October 2009
19 posts
today
woke up around 9 had apple cider vinegar and an apple then headed to the gym with A and C elliptical for 30 then machines for 30, then crunches. came back, took a shower and straightened my hair. I was def feeling a lot better. Walked all the way to bluebird with the usual— had rocket salad, focaccia and tomato and fennel soup. rocket salad was SO good and the focaccia had the amazing...
Sunday-Arrive in Athens
Sunday morning, we left London bright and early around 9am. The drive to the airport was less than enjoyable.. the coach driver was quite obnoxious with his music selections. I spent the time in the airport in bookstores, reading and, of course, eating. I sat with Jen Chen as I like to call her, and the voss. It wasn’t too bad of a flight—read Scar Tissue the whole time pretty much....
my liffeee
London is continuing to amaze me. I am still happy, loving it here and can’t wait to explore more. I feel like there is so much to see and do and I haven’t even touched the surface of it. I need to make more time to take advantage of the city I am LIVING in and really get a lot out of it. I feel like I spend too much time in routine just doing the same things and I need to get out and...
ten... ten things
Reasons I am thankful
my room is clean
I have been sleeping well
I have friends that I like
my classes are not stressful
I am done with 2 essays that I was worried about
I am being pretty healthy
jcrew size 2 shorts still fit!
CONVENIENCE—gym across the park, tube, classes downstairs, museums, kitchen..
my parents are truly amazing.
most of the people that are important to me are...
keep on keeping in the sunlight..
I have to say, I am proud of myself. I don’t know if it is the simplicity of my classes, the people I am around, or truly a change within myself, but I am doing really well at letting my life flow by without worrying or planning too extensively. As I have mentioned before, I am an avid planner and a huge worrier… neither of which seems to help much. So this year, I have taken it upon...
my classes.
HISTORY 390:
This is my upper-division History class that is about the Middle East and its politics, wars, history (of course), religion, and current events. We have already learned a ton and I feel much more informed about everything going on there. It is a very relevant class to my generation especially because most of the Middle Eastern issues that involve...
flying
Today for some reason I have been thinking about flying a lot and how much I miss taking lessons or even just going with my dad. There is something so amazing about the sky and being in control moving through the sky that just makes me feel so free. I miss that SO much. and I miss my dad.
last day in Munich
München. What a great place. We definitely had a fabulous time. The last day, though, was a little rough for me. Carson and I woke up around 6am for no reason at all, laid in bed for a couple of hours and recapped the day before, laughing uncontrollably all the while. The moment I sat up, I realized I was a little more hungover than I previously thought. Horrible, horrible headache, dying of...
Oktoberfest day 2
Carson and I woke up around 11, got ready and headed to the festival. The first thing we did upon arrival was get on this ride called the star flyer because it is really high and we wanted to take pictures. So as we were up on this ride, we had an amazing view of all of the festival. There were people EVERYWHERE and you could barely see the ground. We realized how huge the beer tents really...
Oktoberfest
Day 1:
woke up around 9, ate some breakfast, got my shit together and chilled until I left for the airport. Took the tube to Heathrow—VERY simple. 1 hour flight to Munich was surprisingly miserable with the two Irishmen yelling on my left and calling me “lovely”. fell asleep for a few minutes, then was woken up by the yelling. eventually arrived in Munich.. somehow figured out...
it's a charmed life
since I’ve last legitimately updated, I have done SO much. I went to Munich for Oktoberfest (as is evident below) which was phenomenal to say the least, had an amazing night with delicious bellini’s at Cipriani and done some good shopping at whole foods. I feel guilty for the laziness regarding my updates, but I guess it is just a sign of how busy I have been. I have noticed lately...
travel journal
I need to start a travel journal.. starting with my trip to Munich. I want to remember all of the amazing places I travel to. So far I will be going to: Greece (again), Lausanne, Montalcino, Paris (again as well), Berlin, Cairo, Barcelona (hopefully—if it doesn’t fall through), Amsterdam, Venice, Milan and probably more. I want to use one of the moleskines I just bought when I bought...