i just got an email from him!!! 
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Nathan got to Austria ok. i just got an email from him!!!
i just got an email from him!!! | QUOTE |
| <iäm in austria. it is beautiful and perfect, and <i just had the best food ever and thez kezboard is different. |
my baby. 
you have no idea how relieved & happy i am at this very moment.
i made this clock, so i would always know what time it is where he is. i was gonna put it at the bottom of the board, but i didn't want everybody to have to wait for it to load every time they came here, so i put it on my MySpace page instead. 
anyhoo, i think i'm gonna use this thread as my "Nathan's European Trip Blog", so i'm gonna post it in here. 
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he's in Vienna right now, but his college is in Graz, so i imagine he'll be heading there soon. they're both in the same time zone though, i think.
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he's in Vienna right now, but his college is in Graz, so i imagine he'll be heading there soon. they're both in the same time zone though, i think.
I'm glad he got there safe, and I'm glad that he's keeping in touch.
Yeah, I think it would be the same time zone. Most places in Germany, England, Italy, etc. usually share the same time zone throughout all the cities in said country. I checked the time once for Berlin and it's the same as the time in Munich, so I'm fairly certain Austria is the same way.
i guess the time thing is cuz all the countries are kinda small & close together. 
thanks, everybody.
i've gotten 3 emails so far. it sounds like he's having a great time. he keeps loving the food.
he's been doing a lot of sightseeing, so he's pretty exhausted. i think he leaves for the University in Graz on like Monday.
thanks, everybody.
i've gotten 3 emails so far. it sounds like he's having a great time. he keeps loving the food.
he's been doing a lot of sightseeing, so he's pretty exhausted. i think he leaves for the University in Graz on like Monday.
Same time zone as West Xylophone?
WOOT for getting their safe!!
...why is he in Europe?
Sorry, I have been gone for a while. Wal-mart works me like crazy
...why is he in Europe?
Sorry, I have been gone for a while. Wal-mart works me like crazy
he went to Austria with a group from UALR called the Donaghey Scholars, of which he is one. they pay for all his tuition & books, & give him a stipend to live on, & they pay for every one of their scholars to take a trip abroad. since his language is German, they sent him to Austria. it's all free, except for incidentals, & the 2 weeks he's gonna stay after it's over to travel around Europe. they already bought him his plane ticket home. just the airfare alone is in the thousand$. 
it's all free, except for incidentals, & the 2 weeks he's gonna stay after it's over to travel around Europe. they already bought him his plane ticket home. just the airfare alone is in the thousand$. | QUOTE |
| The University of Graz (German, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz), a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest university in Austria. Karl-Franzens-Universität, also referred to as the University of Graz, is the city's oldest university, founded in 1585 by Archduke Charles II of Austria. For most of its existence it was controlled by the Catholic church, and was closed in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II in an attempt to gain state control over educational institutions. Joseph II transformed it into a lyceum where civil servants and medical personnel were trained. In 1827 it was re-instituted as a university by Emperor Francis I, thus gaining the name Karl-Franzens-Universität, meaning Charles Francis University. Over 22,000 students are currently enrolled at this university. |
he'll be studying there for 4 weeks, then traveling on his own for 2. he'll get back like 2 or 3 days before school starts.
i'm exhausted just thinkin about it.
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| Same time zone as West Xylophone? |
i have no idea. 
i didn't get an email today. since they're like a day ahead, i bet he's on his way to Graz. i don't know what his internet setup will be there. he's gonna be staying with a host family.
he's in Graz, & apparently he has access to the internet there too, so
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| Im finally in Graz. It is way more beautiful than Vienna, which is kind of a surprise to me. Its all trees and hills and narrow streets. The house Im living in is like 350 zears old and kind of amazing. It has a pool and a decent back yard, and is up on a hill outside of town, so that at night I can look over the whole thing and it´s prettz spectacular. Houses in Austria have these tall windows with no screens, and at night you open them up because there is not air conditioning. My host family is really nice, and the Frau is quite a good cook. Still, it doesn´t quite feel like home. Well, it does and doesn´t. The main problem is that I cannot speak German AT ALL. Lots of smiling and shrugging, that kind of thing. But they are accomodating, patient and nice people. |
he's still having trouble with the z's.
Well, I'm glad to hear that the people he has to deal with are being nice.
yeah. i didn't figure mean people would volunteer to take in exchange students, but you never know. 
i bet one or the other of them is affiliated with the University in some way.
i didn't figure mean people would volunteer to take in exchange students, but you never know. i bet one or the other of them is affiliated with the University in some way.
I plan to study German once I get to college myself, so that's pretty interesting. He should try listening to Rammstein and Oomph!, that's how I learned a lot of my German.
i'm not sure how he feels about those bands. he is going to see My Bloody Valentine in Norway though. i got a nice long email today.
he's doing real good. he went to this place called Stephansdom Wien when he was still in Vienna. (St. Stephen's Cathedral in English) it's really beautiful. he went inside, but skipped the catacombs, cuz it cost money to go in there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephansdom
I keep thinking of that one simpsons episode
do tell.
bart was an exchange student in france and they made him make wine and slaved him and the german exchange kid that was with the simpsons was a terrorist
oh yeah! well, his host family is real nice, thank goodness!
here's my favourite quote from today's email...
well, his host family is real nice, thank goodness! here's my favourite quote from today's email...
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| The snails here are HUGE and AMAZING. Probably like eight or nine inches long, with huge beautiful shells. I had no idea! It´s pretty great. I haven´t seen any slugs yet, but I have high hopes for them after the snails. |
it's funny the things you notice when you're far from home.
I had no idea he was doing this, aunti biff. How freakin' cool! 
MOON!!!!! 
yeah, my baby is all the way across the ocean!! can you imagine?!!!
that day he was on the plane was one of the longest days of my whole life!
yeah, my baby is all the way across the ocean!! can you imagine?!!!
that day he was on the plane was one of the longest days of my whole life!
aw glad to hear he made it there safe!
that Cathedral is beautiful
he must be having a blast, thanks for keeping us updated I've always wanted to go to Europe so this is very interesting to me.
it's good that his host family is so nice he'll get the hang of speaking German, after all, the best way to learn a foreign language is to completely immerse yourself in their culture
... @ the snail thing
glad to hear he made it there safe!that Cathedral is beautiful
he must be having a blast, thanks for keeping us updated
I've always wanted to go to Europe so this is very interesting to me.it's good that his host family is so nice
he'll get the hang of speaking German, after all, the best way to learn a foreign language is to completely immerse yourself in their culture ...
@ the snail thing
yeah, i asked him if he was talkin about live snails, or ones he saw on a plate. i'm sure his German will improve with practice.
did you know that in Austria, hardly anybody has a middle name?
AND, Coke & Diet Coke are the only American soft drinks they have. there is NO DEW.
one of his friends is going through Dew withdrawals. poor kid.
ah thats super cool!
I'm going to europe next spring and am already excited about it haha
I'm going to europe next spring and am already excited about it haha
for you!
a couple of quotes i liked from today's email...
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| Austria is just like America, except everything is a different size. Snails are huge, mosquitos are tiny, you can get an order of 20 chicken mcnuggets, you can get cars that are like seven feet long...the list goes on. It's kind of surreal seeing everything you know just slightly altered. |
he found a great record store, so he's real happy about that.
his German is improving. he still understands it better than he speaks it though. here's another, truly Nathan quote...
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| BTW, the Ice Cream here is AMAZING. It is all creamy and perfect, and they have lemon and hazelnut and all kinds of cool flavors. And a scoop is always like a € or less. I might knock my budget down one extra € a day, just so that I can get tons of ice cream. Also, I found a place to get awesome lunch for 1,50€. Street food is so much more awesome than restaurants, anyway . Best restaurant name ever? : EAT Asia Food. |
so yeah, he's doing ok. his Mom, on the other hand... i've just been a wreck over the whole thing. mostly because of his ATM card, which had to be replaced cuz he lost it right before he left & i had to mail to him. once he gets it, i will hopefully be a little less freaked out.
I'm glad he's been enjoying himself so far. And I hope he gets his card soon. 
And I hope he gets his card soon.
thanks GR.
he's still waiting for his card... but he found 160 bux that he forgot he'd stashed in his luggage. that oughta hold him till his card gets there.
St Jude is The Man btw. i can't wait to call Meema today.
he's still waiting for his card... but he found 160 bux that he forgot he'd stashed in his luggage.
that oughta hold him till his card gets there.St Jude is The Man btw.
i can't wait to call Meema today.
| QUOTE (biff @ Jul 17 2008, 09:58 AM) |
| thanks GR. he's still waiting for his card... but he found 160 bux that he forgot he'd stashed in his luggage. that oughta hold him till his card gets there. |
Oh, cool!
i know! it was such a relief.
thanks for caring.
as a Mom, this has been really hard for me. it's so scary when they're too far away to run & help them when they need it.
he's gonna be fine though. he has a good head on his shoulders. i gotta have faith.
thanks for caring.
as a Mom, this has been really hard for me. it's so scary when they're too far away to run & help them when they need it.
he's gonna be fine though. he has a good head on his shoulders.
i gotta have faith.
here are a couple of excerpts from my latest Nathan email, if yer interested.
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| This weekend was awesome! I went to Venice, which is basically the most beautiful city in the world. Did you know it was made up of 118 different islands? Needless to say, there are lots of bridges everywhere. And lots of pizza and gellato, which was basically all I ate. _____________ Over here they have so many gesprittzt, i.e. carbonated, drinks. Apple gesprittzt, orange gesprittzt, orangelemon gesprittzt. And they're all delicious. I really don't understand why we don't have these in America. ______________ Overall, things are going very well here. When I got back from my trip to Italy, Graz felt like home. How neat is that? I'm finally really settled in here. |
so yeah, he's doing pretty good, which is a relief. he's still waiting for the important mail i had to send him though.
I glad he's still enjoying himself, but I hope he gets that mail soon!
thanks! me too!
Nathan got his important mail, so i can finally exhale now, for the first time in like 3 weeks!
thanks for worrying with me, to those of you who did.
i can sleep now!
thanks for worrying with me, to those of you who did.
i can sleep now!
Are gesprittzt something like what coffee stands call "Italian sodas"?
i guess so. i think they're kinda like pop, but in fruity flavors... but i'll ask him, next chance i get.
HE CALLED ME TODAY!!! i sent him an AT&T phone card. it was a lousy deal, price wise, but to hear his actual voice was worth all the money in the world! he sounded great!
when he went on the train to Vienna with his friend Jose, they had one problem after another. it was this & then that & then the other thing. finally, after 11 hours of delays, they were talking & said "well, there's nothing else bad that could possibly happen" & then some guy jumped out in front of the train to commit suicide!!!
they has to stop for half an hour to try to find the body, but i guess it turned into littlebits, cuz they never found it. they had to bring a new engine & switch it, cuz the first one was all smashed up & bloody. the engineer was all covered in blood & traumatized, so he went home & another guy took over.
man, people do some crazy stuff to kill themselves in gunless countries.
anyhoo, i got him an international phone card online, so he can call again, cuz he really didn't want to hang up. my baby...
i think they're kinda like pop, but in fruity flavors... but i'll ask him, next chance i get. HE CALLED ME TODAY!!!
i sent him an AT&T phone card. it was a lousy deal, price wise, but to hear his actual voice was worth all the money in the world! he sounded great! when he went on the train to Vienna with his friend Jose, they had one problem after another. it was this & then that & then the other thing. finally, after 11 hours of delays, they were talking & said "well, there's nothing else bad that could possibly happen" & then some guy jumped out in front of the train to commit suicide!!!
they has to stop for half an hour to try to find the body, but i guess it turned into littlebits, cuz they never found it. they had to bring a new engine & switch it, cuz the first one was all smashed up & bloody. the engineer was all covered in blood & traumatized, so he went home & another guy took over.man, people do some crazy stuff to kill themselves in gunless countries.
anyhoo, i got him an international phone card online, so he can call again, cuz he really didn't want to hang up. my baby...
Yikes! I mean I suppose that sort of thing must happen a lot. (Ever notice you never hear about suicide jumpers in the news.) But fortunately the rest of us are usually lucky enough to avoid being around when it happens.
yeah, it was crazy! he said it was the strangest thing that's ever happened to him in his whole life.
he said it was the strangest thing that's ever happened to him in his whole life.
I'm glad to hear that Nathan got his mail and that you got to hear from him, biff.
Sorry to hear about the suicide jumper and the other stuff, though!
Sorry to hear about the suicide jumper and the other stuff, though!
thanks.
99.9 % of his trip has been good. he didn't even mind all the hang ups, cuz it's to be expected when you're traveling abroad. the suicide was a real bummer though.
99.9 % of his trip has been good. he didn't even mind all the hang ups, cuz it's to be expected when you're traveling abroad. the suicide was a real bummer though.
i finally heard from him again. here's an excerpt...
here's an excerpt...| QUOTE |
| For the last three days I was pretty sick, but I seem to be almost totally better now. I had fever symptoms, mostly, but never really ran a fever itself. This morning I woke up with pretty bad chills and sweats, so I just turned off my alarm and slept as long as my body wanted to sleep. It seems to have done the trick, cuz I have felt much better today. I was 90mins late to class, but everybody knew I was sick, so I didn't get in trouble. Instead, I was greeted with enthusiasm and chocolate. I had to miss Karaoke night last night, though, which was kind of a bummer....maybe. I figured I wouldn't tell you I was sick until I was better, so you wouldn't have to worry. Plus, I have been more busy than ever the last week or so, so I haven't really had the chance to e-mail. I'm wondering if it was just exhaustion getting to me? |
so that's why i hadn't heard from him. my poor baby.
also, he got the fudge i sent, the day after he got his letter. i knew they put everything on the same plane! what a scam!!!
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| The fudge actually came the next day after my card. But still, pretty close. Did you send them the same day? That fudge seems to only get better with age. Well, to a point, and then it gets all crumbly. But I'm sure it'll stay good long enough to keep me company on various night trains across europe. Night trains are like a hotel, except you sleep sitting up (beds cost too much) and you wake up in a different country. |
he's kinda been going easy on it, & making it last.
his roommate Shariq loves it! i'm gonna send that kid a whole batch all for himself when they all get home, cuz he's helped Nathan out so much. he's my hero.
Sorry to hear he was sick. 
But I'm glad that he's doing better, and I'm glad he got your fudge.
But I'm glad that he's doing better, and I'm glad he got your fudge.
thanks.
he's going off on his own tomorrow, for the last 2 weeks. this is when my nervous is really gonna kick in. he's planning on going to a bunch of different countries. he said he'd try to call me from each of em. i hope his phone card holds out. 
.
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he's going off on his own tomorrow, for the last 2 weeks. this is when my nervous is really gonna kick in.
he's planning on going to a bunch of different countries. he said he'd try to call me from each of em. i hope his phone card holds out. .oy.
my baby is on the night train, right now. oy.
ok, i'm warning you all now, if i'm even crabbier than normal for the next couple of weeks, you'll know why.
oy.ok, i'm warning you all now, if i'm even crabbier than normal for the next couple of weeks, you'll know why.
Well, best o' luck to him on his journey!
thanks GR.
i heard from Nathan!!! what a relief!!! here's a couple of excerpts...
what a relief!!! here's a couple of excerpts...| QUOTE |
| I couldnt get that phone card to work here, but this is what I was going to say whenever you picked up the phone: me: Ask me what I did today you: What did you do today? Me: Saw the Sistine Chapel, a 3000 year old mummy with a face and hair, and the Pantheon. You guessed it. I am in rome, at a hostel literally two minutes away from the Vatican walls! |
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Traveling alone is pretty strange. It alternates between the best
thing ever, and something kind of lacking. I think I just need to
start talking to more strangers. All of the contries I am going to
after France are very English friendly, which will help, not that it
is hard to find English speakers. But it makes it hard to order food
and soda.
Meema's gonna be so jealous. (she's Catholic, you know)
he just made my day. i was so worried when i didn't hear from him for a few days. now i can relax a little...
thing ever, and something kind of lacking. I think I just need to
start talking to more strangers. All of the contries I am going to
after France are very English friendly, which will help, not that it
is hard to find English speakers. But it makes it hard to order food
and soda.
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| It is very strange not using German. I was getting more and more comfortable. You hear German here and there in Italy, and it gets me sentimental and wanting to talk with them. I talked some Deutsch on the train here. It is even weird to call it Deutsch and not German. I am still thinking in German, a lot. |
Meema's gonna be so jealous.
(she's Catholic, you know)he just made my day. i was so worried when i didn't hear from him for a few days.
now i can relax a little...
Nice! I'm glad he wrote you.
I'm glad he wrote you.
me too. thanks.
Nathan sent me a video message yesterday from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. it was awesome. here's a screen cap...
as you can see, he's still adorable.
9 more days.....
it was awesome. here's a screen cap...as you can see, he's still adorable.
9 more days.....
aw, video messages are the best. so, did he have fun at the Van Gogh museum? I love art museums
so, did he have fun at the Van Gogh museum? I love art museums
ahhh memories of when I got kicked out of the vatican roll through my head
Vy! do tell... 
i assume he had fun at the Museum. he kinda got cut off in the video.
he said Amsterdam was the prettiest city of all of em so far though. i just had the worst night just now over this whole trip thing, but i don't have time to go into it at the moment. suffice it to say he got this latest problem solved by some miracle (THANK YOU GOD!!!) just in the nick of time & he won't be having to sleep in the streets of Oslow Norway after all.
i want the 15th to get here right now, dammit!!!!!
oh gosh! that must have worried you sick, I'm glad it all worked out and he's okay though!
I'd like to hear that story too, Vy I bet it's a goon'n
that must have worried you sick, I'm glad it all worked out and he's okay though! I'd like to hear that story too, Vy
I bet it's a goon'n
ok, i can talk about it now. see, on Wednesday night right before i was gonna go to bed, i got online to check my email. there was one from Natey in there. he was all freakin cuz he was in route to Oslow, but he couldn't find a Hostel or anywhere to stay. he sent out like 12 couch surfing requests, & got no replies. (couch surfing is the biggest scam ever, btw) he didn't know what to do. he asked me to search & see if i could find him anything. (everything costs $$ in Europe, so it's real expensive for him to get online most of the time) i searched & searched for an hour, but couldn't find a thing. every Hostel was booked up, & every hotel room was hundreds of dollars. i was all crying & stuff.
anyhoo, he happened to get on at the same time i was to let me know that by some miracle, someone had canceled their room at this one place & he was the next person on their waiting list, so he got their spot! i swear, it was St Jude who got him that room. we've (me & Mom) been praying to him for Nathan, cuz he's the patron saint of hopeless cases.
so i never got to bed till like 1:30, & had to get up at 3:15 to make galoot's lunch & stuff. i told Noah if i wasn't out here by 3:40 to come check on me. turns out that i had no trouble waking up, cuz i hardly fell asleep, cuz i was still all upset, & my feet were cold.
i didn't tell galoot about any of it till he got home from work. he's been worried too.
anyhoo, all his nights are booked now for the rest of his trip, so i can breathe a little. ONE WEEK TO GO. i hope we both/all make it. he's gonna be in Oslow for the next few days, which is nice, cuz he's really really tired. he called last night, which was nice. he mostly talked to his Dad, but i listened in. it was really good for galoot, cuz he doesn't get all the emails like i do. this has been just as hard on him as it's been on me.
ok, back to funner stuff...
when he was in Copenhagen he went to this place called Tivoli & rode this GIANT swing, & a big rollercoaster & stuff. it's gorgeous! here are some pix i got from a google search...
he's NOT sad though. really. he's having fun most of the time. it's been an awesome experience. it's just kinda scary traveling around Europe all alone like that. every country has it's own money, & language, & everything costs money. there is no such thing as a free drink refill in Europe. they don't even give you free water in restaurants. Hostels rent out ordinary stuff like sheets & towels. most of em don't even have showers. he keeps having to take sink baths.
god bless America, where water is free & there are cheap motels everywhere. i can't even imagine having to rent a sheet or a towel.
even at a Motel6, they'll give you all the towels you want, & they put a clean sheet on your bed, & it's all included in the price.
tonight he gets to see My Bloody Valentine. he's happy.
me & galoot gathered up all our change & we're gonna cash it in today & put it in his bank so he can get a good meal in him. i'm worried sick cuz i know he hasn't been eating very well since he went off on his own.
one more week. he told Drew to pick him up at the airport next Friday, & they're going straight to Senior Tequila's. (then he's gonna go home & sleep & sleep, & then he's gonna go get his job back so he can pay off Shariq)
my baby.
i bet he'll be a whole different person when he gets home.
i was all crying & stuff. anyhoo, he happened to get on at the same time i was to let me know that by some miracle, someone had canceled their room at this one place & he was the next person on their waiting list, so he got their spot!
i swear, it was St Jude who got him that room. we've (me & Mom) been praying to him for Nathan, cuz he's the patron saint of hopeless cases.so i never got to bed till like 1:30, & had to get up at 3:15 to make galoot's lunch & stuff. i told Noah if i wasn't out here by 3:40 to come check on me.
turns out that i had no trouble waking up, cuz i hardly fell asleep, cuz i was still all upset, & my feet were cold.i didn't tell galoot about any of it till he got home from work. he's been worried too.
anyhoo, all his nights are booked now for the rest of his trip, so i can breathe a little. ONE WEEK TO GO. i hope we both/all make it.
he's gonna be in Oslow for the next few days, which is nice, cuz he's really really tired. he called last night, which was nice. he mostly talked to his Dad, but i listened in. it was really good for galoot, cuz he doesn't get all the emails like i do. this has been just as hard on him as it's been on me.ok, back to funner stuff...
when he was in Copenhagen he went to this place called Tivoli & rode this GIANT swing, & a big rollercoaster & stuff. it's gorgeous! here are some pix i got from a google search...
he's NOT sad though. really. he's having fun most of the time. it's been an awesome experience. it's just kinda scary traveling around Europe all alone like that. every country has it's own money, & language, & everything costs money. there is no such thing as a free drink refill in Europe. they don't even give you free water in restaurants.
Hostels rent out ordinary stuff like sheets & towels. most of em don't even have showers. he keeps having to take sink baths.god bless America, where water is free & there are cheap motels everywhere. i can't even imagine having to rent a sheet or a towel.
even at a Motel6, they'll give you all the towels you want, & they put a clean sheet on your bed, & it's all included in the price.tonight he gets to see My Bloody Valentine.
he's happy. me & galoot gathered up all our change & we're gonna cash it in today & put it in his bank so he can get a good meal in him. i'm worried sick cuz i know he hasn't been eating very well since he went off on his own.
one more week. he told Drew to pick him up at the airport next Friday, & they're going straight to Senior Tequila's.
(then he's gonna go home & sleep & sleep, & then he's gonna go get his job back so he can pay off Shariq) my baby.
i bet he'll be a whole different person when he gets home.
Sorry to hear that you and Nate went through all that worry! But I'm glad that things worked out.
thanks GR. it helps a lot to know that someone cares.
i haven't heard from him today, but i usually don't on the weekend. we put $200 in his bank yesterday. that should be enough to hold him till he gets home.
AND now that he's almost ready to come home, the dollar is getting stronger against the Euro.
don't it just figure?
it helps a lot to know that someone cares. i haven't heard from him today, but i usually don't on the weekend. we put $200 in his bank yesterday. that should be enough to hold him till he gets home.
AND now that he's almost ready to come home, the dollar is getting stronger against the Euro.
don't it just figure?
i got a nice long email yesterday cuz he found a place with uber cheap internet. it turns out that his room had a shower! he didn't even think to check right at first, cuz he was so used to shower free hostels. he took a nice long one & felt much better.
he LOVED My Bloody Valentine, & had a great time at their show. there's this other band he was planning on watching from the street so he wouldn't have to pay. they're called SunO))), & he's not a big fan, but his friend Drew is so he wants to see them for him.
here are a few excerpts...
it turns out that his room had a shower! he didn't even think to check right at first, cuz he was so used to shower free hostels. he took a nice long one & felt much better. he LOVED My Bloody Valentine, & had a great time at their show.
there's this other band he was planning on watching from the street so he wouldn't have to pay. they're called SunO))), & he's not a big fan, but his friend Drew is so he wants to see them for him.here are a few excerpts...
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| There is a band I wanna see, and I'm gonna try to watch them from the street outside the fence. I tried it out earlier when another band was playing, and I could see and hear fine, and nobody chased me off. They aren't a band I like thaaaat much, but Drew LOVES them, and so I figure I need to see them, for him. They are named SunnO))). They aren't just named after a kind of amplifier (Sunn), but the amplifier's LOGO. http://www.degrooviaguitars.com/pics/amps/sunn/1.jpg , though you pronounce it 'sun.' I hear they're loud. One time they played inside a dormant volcano. They're kind of silly. |
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It's been nice having a room (that locks) for a couple days, because I've been able to leave the big travelling luggage in the room, and just take the few things I need in my european man bag. (really, 70% of european men also carry these, I swear). Normally, when you picture me walking around Europe, the picture should be me with my carry bag, a bag of five or six records I bought in Graz, and then a black rolley suitcase. I'm always dropping one of them at all times, or hitting a European with one. Usually I bump peolpe with my carry bag and lose my grip of the handle of my suitcase, or it spins around and I have to stop and turn it around. You should see me going into museums! I always have to run all three through the xray machine and then check all three of them at the bag check. I'm a sight to see, and even though there are millions of europeans here, and millions of tourists, and i haven't been anywhere longer than three days, I am sure word has gotten around by now. I also usually have a water bottle that is falling out of my bag. It's fun, though, I swear. I am able to see the humor in almost everything, a skill withouth which I would surely perish over here. It is absolutely vital.
he got his Dr Pepper with some of the money we put in his bank. he's also planning to eat a meal at this special place...
i'm not a scholar, so i've never heard of the place.
he's most likely on his way to by Dublin now. it's his last stop, & he catches his plane home from there. i can hardly wait...
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| Dr. Pepper is almost nowhere in Europe. This is only the second time I have SEEN it. Man it tastes good. There is so much I miss about America. Europe is okay, but the USA is better, I'm convinced. I miss it every day, and feel much more connected to it now than I ever have in the past. I feel much more of a National Identitiy now. I never really felt one before, but now it is very strong. Sucks I can't really watch the olympics! I wanna root for us. |
he got his Dr Pepper with some of the money we put in his bank.
he's also planning to eat a meal at this special place...| QUOTE |
| I wanted to have lunch the same place Leopold Bloom did in Ulysses. Davy Flynn's. It's in my planner, and I'm really excited. |
i'm not a scholar, so i've never heard of the place.
he's most likely on his way to by Dublin now. it's his last stop, & he catches his plane home from there.
i can hardly wait...
Great stuff! Glad he enjoyed the concert and everything.
Glad he enjoyed the concert and everything.
yeah.
he doesn't leave for Dublin till Monday, but it's already 3:20 am there.
it'll be good, cuz Dublin's cheaper. Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the whole world. a hamburger is like 20 bux there.
oh, & that restaurant he wants to go to is in Dublin.
he's getting kinda antsy to come home.
he doesn't leave for Dublin till Monday, but it's already 3:20 am there.
it'll be good, cuz Dublin's cheaper. Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the whole world.
a hamburger is like 20 bux there.oh, & that restaurant he wants to go to is in Dublin.
he's getting kinda antsy to come home.
wow, sounds like he's been keeping busy! it's good to hear he's having a great time over there, it's not surprising he'd be anxious to come home though all that traveling must be taxing!
it's good to hear he's having a great time over there, it's not surprising he'd be anxious to come home though all that traveling must be taxing!| QUOTE |
| Normally, when you picture me walking around Europe, the picture should be me with my carry bag, a bag of five or six records I bought in Graz, and then a black rolley suitcase. I'm always dropping one of them at all times, or hitting a European with one. |
that's funny, I love the details in his reports I'm glad that whole hotel problem got sorted out, man that must have been stressful!
especially in a foreign country and that's cool that he's getting a lot of sightseeing in and got to see My Bloody Valentine I look forward to hearing what he does in Dublin
I bet it'll be fun!
i hope so. i know one thing he's planning is a side trip to Cork.
i can hardly believe it's almost over. it'll be nice for life to get back to normal.
i know one thing he's planning is a side trip to Cork. i can hardly believe it's almost over.
it'll be nice for life to get back to normal.
*update* he made it to Dublin safely.
my clockish widget sez this... 
but it's even less than that now.
but it's even less than that now.
today is Nathan's last full day in Europe!
he went to Cork (Ireland) yesterday, & loved it there. he's real antsy to get back home though.
i got a postcard from Rome the other day. it was surreal.
come onnnn Friday!!!
he went to Cork (Ireland) yesterday, & loved it there. he's real antsy to get back home though.
i got a postcard from Rome the other day.
it was surreal.come onnnn Friday!!!
Cool. Here's hoping for a safe trip home...
Here's hoping for a safe trip home...
thanks GR.
he's in the air somewhere right this moment.
we got a postcard from Venice yesterday.
when i know he's safely on the ground in Arkansas, it will be one of the happiest moments of my whole life.
i already told him... "DON'T EVER DO THIS AGAIN!!!!!"
he's in the air somewhere right this moment.
we got a postcard from Venice yesterday.
when i know he's safely on the ground in Arkansas, it will be one of the happiest moments of my whole life.
i already told him... "DON'T EVER DO THIS AGAIN!!!!!"
he's back in Arkansas now. he made it. he's safe.
amen to that, GR.
that's great to hear!
thanks flame.
i still only got to talk to him for like a minute on the phone & that's only cuz Noah called him & told him to call me. i guess he's already done needing me, now that he's back in the Rock where all his friends are.
i still only got to talk to him for like a minute on the phone & that's only cuz Noah called him & told him to call me.
i guess he's already done needing me, now that he's back in the Rock where all his friends are.
| QUOTE (Machohervey @ Jul 23 2008, 03:08 PM) |
| Are gesprittzt something like what coffee stands call "Italian sodas"? |
*UPDATE*!!!
i finally got a chance to ask him about em. he said they're carbonated fruit juices, like apple juice or orange juice, but fizzy. he liked the apple best.
oooh, those sound tasty! 
yeah, i doubt they'd make up for the no Dew thing for me though. the whole time he was in Europe, he never saw one Dew. he saw a couple of signs for it in Ireland, but he never actually saw one. the closest thing he found was Dr Pepper.
so, i guess i won't be visiting Europe.
the whole time he was in Europe, he never saw one Dew. he saw a couple of signs for it in Ireland, but he never actually saw one. the closest thing he found was Dr Pepper.so, i guess i won't be visiting Europe.
yeah, I couldn't live without it! at least he found some Dr. Pepper though that's gotta count for something
yeah. he loved it!