Update City

So I’m officially, um, 11 days away from leaving the country?  Yea, you could say that I’m getting fairly excited, nervous, anxious, freaking out, etc.. I’m going to first update some changes to the trip and then update what’s been going on with my life.

First off, I’ve made a few changes to what all is going to be going on with my Euro Trip.  The main thing is that I’ve basically cut out the whole staying in France for two months part.  Instead I’ve decided to try and really learn as much German as I can and stay in Germany for 5 months.  This will let me stay at the language course in Hamburg for 2 months and then go and work for 3 months.  I’m still planning on going to Spain in January for a language course that will hopefully help me perfect my Spanish.  Then I’ll still follow the plans in Italy to take a language class in Bologna for 2 months and then work in Milan for the next 4 months.  I’ve got a one-way ticket, so that gives me the flexibility to book the other half of that ticket whenever I want and kind of just roam around Europe for a while.

Secondly, what has been going on in my life?  Well, I’ve been working for my dad’s company most of the summer basically trying to update his website.  Go check it out in like a week and it should be done by then.  Besides working, I’ve been going around and buying a lot of things that I think I’ll need for the next year.  I bought this thing called a Slingbox which will let me watch anything from my parent’s DVR on my computer anywhere in the world.  I’m a huge sports fan and with the way the Rangers are playing right now, to go along with Baylor football/basketball, there was just no way I’d be able to live with missing my favorite teams do awesome things while I’m gone.  Anyways, that should solve that problem.  I’ve also been going down to Waco a lot and visiting everyone whenever I’ve got the chance.

I went down this past weekend and leaving the city was kind of weird.  I had this pretty intense feeling while I was in the car like I wanted to start crying or something.  I tried to make myself let out the emotions, but I just couldn’t.  I haven’t shed a tear in over a year and haven’t full out cried in about 4 years, so I kind of just sat there in my car making weird faces until I just gave up.  So I’m not really sure what I was feeling in my car, but I think it was a mix of nervousness that Europe was so close and a feeling of closure on a city I’ve spent the last 4 years in.  Anyways, that’s been going on.  I’ll be updating a lot more now that the trip is getting so close.  So hopefully you’re clicking the link on my facebook/twitter and reading about my life.  I promise, once I get to Germany I’ll be much more informative about living the life of a Euro.

PS - Like the new page design?  Ya, it’s pretty sweet, I know it.

20 July 2010 · Comments