Read all about it here.
26 February 2009
23 February 2009
Picasa Awesomeness
As promised, I have posted photos from my entire two-month trip. I took over 1,000 photos, so I didn't post nearly all of them, but I've put up a few from each place that I thought were moderately representative. They are on my Picasa Web Album , which can be accessed all the time from the link on the side of the blog page. Each city is it's own album, listed with the name "GET", which, because I know you'll ask, stands for "Great European Tour". Let me know if you want to see more photos from a specific location, as I've got a bunch. So, just enjoy vicariously traveling Europe! :)
20 February 2009
When internet is limited, one takes advantage of opportunities to blog
I really don't have much to say. I just thought I'd let you know that I'm all good and stuff.
We've been going non-stop all week. Museums, sightseeing, boat trips down the Seine. It's a lot of hard work! :)
There's also been meetings or excursions every morning, so it was nice to be able to sleep in this morning. I'm in the office with my laptop doing this weekend's downloading, as I won't have internet access again until Monday. I'll survive, I guess, but it's a bit of a pain to not have the web at home. This also means that, due to time differences and opening hours, it might be best to contact me on my phone. Or comment on my blog! Or send me an email! But if you want to skype me, we'll have to set up a time beforehand, so I'll know to bring my laptop and mic.
I haven't put the pictures on my camera on my computer yet, so once I do that, I'll add some photos from my trip to Picassa Online.
Talk to you later!
We've been going non-stop all week. Museums, sightseeing, boat trips down the Seine. It's a lot of hard work! :)
There's also been meetings or excursions every morning, so it was nice to be able to sleep in this morning. I'm in the office with my laptop doing this weekend's downloading, as I won't have internet access again until Monday. I'll survive, I guess, but it's a bit of a pain to not have the web at home. This also means that, due to time differences and opening hours, it might be best to contact me on my phone. Or comment on my blog! Or send me an email! But if you want to skype me, we'll have to set up a time beforehand, so I'll know to bring my laptop and mic.
I haven't put the pictures on my camera on my computer yet, so once I do that, I'll add some photos from my trip to Picassa Online.
Talk to you later!
17 February 2009
Cell phone
Hey, y'all. Orientation week in Paris is going great! I've got a cell phone. So, if anyone would like to call me, is can be done at...
[stops and thinks for a change]
...a phone number that I can email you. Just let me know if you want it. I can also recieve texts for free and send them for 25 Euro cents. No reason to be out of touch!
[stops and thinks for a change]
...a phone number that I can email you. Just let me know if you want it. I can also recieve texts for free and send them for 25 Euro cents. No reason to be out of touch!
13 February 2009
Chez moi, autre fois
Sorta.
I got to Paris Wednesday afternoon. I'm in a hostel for four nights, until the program starts on Sunday. It's a little bit strange to be here, mostly because of what I'm doing, or, more specifically, what I'm not doing. I'm not being a tourist. Well, not very much. I went on the free tour yesterday, in an effort to acquaint myself with the city a little. Tonight the Louvre is free for students under 26. Tomorrow, I may go to Lisieux for a day trip. But I'm not going to pay to go to museums that are covered by my program. So I'm chilling. I'll see if I can get some photos up on Picassa Web Albums later today. I'll post here when I do.
Love ya!
-Ganchi
I got to Paris Wednesday afternoon. I'm in a hostel for four nights, until the program starts on Sunday. It's a little bit strange to be here, mostly because of what I'm doing, or, more specifically, what I'm not doing. I'm not being a tourist. Well, not very much. I went on the free tour yesterday, in an effort to acquaint myself with the city a little. Tonight the Louvre is free for students under 26. Tomorrow, I may go to Lisieux for a day trip. But I'm not going to pay to go to museums that are covered by my program. So I'm chilling. I'll see if I can get some photos up on Picassa Web Albums later today. I'll post here when I do.
Love ya!
-Ganchi
10 February 2009
15 cm
I've decided that no matter the benefits of the metric system, it's not worth the loss of cultural identity. Pints of beer and foot-long subs, not to mention football, are at stake.
09 February 2009
Because I can.
I am writing this post.
I don't have a lot of time to actually write anything. I just wanted to let you know that I still exist. I'm in Luxembourg, in yet another hostel that wants me to pay for wifi, exept this time, it's 2,50 euro for half an hour. Yeah. I'm in an internet café.
I will blog about my trip when I get the chance.
Until then, I'll be practicing my French before the oral exam on Feb 16.
Au revoir!
I don't have a lot of time to actually write anything. I just wanted to let you know that I still exist. I'm in Luxembourg, in yet another hostel that wants me to pay for wifi, exept this time, it's 2,50 euro for half an hour. Yeah. I'm in an internet café.
I will blog about my trip when I get the chance.
Until then, I'll be practicing my French before the oral exam on Feb 16.
Au revoir!
03 February 2009
More Gamingness
This is my confession to you. I am only blogging right now because I need something to do while I wait for my 30.9 MB file to download. Darn crummy internet in Gaming!
However, since I last wrote, I have done some interesting things.
On Saturday, we went for a little walk around the town of Gaming. The Kartause, which houses the Franciscan campus, is just on the edge of town, but it's not a very long walk to get around. It's one of those towns that you miss if you blink. We admired the buildings and the creek and the snow. It's really quite picturesque, especially this time of year, with heaps of fresh white snow covering everything.
On Sunday, we went on a hike up to a frozen waterfall a good ways up a nearby mountain. It couldn't have been more than two miles up to the fall, which was quite a sight. It wasn't completely frozen, so there was a little water trickling down part of it, which fed the creek in town. But the parts of the fall that were frozen looked reminiscent of that scene from the Narnia movie. It's a tower of icicles. Really quite impressive.
The problem was that I've been suffering from quite the cold this week. (Though it's really the best week of my trip to be under the weather, while I'm not traveling non-stop.) And I had slept in really late that morning, so I wasn't hungry for breakfast, and then I had to rush out the door when I found out about the hike. We didn't realize how far of a climb it was, all up-hill, and in deep, soft snow. So by the time I got most of the way to the top, I was out of breath, and by the time we were climbing down again, I was lightheaded. By the time we got back to the Kartause (with Tessa and Erica being so helpful and patient) my hands were absolutely dumb all over. It was agonizing as they defrosted, and then they had to force feed me protein and carbs to regain all the calories I hadn't needed to burn. But I still thought the waterfall was great! I've just learned an important lesson about food and hiking.
It's Tuesday night as I write this. Tomorrow morning I'm leaving Gaming to begin the last leg of my journey. Salzburg, Munich, Cologne, Trier, Luxembourg, Brussels, and finally, Paris.
I've got a lot of business done on this week-long break from traveling. The last faxes have been sent and I'm just about ready (officially) for my semester in Paris. It's coming up faster that I had realized.
Well, I'll hopefully be posting soon about Salzburg and Germany.
Until then,
God bless,
Un beso,
-Ganchi
However, since I last wrote, I have done some interesting things.
On Saturday, we went for a little walk around the town of Gaming. The Kartause, which houses the Franciscan campus, is just on the edge of town, but it's not a very long walk to get around. It's one of those towns that you miss if you blink. We admired the buildings and the creek and the snow. It's really quite picturesque, especially this time of year, with heaps of fresh white snow covering everything.
On Sunday, we went on a hike up to a frozen waterfall a good ways up a nearby mountain. It couldn't have been more than two miles up to the fall, which was quite a sight. It wasn't completely frozen, so there was a little water trickling down part of it, which fed the creek in town. But the parts of the fall that were frozen looked reminiscent of that scene from the Narnia movie. It's a tower of icicles. Really quite impressive.
The problem was that I've been suffering from quite the cold this week. (Though it's really the best week of my trip to be under the weather, while I'm not traveling non-stop.) And I had slept in really late that morning, so I wasn't hungry for breakfast, and then I had to rush out the door when I found out about the hike. We didn't realize how far of a climb it was, all up-hill, and in deep, soft snow. So by the time I got most of the way to the top, I was out of breath, and by the time we were climbing down again, I was lightheaded. By the time we got back to the Kartause (with Tessa and Erica being so helpful and patient) my hands were absolutely dumb all over. It was agonizing as they defrosted, and then they had to force feed me protein and carbs to regain all the calories I hadn't needed to burn. But I still thought the waterfall was great! I've just learned an important lesson about food and hiking.
It's Tuesday night as I write this. Tomorrow morning I'm leaving Gaming to begin the last leg of my journey. Salzburg, Munich, Cologne, Trier, Luxembourg, Brussels, and finally, Paris.
I've got a lot of business done on this week-long break from traveling. The last faxes have been sent and I'm just about ready (officially) for my semester in Paris. It's coming up faster that I had realized.
Well, I'll hopefully be posting soon about Salzburg and Germany.
Until then,
God bless,
Un beso,
-Ganchi
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