San Salvatore, one of the mountains on the lake. From there you could see the snowy alps to the north and Italy to the south. If it were less hazy we would have been able to see the city Milan. By the end of the day we didn’t want to go home but we didn’t have much choice, all the hotels in the area were pre-booked because it was a long weekend. Maybe I’ll get the chance to go back.
Last week I got my first hair cut in over 3 months. I was stubborn about going because I don’t trust hair dressers that I don’t know, especially when they don’t speak English, and also because a hair cut in Switzerland is stupidly expensive. I couldn’t put it off any longer though and it turned out ok. I also spent the week doing homework so that I could go to the Netherlands with Brigitte for the weekend without having any worries.
Thursday evening we flew from an airport North of Basel on the French border. Actually the airport was half Swiss and half French, there was a wall running through the middle of the terminal so that you couldn’t cross the border. We boarded our flight no problem and an hour and a half later we were in Amsterdam. Brigitte’s mom and sister were there to pick us up and take us to their home in Zevenhuizen. I had met Brigitte’s mom a few weeks earlier in Winterthur but just for a moment. This was the first time I was meeting her older sister Antoinette. They were both really nice and made me feel at home really quick. On the way to Sevenhuizen we stopped at BK for a whopper (about the only thing I tasted that weekend that wasn’t typically Dutch) and at some windmills outside of their village. They weren’t spinning at the time but apparently they’re the only ones in the country still working. When we got to their place we settled in and relaxed. I had a croquette and a Heineken, both typically Dutch.
In the morning Brigitte’s mom made us breakfast before we took the metro to Rotterdam. Rotterdam was pretty cool. Almost all of the buildings are really modern with crazy architecture. Not many historical buildings are left because the city was bombed in the war. First thing we did was make a trip up a tower downtown to see the city from above. You could also see the boats moving around in the world’s biggest harbour. We wanted to take a harbour trip on the pancake boat (all you can eat pancakes, the Dutch love pancakes) but we didn’t have much time before we had to be back for dinner. In the evening we went to surprise Brigitte’s friend Linda at home, she had no idea we left Switzerland. She was sleeping when we got there so she looked more tired than surprised, but she was definitely happy about the visit. Later we went with Linda and her boyfriend David to an “après ski” bar in Rotterdam. I didn’t really understand the concept of the bar but it was definitely interesting, bar tenders singing songs on the bar and people dancing on the tables. From what I hear it was typically Dutch.
The next morning we drove to Amsterdam, Linda and David came too. We walked around the city hitting all the major sites. One of the best parts was when we took a boat trip through the canals. It wasn’t too exciting but the sun was out and it was really relaxing. We mostly avoided the dark side of the Amsterdam experience but we did take a walk through the red light district. It’s a weird place to see, some things that are so private in any normal city are so public in Amsterdam. We even saw guys using urinal booths in the streets that didn’t have any walls or anything.
Our last day in the Netherlands was probably my favourite. Brigitte took me to Den Haag by car. First stop was Madurodam, it’s a place with miniatures made of all the different sites in the Netherlands. It was full of tourists and families with young children but I’m glad we went it was funny to see. Next stop was the beach in Scheveningen. I got to see the North Sea in March when Bjorn took Carsten and I to Lubeck, but it was too cold to even be outside that day so I was happy to get another visit to the sea. We ate broodje Hollandse garnalen, a shrimp sandwich and poffertjes, a bowl of miniature pancakes covered in butter and sugar, and we walked down the boardwalk. We were running short on time so Brigitte gave me a quick driving tour of Den Hague where the Parliament is, before heading back for dinner. Brigitte’s mom took us out for dinner to a really nice restaurant in Rotterdam along with Antoinette and her boyfriend Johan. It was a good way to end a great weekend.
This week in Winterthur was pretty uneventful for me but I’m now on a train to Freudenstadt, Carsten’s home town to see him and Brad and Kelly. Can’t wait to see them and hear about what’s going on in Winnipeg.
Lugano is awesome! It’s in Switzerland but it’s nothing like the Switzerland that I know. When Linda, Pia, Brigitte and I left Winterthur in the morning it was cold with forecasts for rain. When we got to Lugano 3 hours later it was hot, sunny and the sky was totally clear. The second we got out of the train there was this great feeling from just being there.
The whole day was spent either on restaurant patios eating pizza and pasta or walking around the lake, enjoying the sun. We also took a funicular up Monte San Salvatore, one of the mountains on the lake. From there you could see the snowy alps to the north and Italy to the south. If it were less hazy we would have been able to see the city Milan. By the end of the day we didn’t want to go home but we didn’t have much choice, all the hotels in the area were pre-booked because it was a long weekend. Maybe I’ll get the chance to go back.
Last week I got my first hair cut in over 3 months. I was stubborn about going because I don’t trust hair dressers that I don’t know, especially when they don’t speak English, and also because a hair cut in Switzerland is stupidly expensive. I couldn’t put it off any longer though and it turned out ok. I also spent the week doing homework so that I could go to the Netherlands with Brigitte for the weekend without having any worries.
Thursday evening we flew from an airport North of Basel on the French border. Actually the airport was half Swiss and half French, there was a wall running through the middle of the terminal so that you couldn’t cross the border. We boarded our flight no problem and an hour and a half later we were in Amsterdam. Brigitte’s mom and sister were there to pick us up and take us to their home in Zevenhuizen. I had met Brigitte’s mom a few weeks earlier in Winterthur but just for a moment. This was the first time I was meeting her older sister Antoinette. They were both really nice and made me feel at home really quick. On the way to Sevenhuizen we stopped at BK for a whopper (about the only thing I tasted that weekend that wasn’t typically Dutch) and at some windmills outside of their village. They weren’t spinning at the time but apparently they’re the only ones in the country still working. When we got to their place we settled in and relaxed. I had a croquette and a Heineken, both typically Dutch.
In the morning Brigitte’s mom made us breakfast before we took the metro to Rotterdam. Rotterdam was pretty cool. Almost all of the buildings are really modern with crazy architecture. Not many historical buildings are left because the city was bombed in the war. First thing we did was make a trip up a tower downtown to see the city from above. You could also see the boats moving around in the world’s biggest harbour. We wanted to take a harbour trip on the pancake boat (all you can eat pancakes, the Dutch love pancakes) but we didn’t have much time before we had to be back for dinner. In the evening we went to surprise Brigitte’s friend Linda at home, she had no idea we left Switzerland. She was sleeping when we got there so she looked more tired than surprised, but she was definitely happy about the visit. Later we went with Linda and her boyfriend David to an “après ski” bar in Rotterdam. I didn’t really understand the concept of the bar but it was definitely interesting, bar tenders singing songs on the bar and people dancing on the tables. From what I hear it was typically Dutch.
The next morning we drove to Amsterdam, Linda and David came too. We walked around the city hitting all the major sites. One of the best parts was when we took a boat trip through the canals. It wasn’t too exciting but the sun was out and it was really relaxing. We mostly avoided the dark side of the Amsterdam experience but we did take a walk through the red light district. It’s a weird place to see, some things that are so private in any normal city are so public in Amsterdam. We even saw guys using urinal booths in the streets that didn’t have any walls or anything.
Our last day in the Netherlands was probably my favourite. Brigitte took me to Den Haag by car. First stop was Madurodam, it’s a place with miniatures made of all the different sites in the Netherlands. It was full of tourists and families with young children but I’m glad we went it was funny to see. Next stop was the beach in Scheveningen. I got to see the North Sea in March when Bjorn took Carsten and I to Lubeck, but it was too cold to even be outside that day so I was happy to get another visit to the sea. We ate broodje Hollandse garnalen, a shrimp sandwich and poffertjes, a bowl of miniature pancakes covered in butter and sugar, and we walked down the boardwalk. We were running short on time so Brigitte gave me a quick driving tour of Den Hague where the Parliament is, before heading back for dinner. Brigitte’s mom took us out for dinner to a really nice restaurant in Rotterdam along with Antoinette and her boyfriend Johan. It was a good way to end a great weekend.
This week in Winterthur was pretty uneventful for me but I’m now on a train to Freudenstadt, Carsten’s home town to see him and Brad and Kelly. Can’t wait to see them and hear about what’s going on in Winnipeg.
posted by nick at 1:56 PM
Saturday, May 27, 2006
may
Thursday May 25
For the last couple of weeks the weather’s been disappointing, it’s kept us mostly inside in our free time. I’ve been waiting for my first chance to go swimming on the side of lake Zurich but it seems like that chance isn’t going to come.
The big event of the weekend before last was the Spanish party. Adriana, a linguistics student from Spain, threw a party at her place and made buckets and buckets of sangria. It was a great party but I felt kind of bad for her when too many people showed up. There was some talk about the cops coming to break it up, but I don’t think that was ever really going to happen. Eventually people started leaving on their own will. I think it had a lot to do with the sangria being finished.
Last Friday I went along with Peter, Melanie and Sven to Germany to do some grocery shopping. We went to a big mall in Constance, a border town on Lake Constance. Everything was half the price or less from what you would pay in Winterthur. The three of them do these shopping trips every couple of weeks and pack Sven’s car til it won’t hold anymore food. I’ve noticed that since that trip I’ve been eating a lot more just so my food doesn’t spoil. Later that evening ESN held an event called Swiss Economy night for us. They brought in a couple of speakers to tell us what we need to know about the Swiss economy and how to apply for jobs should we decide to do an internship here once we’re working. The location was really cool, it was held in a swank bar where normally only the Swiss big-shots can get in. It was in the 3rd basement of one of the big banks, converted from an old bank vault. It was still early when that event was over so Linda, Brigitte and I went out to another bar for a drink. Normally I just stick to beer but for some reason that time I tried a cocktail. When I saw afterwards that my drink cost 17.50 I decided I’m not going to be so adventurous next time.
Since I started my semester in Winterthur I’ve had almost no school work to do but I can feel that starting to change. I think I have 4 exams from 10 classes in July but other than that all my marks are going to be earned in the month of June from projects and presentations. I’m trying to get a good chunk of that work done now because it won’t be long before Brad and Kelly are here and not long after that Alyssa’s coming to visit.
Tomorrow I’m going to Lugano, it’s in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. It’s on the other side of the alps where it’s usually hotter and drier. Also later today I’m going to book a ticket to the Netherlands for next weekend to see where Brigitte lives and to cross another country off my list.
For the last couple of weeks the weather’s been disappointing, it’s kept us mostly inside in our free time. I’ve been waiting for my first chance to go swimming on the side of lake Zurich but it seems like that chance isn’t going to come.
The big event of the weekend before last was the Spanish party. Adriana, a linguistics student from Spain, threw a party at her place and made buckets and buckets of sangria. It was a great party but I felt kind of bad for her when too many people showed up. There was some talk about the cops coming to break it up, but I don’t think that was ever really going to happen. Eventually people started leaving on their own will. I think it had a lot to do with the sangria being finished.
Last Friday I went along with Peter, Melanie and Sven to Germany to do some grocery shopping. We went to a big mall in Constance, a border town on Lake Constance. Everything was half the price or less from what you would pay in Winterthur. The three of them do these shopping trips every couple of weeks and pack Sven’s car til it won’t hold anymore food. I’ve noticed that since that trip I’ve been eating a lot more just so my food doesn’t spoil. Later that evening ESN held an event called Swiss Economy night for us. They brought in a couple of speakers to tell us what we need to know about the Swiss economy and how to apply for jobs should we decide to do an internship here once we’re working. The location was really cool, it was held in a swank bar where normally only the Swiss big-shots can get in. It was in the 3rd basement of one of the big banks, converted from an old bank vault. It was still early when that event was over so Linda, Brigitte and I went out to another bar for a drink. Normally I just stick to beer but for some reason that time I tried a cocktail. When I saw afterwards that my drink cost 17.50 I decided I’m not going to be so adventurous next time.
Since I started my semester in Winterthur I’ve had almost no school work to do but I can feel that starting to change. I think I have 4 exams from 10 classes in July but other than that all my marks are going to be earned in the month of June from projects and presentations. I’m trying to get a good chunk of that work done now because it won’t be long before Brad and Kelly are here and not long after that Alyssa’s coming to visit.
Tomorrow I’m going to Lugano, it’s in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. It’s on the other side of the alps where it’s usually hotter and drier. Also later today I’m going to book a ticket to the Netherlands for next weekend to see where Brigitte lives and to cross another country off my list.
posted by nick at 11:14 AM
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