It's been a week. Sorry folks. And it's kind of sad that not too much has happened. At least that is what I think, but since you are tuned in I might as well tell you about some of the mundane things that have happened in the past week. I do have a slight problem though, and this occurs when I journal as well, is that after a day and a half after the said day has occurred, I can't really remember what I did. So here is the best recollection I can give you.
Superbowl Sunday. That's right people, I was dedicated enough to stay up until 5 AM to watch the Superbowl. And it was great because my team won! Go Giants! I'm not actually a Giants fan but my friend Christian is and he needed some extra support amongst all the Patriot fans so I thought I would help out. It was really fun though, of course not as great as the real Superbowl Sunday you would have at home with pizza and wings and chips and candy. But still we tried to emulate the real experience and bought a 60 cm pizza and beer. It was a fun time and I was really thankful that I didn't have class until 12:30. Also, favorite commercial: Bud Light with the rescue dog fetching beer- awesome I tell you, awesome!
The rest of the week: Monday was Monday. Tuesday was Piano Bar, like normal. That is so weird because Tuesdays are not normal drinking days for most people, but here everyday is a drinking day so what am I talking about. Wednesday wasn't anything special; I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, so not much to report on. I went to class and hung out with friends and ate a lot of food. Thursday was when the real fun began. My friend Sabine had entered into the AUBG Bowling Tournament so I went for support of course (we bought pre-game banitsa and pie-so healthy right?) and at the last minute I signed up thinking we would be on the same lane. We weren't. But I ended up bowling really well- a 92 and then 139, my highest score ever- and I was 11th out of all the bowlers. Can you believe that?! I went from hardly bowling a 48 three years ago to getting a 139. Dad, you would have been proud; my first 5 frames were either strikes or spares. It was crazy. But now I'm going to make a fool of myself because there is no way I'll ever bowl like that again, but it was great while it lasted!
Friday was just ridiculous because I was going to Plovdiv with Mary and needed to go to bed and we couldn't get a movie to show and then we were kicked out of Skapto 1 because more than 5 people with alcohol is a party and though there was only one guy really drinking it was still a "party". It didn't feel like one. So the next day I rode 5 hours to get to Plovdiv and then walked around Old City and saw some really really beautiful things with Mary and a large, lovely group of girls from AUBG and we had a blast. The snow is so pretty despite the below freezing temperatures all day. We had Indian for dinner (nan=yum...) and then went back to the hostel because it was WAY too cold to do anything else and we had the greatest conversation about random talents and such. You know how a sleepover with girls is. We rode the bus back (bus systems here are way more efficient than trains) and had a chill day of making apple pie and reading the Tipping Point. I would recommend both to anyone. Now it's snowing non-stop and while I'm glad that Missouri has finally gotten some snow, please come here and take some back with you because I don't want it here anymore. It's beautiful, but a pain sometimes.
Sabine and I have decided to not plan anything. Because it never pans out. So why try, right? Nikki, you are probably mortified right now but it's so true, especially with me. Anyway, because it never does go as planned we just wing it and hope it turns out great. Prime example: me bowling and getting into the final. But time is a funny thing. And I'm probably not going to say anything that you haven't heard but I'm going to say it anyway. So, time is a fickle thing. Days seem long here and weeks short, and then a month goes by and you have settled into this new life. It just flows and rushes all at the same time. Time feels different here than at home and the reason to me is unknown. But it's kind of nice. Maybe it's because I'm 8 hours ahead of everyone and time is just this figment that rules our lives without us even knowing it, always having to make an appointment or running on a schedule or giving yourself a time limit on something. Hmmm...
Well now that I've taken 2 hours of your time, I will sign off. Live honestly, lovingly, and excited to see new things. As the motto for this experience comes from the wisest animated movie I know-UP- Adventure is out there! So live it up people!
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