Hey all, I moved my blog. And I moved all the posts, too! So go read and comment over here....
http://www.alainarose.wordpress.com
Yayyy!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
I'm high as a kite, I just might, stop to check you out
I'm going to move my blog soon. . . I'll of course post the new link here.
Aaaand, I have a lot to write about Budapest, but that will have to happen tomorrow. It was a really great weekend! A little traveling, just what I needed. :)
I am making progress on staying in Europe for the summer. Sent out a few emails to hostels, asking for work. Hopefully I'll hear something positive!
Planning an awesome Eastern European tour for Easter Break! CAN'T WAIT!
Just felt like giving a little update, more to come through the week! I have a lot of post ideas from my travels this weekend.
Cheers,
Alaina
Aaaand, I have a lot to write about Budapest, but that will have to happen tomorrow. It was a really great weekend! A little traveling, just what I needed. :)
I am making progress on staying in Europe for the summer. Sent out a few emails to hostels, asking for work. Hopefully I'll hear something positive!
Planning an awesome Eastern European tour for Easter Break! CAN'T WAIT!
Just felt like giving a little update, more to come through the week! I have a lot of post ideas from my travels this weekend.
Cheers,
Alaina
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel.
So the stars have aligned and I have been granted a glorious 5-day weekend! Sometimes, I seriously wish that I had applied to stay in Bad Aussee next year because I NEVER WORK. It's amazing. But, oh well. I know I'll have more fun in Graz anyway.
As I said: 5-day weekend. Today, I'm going shopping in Liezen with Frankie (the closest shopping center, 50 minutes away). They have an H&M there! And I need to get some stuff.
Then.... tomorrow..... I am leaving at 8:10 am for BUDAPEST! I haven't been anywhere outside of Austria/Germany in a long time, so I'm excited! Plus, everyone keeps telling me that Budapest is amazingly awesome, so this is perfect! I got some recommendations from people who had been there before (Andrew, Jordan), so I'm staying at an awesome hostel (The Loft Hostel) and know some great places to eat and stuff to do. And, I'm traveling alone, which is something I like to do but haven't done lately. I'm arriving back around 8 pm on Sunday. SO EXCITED!
So, hopefully my wanderlust will be satisfied, at least for now.
Will post exciting details of weekend upon return!
Cheers,
Alaina
As I said: 5-day weekend. Today, I'm going shopping in Liezen with Frankie (the closest shopping center, 50 minutes away). They have an H&M there! And I need to get some stuff.
Then.... tomorrow..... I am leaving at 8:10 am for BUDAPEST! I haven't been anywhere outside of Austria/Germany in a long time, so I'm excited! Plus, everyone keeps telling me that Budapest is amazingly awesome, so this is perfect! I got some recommendations from people who had been there before (Andrew, Jordan), so I'm staying at an awesome hostel (The Loft Hostel) and know some great places to eat and stuff to do. And, I'm traveling alone, which is something I like to do but haven't done lately. I'm arriving back around 8 pm on Sunday. SO EXCITED!
So, hopefully my wanderlust will be satisfied, at least for now.
Will post exciting details of weekend upon return!
Cheers,
Alaina
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Dance Magic, Dance.
I feel like something big is going to happen soon.
Some big decision is going to have to be made.
I'm going to have to jump, feet first, into my "life."
I feel like my life is about to make a radical 180.
It's both an exciting and unsettling feeling. But... mostly exciting.
Hmm, we'll see what happens. :)
Still a month or so until I hear back from Fulbright about my extension. Don't really have a plan if that doesn't pull through, but, I'm not really worried about it. Spending some time at home, figuring stuff out, won't be so bad. That being said, I really do want to spend another year here in Austria. And, THAT being said, I love this country, but I feel like I need to go somewhere else and try a new country/city. My wanderlust/itchy feet is flaring up again.
ps, Happy 50th Birthday, Dad!!!!! :) wish I could be there!!!!!
Some big decision is going to have to be made.
I'm going to have to jump, feet first, into my "life."
I feel like my life is about to make a radical 180.
It's both an exciting and unsettling feeling. But... mostly exciting.
Hmm, we'll see what happens. :)
Still a month or so until I hear back from Fulbright about my extension. Don't really have a plan if that doesn't pull through, but, I'm not really worried about it. Spending some time at home, figuring stuff out, won't be so bad. That being said, I really do want to spend another year here in Austria. And, THAT being said, I love this country, but I feel like I need to go somewhere else and try a new country/city. My wanderlust/itchy feet is flaring up again.
ps, Happy 50th Birthday, Dad!!!!! :) wish I could be there!!!!!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
No one told you when to run
Hello, world! It's been ages - nearly 1.5 months - since I updated. I apologize.
Anyway, a lot has been happening around here. Had my awesome Post New Year's New Year's Party - smashing success (weekend of 15th); beer festival, Avatar and all-nighters weekend in Graz (the weekend of the 23rd); the Nacht Slalom (night races) in Schladming - crazy Austrian style partying (Tuesday the 26th); a weekend visit from a friend - always a blast (weekend of 30th); and my epic 22nd birthday weekend in Wien the weekend before my birthday. Needless to say, Jänner was full of partying. And my liver and body can testify to that!
But, this past week was my Semesterferien (semester break). It was much needed... (ha, who am I kidding? I barely work more than 9 hours per week). The exciting part was, however, that my Dad and Grandma O'B came to visit! After spending the Valentine's Day weekend with Frankie in Schladming, I took off for München, to meet my relatives. We spent Monday and Faschingdienstag in the city and had a great time. Although the Fasching (Germany/Austria's equivalent to Mardi Gras) wasn't TOO bumpin' in München, the Hofbräuhaus was crazy on Tuesday and Dad loved it! From there, we took the night train to Vienna, and spent 1 day (Wednesday) there. I took Dad to the Aussie bar :). We woke up and traveled to Salzburg (Thursday), where we walked around for the day and ate at die Weisse, which has delicious Hungarian goulash. After that, we trained it back to Bad Aussee for the night and I got to sleep in my own bed!
But not for long.... Friday morning, we awoke and headed to Tauplitz for a day of skiing. It's the first time I've been in Austria, so I was really nervous at first. But, as my dad says, "it's like riding a bike." Sooo, I just went for it, feet first. And, of course, my daddy was right! It came back really fast and I was just as good as I was 5 years ago (which is not very good at all). And I only fell twice!! Definitely one of the coolest things about skiing in Austria is their concept of drinking during skiing. There are bars that dot the mountain, and we stopped at one halfway down to refuel with a beer (and Kaiserschmarren). Could anything be more perfect?! The weather was great, the sun was sort of shining and it wasn't even too cold! Such a fun day. Dad and I ended it by playing gin (a new and awesome card game I've learned) in the bar with some beers.
The next day (Saturday), we went back to Bad Aussee and I brought Dad around town. It was pretty fun showing off my place - I felt very proud :). We hung around and relaxed all day, watched some How I Met Your Mother and Olympics (saw Vonn get pushed down to bronze.... BUT BY AN AUSTRIAN! yeeeah!) and then went to bed early.
Dad and Grandma left this morning at 11:43, and I'm sad. It's nice to be alone again, but I already miss having people around. Oh well. Soon enough it'll be the weekend and I'll be able to do something fun again!
Anyway, our Easter Break plans fell through. We were going to go to Spain as a big group, but the interest really waned, and it was a bit of money anyway. Now we might go to Russia? I don't know, I haven't looked into the visa situation, but apparently, it only takes 3 days? Hmm, we'll see.
But, on the topic of traveling, I am getting some itchy feet. I'm just now considering I might take off for the weekend by myself to go somewhere new and exciting. Who knows where, but that's part of the excitement, I guess!
Not too much else going on here, just living my über-exciting life :P. Much love to all and miss you all!
Cheers,
Alaina
Anyway, a lot has been happening around here. Had my awesome Post New Year's New Year's Party - smashing success (weekend of 15th); beer festival, Avatar and all-nighters weekend in Graz (the weekend of the 23rd); the Nacht Slalom (night races) in Schladming - crazy Austrian style partying (Tuesday the 26th); a weekend visit from a friend - always a blast (weekend of 30th); and my epic 22nd birthday weekend in Wien the weekend before my birthday. Needless to say, Jänner was full of partying. And my liver and body can testify to that!
But, this past week was my Semesterferien (semester break). It was much needed... (ha, who am I kidding? I barely work more than 9 hours per week). The exciting part was, however, that my Dad and Grandma O'B came to visit! After spending the Valentine's Day weekend with Frankie in Schladming, I took off for München, to meet my relatives. We spent Monday and Faschingdienstag in the city and had a great time. Although the Fasching (Germany/Austria's equivalent to Mardi Gras) wasn't TOO bumpin' in München, the Hofbräuhaus was crazy on Tuesday and Dad loved it! From there, we took the night train to Vienna, and spent 1 day (Wednesday) there. I took Dad to the Aussie bar :). We woke up and traveled to Salzburg (Thursday), where we walked around for the day and ate at die Weisse, which has delicious Hungarian goulash. After that, we trained it back to Bad Aussee for the night and I got to sleep in my own bed!
But not for long.... Friday morning, we awoke and headed to Tauplitz for a day of skiing. It's the first time I've been in Austria, so I was really nervous at first. But, as my dad says, "it's like riding a bike." Sooo, I just went for it, feet first. And, of course, my daddy was right! It came back really fast and I was just as good as I was 5 years ago (which is not very good at all). And I only fell twice!! Definitely one of the coolest things about skiing in Austria is their concept of drinking during skiing. There are bars that dot the mountain, and we stopped at one halfway down to refuel with a beer (and Kaiserschmarren). Could anything be more perfect?! The weather was great, the sun was sort of shining and it wasn't even too cold! Such a fun day. Dad and I ended it by playing gin (a new and awesome card game I've learned) in the bar with some beers.
The next day (Saturday), we went back to Bad Aussee and I brought Dad around town. It was pretty fun showing off my place - I felt very proud :). We hung around and relaxed all day, watched some How I Met Your Mother and Olympics (saw Vonn get pushed down to bronze.... BUT BY AN AUSTRIAN! yeeeah!) and then went to bed early.
Dad and Grandma left this morning at 11:43, and I'm sad. It's nice to be alone again, but I already miss having people around. Oh well. Soon enough it'll be the weekend and I'll be able to do something fun again!
Anyway, our Easter Break plans fell through. We were going to go to Spain as a big group, but the interest really waned, and it was a bit of money anyway. Now we might go to Russia? I don't know, I haven't looked into the visa situation, but apparently, it only takes 3 days? Hmm, we'll see.
But, on the topic of traveling, I am getting some itchy feet. I'm just now considering I might take off for the weekend by myself to go somewhere new and exciting. Who knows where, but that's part of the excitement, I guess!
Not too much else going on here, just living my über-exciting life :P. Much love to all and miss you all!
Cheers,
Alaina
Monday, January 11, 2010
Rock and roll never forgets
Hmm... I only posted twice in December. Wow, I'm getting a little bad at this haha. Anyway!...
Since the last time I posted, I spent a weekend in Leoben and have been to the US for 3 weeks and am back again! After I went to Graz, I visited Joy in Leoben for my last weekend in Austria. She had a Maturaball that weekend, so she invited me down. Leoben is a really nice town, a lot bigger than Bad Aussee, (but then agan, nearly everything is, ha). We enjoyed the Christmas market (and rode the ferris wheel!) and did a little bit of shopping (they have a huge mall), which was nice. The Maturaball was the best I've been to. Wes joined up with us, and I got to meet a lot of their students. We managed to stay until the DJ stopped playing his music! Good times. It was a great way to end my first "semester" in Austria.
The day I left for München, (where I flew from), Nichol came round and we had some drinks before I left her with my keys and we parted ways. The journey to the airport hotel was long and confusing and very difficult with all of my luggage, but I made it! The flight went smoothly and after a total 32 hours of traveling, I was greeted by my amazing family and wonderful best friends. :) We immediately went out for Mexican food and margs, as that was what I was craving most. And boy, was it great! The rest of break was relaxing and very American. I went to Ann Arbor twice to hit the bars and see old friends, visited with my family, watched nearly all 5 seasons of The Office with my mom, and explored my hometown in a way only a 21 year old can! Oh, I must mention that I and two of my best friends, Hilary and Emily, did blowjob shots at Gus O'Connor's with my mom and her best friend - their treat! That was definitely a highlight. It was so strange, though, because everything was EXACLTY the same! It felt like I hadn't even been gone for 6.5 months... And, of course, I miss it already, but my dad and grandma will be here in February, so yaayyy!
Now, after 18 hours of traveling Friday-Saturday, I'm back, safe, in Austria...but missing one suitcase. Supposedly, it will be returned to me on Wednesday, but we'll see. It's the one with all of my clothes, so I better get it soon! The trip was only filled with some minor delays, but it was a lot easier than the trip TO the US. Frankie and Nichol greeted me in Bad Aussee and we had an awesome reunion.
Last night, I couldn't sleep at all. It was horrible. Hopefully my sleeping pattern will be back on track now, because I can't stand another night of tossing and turning.
Aaand school started back up today. Pheww. Luckily, I didn't have to be here until 9:55, but I have to stay until 2:45. Ugh. But Friday is pay day, so I can't really complain! :)
This weekend, is my "post New Year's New Year's Party" and I'm really excited to have everyone over again! The actual New Year's is on Saturday, and the theme is "dress as your drink." Should be hilarious. I have my drink, Red Hot Lover, and outfit all picked out, can't wait to take photos! Everyone is coming round Friday, though, so it'll be a fun-filled weekend.
Ahh, I guess that's about it for now. I still have to do a post about some differences between America-Germany-Austria and "Bad Aussee-tucky," but I'll get to that later this week, hopefully. But for now, I'm about to start class...and I'll be outta here soonish.
Love to all!
Cheers,
Alaina
ps, Ummm... I turn 22 in less than a month! What the heck, I'm getting old...
Since the last time I posted, I spent a weekend in Leoben and have been to the US for 3 weeks and am back again! After I went to Graz, I visited Joy in Leoben for my last weekend in Austria. She had a Maturaball that weekend, so she invited me down. Leoben is a really nice town, a lot bigger than Bad Aussee, (but then agan, nearly everything is, ha). We enjoyed the Christmas market (and rode the ferris wheel!) and did a little bit of shopping (they have a huge mall), which was nice. The Maturaball was the best I've been to. Wes joined up with us, and I got to meet a lot of their students. We managed to stay until the DJ stopped playing his music! Good times. It was a great way to end my first "semester" in Austria.
The day I left for München, (where I flew from), Nichol came round and we had some drinks before I left her with my keys and we parted ways. The journey to the airport hotel was long and confusing and very difficult with all of my luggage, but I made it! The flight went smoothly and after a total 32 hours of traveling, I was greeted by my amazing family and wonderful best friends. :) We immediately went out for Mexican food and margs, as that was what I was craving most. And boy, was it great! The rest of break was relaxing and very American. I went to Ann Arbor twice to hit the bars and see old friends, visited with my family, watched nearly all 5 seasons of The Office with my mom, and explored my hometown in a way only a 21 year old can! Oh, I must mention that I and two of my best friends, Hilary and Emily, did blowjob shots at Gus O'Connor's with my mom and her best friend - their treat! That was definitely a highlight. It was so strange, though, because everything was EXACLTY the same! It felt like I hadn't even been gone for 6.5 months... And, of course, I miss it already, but my dad and grandma will be here in February, so yaayyy!
Now, after 18 hours of traveling Friday-Saturday, I'm back, safe, in Austria...but missing one suitcase. Supposedly, it will be returned to me on Wednesday, but we'll see. It's the one with all of my clothes, so I better get it soon! The trip was only filled with some minor delays, but it was a lot easier than the trip TO the US. Frankie and Nichol greeted me in Bad Aussee and we had an awesome reunion.
Last night, I couldn't sleep at all. It was horrible. Hopefully my sleeping pattern will be back on track now, because I can't stand another night of tossing and turning.
Aaand school started back up today. Pheww. Luckily, I didn't have to be here until 9:55, but I have to stay until 2:45. Ugh. But Friday is pay day, so I can't really complain! :)
This weekend, is my "post New Year's New Year's Party" and I'm really excited to have everyone over again! The actual New Year's is on Saturday, and the theme is "dress as your drink." Should be hilarious. I have my drink, Red Hot Lover, and outfit all picked out, can't wait to take photos! Everyone is coming round Friday, though, so it'll be a fun-filled weekend.
Ahh, I guess that's about it for now. I still have to do a post about some differences between America-Germany-Austria and "Bad Aussee-tucky," but I'll get to that later this week, hopefully. But for now, I'm about to start class...and I'll be outta here soonish.
Love to all!
Cheers,
Alaina
ps, Ummm... I turn 22 in less than a month! What the heck, I'm getting old...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
We were born before the wind, also younger than the sun
So, I'm really not sure how I get paid for this job. Obviously, this is the perfect job for a lazy person such as myself, ha! This is what I mean: I just had a lovely 5-day weekend, rolled out of bed for my one lesson today which began at 12:30 only to find out that it was the ONLY lesson I have this week. Therefore, I now have a 4-day weekend in front of me! Ahhh, this is the life!! And now I only have 3 days of work in front of until I leave for the United States! But, the one weekend I have no plans for of course ends up being a surprise 4-day weekend! I might go skiing or go to a Maturaball, but I don't know. I had originally thought I'd go to Vienna this weekend, but plans changed a bit...but now I want to go! We'll see...
Anyway, my weekend in Graz was a blast. I drove down with a teacher, which was awesome and saved me €15 and I got to speak German the whole time haha. I stayed with my friend Justin who lives in the same building as my friend Peter, and Dan stayed with Peter, so the four of us hung out the entire weekend. I love those guys. We went out every night with other assistants and Dan and I went shopping on Saturday. Saturday night was a party at an assistant's place, and we played all of the traditional American drinking games - Beer Pong (somehow we had real Solo cups!), Kings and, my fave, Flip Cup. Twas great! And we also spent a lot of time drinking Glühwein and eating roasted chestnuts at the Christmas market, which is an amazing tradition and really put me in the Christmas mood. Imagine: standing outside around a table with five good friends, drinking a hot drink, peeling chestnuts, hearing a Christmas choir or a band in the background of your conversation, Christmas lights everywhere, people everywhere, everyone bundled up. Couldn't be more perfect, if you ask me. Also, I got to eat delicious Chinese food, too! Needless to say, I was quite happy.
So, I'm more convinced than ever that I need to get out of Bad Aussee next year and into a big city. There is a good number of assistants in Graz and they go out together everyday! I want to be able to go out to lunch or have a drink with friends whenever I want. I got back to Bad Aussee Monday evening, and Tuesday was the most horribly boring day I've had here, mostly because I knew what I was missing in Graz (and I'm getting quite anxious and excited to be home). So, I surveyed the assistants in Graz and at least two are for sure staying there next year. Cross your fingers I can get placed there as well! I'm starting to work on my application today, but it's not too intense, just have to write a paragraph in German about why I want to stay/transfer. Should be quite simple.
Other than that, I'm starting to train for a half-marathon... not sure I mentioned it. It's happening on April 18th in Vienna and two other girls (assistants, too) are doing it. Some may laugh (I would at myself for dreaming of running a half-marathon), but I have 18ish weeks and I found a simple training plan, so I should be able to do it! I'm pretty pumped! Just gotta get over my laziness...but now that I have a goal, I think I'll be able to motivate myself, ha!
Alright, that's about it for now! Can't wait to see all you stuck in America VERY SOON!!!
Cheers,
Alaina
Anyway, my weekend in Graz was a blast. I drove down with a teacher, which was awesome and saved me €15 and I got to speak German the whole time haha. I stayed with my friend Justin who lives in the same building as my friend Peter, and Dan stayed with Peter, so the four of us hung out the entire weekend. I love those guys. We went out every night with other assistants and Dan and I went shopping on Saturday. Saturday night was a party at an assistant's place, and we played all of the traditional American drinking games - Beer Pong (somehow we had real Solo cups!), Kings and, my fave, Flip Cup. Twas great! And we also spent a lot of time drinking Glühwein and eating roasted chestnuts at the Christmas market, which is an amazing tradition and really put me in the Christmas mood. Imagine: standing outside around a table with five good friends, drinking a hot drink, peeling chestnuts, hearing a Christmas choir or a band in the background of your conversation, Christmas lights everywhere, people everywhere, everyone bundled up. Couldn't be more perfect, if you ask me. Also, I got to eat delicious Chinese food, too! Needless to say, I was quite happy.
So, I'm more convinced than ever that I need to get out of Bad Aussee next year and into a big city. There is a good number of assistants in Graz and they go out together everyday! I want to be able to go out to lunch or have a drink with friends whenever I want. I got back to Bad Aussee Monday evening, and Tuesday was the most horribly boring day I've had here, mostly because I knew what I was missing in Graz (and I'm getting quite anxious and excited to be home). So, I surveyed the assistants in Graz and at least two are for sure staying there next year. Cross your fingers I can get placed there as well! I'm starting to work on my application today, but it's not too intense, just have to write a paragraph in German about why I want to stay/transfer. Should be quite simple.
Other than that, I'm starting to train for a half-marathon... not sure I mentioned it. It's happening on April 18th in Vienna and two other girls (assistants, too) are doing it. Some may laugh (I would at myself for dreaming of running a half-marathon), but I have 18ish weeks and I found a simple training plan, so I should be able to do it! I'm pretty pumped! Just gotta get over my laziness...but now that I have a goal, I think I'll be able to motivate myself, ha!
Alright, that's about it for now! Can't wait to see all you stuck in America VERY SOON!!!
Cheers,
Alaina
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
My mind's racing from chasin pirates
So my first time hosting Thanksgiving went perfectly! I was so happy to have all of my best friends in Austria at my house and spreading the Thanksgiving love. The entire group was 9 people, including myself. 2 boys, 7 ladies, 4 American and 5 Brits! The Brits really loved our holiday and totally got into it. Especially Nichol, who cooked the entire dinner by herself! I tried to help, really, but she continually shooed me out of the kitchen. I did mash the potatoes though, of course!
After dinner, we went out to the "Krampusumzug." Krampus is an Alpine Christmas tradition in which the men of the town (I believe) dress up at these insanely scary devil characters and run around with leather and wooden whips. Now, I had heard that they whip the women and children, but I didn't actually think they would WHIP you. Boooy, was I wrong! After the parade (they all marched into town), the barriers were suddenly gone and the monsters were everywhere! I was just standing, watching one walk up to me, and then he just whipped me right on my legs with a wooden whip (looked like a broom)! I screamed, and we went home right after that. I still have the marks to prove it...
And I must include that we played an INSANE game of American vs. British charades. It was the most intense charades game I've ever played. Twas awesome.
It's been a good week so far. The class that I hate still never listens to a word I say, but I think they like me anyway. We joked a lot today in class, which is a good sign. I've had to be at school at 8 am for Monday and Tuesday and the same tomorrow. I don't usually have to be there at 8 am everyday, so I'm a bit tired. But, my favorite teacher gave me such a nice compliment today saying that she loves what I'm doing and she's pleased with me and such. It made me happy :). The teachers usually say thanks and stuff, but I'm not sure they actually mean it.
Anyway! I found out yesterday that I have a 5-day weekend coming up! Needless to say, I'm excited. I'm going on Friday to Graz to visit some other assistants and I'm driving down with a teacher! I think she's continuing on to Wien, though, and I considered doing that as well, but I think I'll take the train back on Sunday instead. I want to go to Salzburg on Monday and I think I'll go skiing for the first time on Tuesday in Schladming! Frankie invited me, so if there is snow- why not! It'll be cool to go skiing at least once before I got home.
Speaking of HOME, 2 weeks and 2 days! I bought my train ticket to Munich today- leaving on Wednesday the 16th at 16:17 and arriving at 20:34. Then spending the night in Munich and flying off Thursday morning at 10 am! And landing at 7:42 pm in Detroit (after a layover in HOT-lanta)!!! Woooooo! Soooo excited! I'm getting quite anxious to get home. Can't wait to see everyone and everything!
Well not too much else to say: life's good and can't wait to go home. That's about it!
Until next time...
Cheers,
Alaina
After dinner, we went out to the "Krampusumzug." Krampus is an Alpine Christmas tradition in which the men of the town (I believe) dress up at these insanely scary devil characters and run around with leather and wooden whips. Now, I had heard that they whip the women and children, but I didn't actually think they would WHIP you. Boooy, was I wrong! After the parade (they all marched into town), the barriers were suddenly gone and the monsters were everywhere! I was just standing, watching one walk up to me, and then he just whipped me right on my legs with a wooden whip (looked like a broom)! I screamed, and we went home right after that. I still have the marks to prove it...
And I must include that we played an INSANE game of American vs. British charades. It was the most intense charades game I've ever played. Twas awesome.
It's been a good week so far. The class that I hate still never listens to a word I say, but I think they like me anyway. We joked a lot today in class, which is a good sign. I've had to be at school at 8 am for Monday and Tuesday and the same tomorrow. I don't usually have to be there at 8 am everyday, so I'm a bit tired. But, my favorite teacher gave me such a nice compliment today saying that she loves what I'm doing and she's pleased with me and such. It made me happy :). The teachers usually say thanks and stuff, but I'm not sure they actually mean it.
Anyway! I found out yesterday that I have a 5-day weekend coming up! Needless to say, I'm excited. I'm going on Friday to Graz to visit some other assistants and I'm driving down with a teacher! I think she's continuing on to Wien, though, and I considered doing that as well, but I think I'll take the train back on Sunday instead. I want to go to Salzburg on Monday and I think I'll go skiing for the first time on Tuesday in Schladming! Frankie invited me, so if there is snow- why not! It'll be cool to go skiing at least once before I got home.
Speaking of HOME, 2 weeks and 2 days! I bought my train ticket to Munich today- leaving on Wednesday the 16th at 16:17 and arriving at 20:34. Then spending the night in Munich and flying off Thursday morning at 10 am! And landing at 7:42 pm in Detroit (after a layover in HOT-lanta)!!! Woooooo! Soooo excited! I'm getting quite anxious to get home. Can't wait to see everyone and everything!
Well not too much else to say: life's good and can't wait to go home. That's about it!
Until next time...
Cheers,
Alaina
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