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... nice and made me feel good. Then, when I was cooking some dinner, she came up and gave me a blanket, sheet set, and some tea candles. She also has given Nil a wooden spoon, a strainer, and two dish towels for me. Isn't that sweet??? I thanked her tons and gave her a hug when she left. So now I have a few less items to buy to make my new place feel like home.

Well Nil just got home and she is going to eat a bit of food with Markus and ...

... so it won't cost so much to get there. I am focusing on having enough money for food, electricity, rent, and a mattress, and Oktoberfest isn't really high up on the list of priorities right now. I will be so excited and relieved when I get everything settled and can really focus on integrating myself and learning German!!

Also I am concerned with the safety at the Oktoberfest.. with hundreds of thousands of people grouped in a ...

Hi all,

Had a pretty lazy Sunday. I know that tomorrow is going to be very busy so I just wanted to relax today. Had apple strudel ala mode for lunch, haha. Then we had a turkish dish for dinner. It was chicken wings and sliced potatoes on a pan lightly smothered in tomato sauce with lots of spices and garlic. It was pretty good! I just dont like the skin or fat on chicken, and I dont like ...

After popping into and out of Germany, we were now back in Belgium. It was beginning to get a bit dark, and we still had at least 200 miles left to drive.

Gaz's motor was struggling, and threatening to overheat, so we stopped to let it cool down.

With the vehicles all decorated with stickers, we attracted a bit of attention, and a Belgian couple took our ...

Once in Elsloo, we stopped to find postcards (having completely missed the observations again), only to find that the only card shop was closed that afternoon.

Up the road a bit, and Kieran was dropping a card into the door of a Landy enthusiast they had met on the recce. The guy turned up at that moment, and so we were invited in for a refreshing cold drink. The Landyprikkers overtook us at that point, and went on their way. We then ...

... hope its free to get in! haha

Just fixed a pizza for dinner and watched Nil make a "birthday cake" for her friend. It was nothing like we would consider a birthday cake; it had mandaran oranges and crust and was all creamy. It looked delicious, nonetheless. I hope they bring a piece back for me!

Well gonna get ready for the church outing. Hope everything is going well for everyone back in the states!

... it would not be very interesting for my first day, so I observed an 8th grade German class. They were reading and discussing a story. At the beginning of the class, the teacher had all of the students stand up and say good morning all together, and I think this is pretty typical. Nil says that she has all of her students stand up when she enters the room.

I am in the teacher’s lounge now drinking coffee and eating ...

... I am almost done with it. I ended up finding an old piece of luggage from which I took a bunch of zippers. I am excited!

I really could have used a tent this weekend. A group of us decided to go to Maastrict in southern Holland. I wanted to go to see something completely different from the usual Dutch city. The city is supposed to have a stronger Spanish and French influence. The minute we arrived at the city I was impressed by how ...

We 'trundled down past Maastricht towards Germany. The deviations were big ones but we still were able to make good time! The scenery was worth the deviations though. We past by some wonderful little towns and river gorges. Very nice bit of countryside. Will have to return there sometime, God willing!

... para el amor, el amor es el camino", cuando la frase es "No hay camino para la paz, la paz es el camino". Despues nos cuenta que es fisico teorico especializado en las teorias de las cuerdas. Entonces me pongo a hablar con el mientras el resto seguia haciendo chistes, le pregunte mas o menos que hacia, y como Mauro no le daba bola y yo habia empezado a hablar con el me agarro la mano, todos entraron a cagarse de la risa yo me tense todo, saque la mano y despues me empece a reir, iba ...