Make it easy for me…- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012So two weeks ago, things starting off rather normally apart from the absurd weather, I wake up to a phone call from a friend who wants to get coffee together. Ok, great. I get myself dressed and organized only to … Continue reading → […]Ashton
- The King of the Valley February 21, 2012
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Happy Monday…
Sorry if my email spammed you. Pretty awesome way to kick off a Monday… sigh. That also means I can’t send email for the next 24 hours. Thanks for your understanding.
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Learning Bengali…
It is Friday. I don’t think I’ve breathed twice since Monday at 9:00am. Today, we spent an hour learning to speak Bengali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language) just to see what it feels like to learn a language from scratch. It wasn’t easy. I … Continue reading
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My weekend…
Friday we all gathered for the England game after school, teachers and students alike – had a great time at Il Tunnel who shows the games outside on a giant screen. We watched the England/US game here too but this time … Continue reading
You really didn’t miss much…
But, outside of the daily routine of school/lunch/school/dinner/school/homework/bed routine we managed to fit in some group homework doing, some soccer watching, and Christian came over and made Catherine and I dinner one night. Oh, and I tried my first Campari … Continue reading
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Whew! Didyamissme?
So, as any of you who I’ve gotten a chance to exchange a quick message with this week can attest to, this week has been insane. There was no joking involved when they called this program intense. The good news? … Continue reading
Ugh.
I had a good and cool post [okay, no, it was a cop out post] ready for you guys cause I’m dead beat tired from our crazy days and tomorrow I have to teach for the first time. Naturally it … Continue reading
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First Day of School!
Which, is, admittedly a bizarre expression for someone who finished school just shy of 3 years ago with little intention to return so quickly. But then, I always did seem to like summer school [Geology Rocks!]. So today marked the … Continue reading
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Fiera di Alghero Preview!
So, what I didn’t realize is that this festival is all week long. Or maybe I did and I forgot to tell you guys…anyway, we popped down tonight in between World Cup games and thank heavens Germany/Australia was an unexciting … Continue reading
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Tidbits.
The flatmates and I spent Saturday on the beach and got sufficiently burned; I’m still hurting a bit. A Swedish fellow of 17 arrived yesterday to take 2 weeks of Italian classes. He took over Leti’s room as she carries on … Continue reading
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You did whhhattt?
A few random thoughts – I’d like to keep this as a running and repetitve post, but we’ll start here. Things I’ve done that were new… -Put my feet in the Mediterranean. Boom. One more major body of water off … Continue reading
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Ooooh, I love Parties!
There is apparently this festival going on this weekend: Which, after some research, looks to be quite fun! They’ll be showing World Cup games on a giant screen, tons of local foods, music, entertainment, etc. Saturday Catherine, Leti, myself, and … Continue reading
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My apartment…
So you want to see where I live? Well, without setting myself up for an axe murderer, I’ll give ya a few pictures. This place really is much better than I imagined [though, I do tend to be sort of … Continue reading
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Four Strangers walk into a Bar…
You last heard from me in Rome; right after that I got on the most empty plane flight I’ve ever seen. I have no wonder now about why it only runs every few days. All that said, it was short, … Continue reading
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Roma!
I’ve landed in Rome! I wanted to quickly touch base since I don’t exactly know what my internet is going to look like when I arrive in Alghero. A few quick things – THANK YOU so much to everyone who … Continue reading
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A ‘Going Away Gathering’
My friends are the jam. Most particularly – that Tim Lehan that I like so much. Anyway, he’s put together a small type gathering on Sunday, June 6th at Natty Greene’s in Downtown Raleigh. The plan is for folks to be … Continue reading
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