hiya!

sleepy post, back from inglatera :)

they also don't wear helmets here

bday update

As I was leaving to go to my birthday party, I realized my back tire was flat.  First time ever in this city, after all my exams and everything, so I consider myself lucky.  I was also lucky because a friend from my dorm was with me, so we took a tram to the bar and met up with everyone there.  Everyone who came still had exams, but were nice enough to come hang out and have a few beers with us.  There are really decent people in the world, and I like being reminded of it.  Especially when it's 1 a.m. and people offer to walk home with you because the public transportation is shut down and you have no bike.

Sara gave me a mug with something Parisian written on it to commemorate our trip there, and I have plans with everyone again for later dates.  Got my bike patched today, and will be going out again tonight.  Sara says we have to celebrate my birthday until I leave for England, so I guess it's going to be a crazy weekend... :)

And I would like to add to my list of people to thank for birthday greetings Alex, Taryn, Carina, and Carolyn & George.  MUCHAS GRACIAS, !ME ENCANTAN USTEDES!

hap birfs 2 me (thanks guys!)

last exam and an envelope full of happiness from the gadams family.

what more could i ask for in a day?

Busy Weekend!

Where do I even begin?  I'm done with all my essays, have one exam on Tuesday, and have spent the weekend going nutso at various venues.  Here's a brief overview of the past few days:

Friday

Fratelli's Concert at Melkweg- easily the best live concert I have ever seen.  It still hasn't hit me that I actually saw them.  They played all of their old songs and were just...ah, phenomenal!  I went with a girl I met at hitchhiking who was also very impressed.  A great way to start the evening!

Photo: Jessica Donzelli

Hitchhiking Reunion at Hannekes Boom- I arrived about 3 hours late, so there were only a few people left.  But we got to dance to some funky afro-carribean music and catch up with a few friends. 

Motown night at Cafe De Jaren- one of our friends from Hannekes Boom suggested this venue.  Classy restaurant during the day, hoppin soul club at night.

Photo: Ana Tratnik
USA, Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Canada, and Slovenia unite!

Saturday

Jon's birthday/ American Bacchanal at Roest- Jon is a mutual friend of basically everyone here.  I wasn't technically invited to his birthday party, but the same night, Roest was hosting another event. Even so, Jon greeted me by name when he saw me, even though I barely remember meeting him at hitchhiking.  The bacchanal had wrestling, girls in cheerleading outfits, a sassy menu, and friendly people.  Another fun evening for sure!  Photos below from Roest's instagram.

This week's plan: exam, get signatures from teachers, aaaaaand a bunch of pub crawls/ goodbye events. Then it's off to England, back to the Dam, and hello to Alex :)  Home in 25 days!

xxx