So my weekly posts have gone down the drain, sorry! Nothing blog worthy has really been going on, so I thought I would just spare you the boredom of nothing posts.
This week has mostly been filled with essay writing; I am trying to finish my first one before I go to Rovijn, Croatia next week for spring break. WOOO! It promises to be a gong show of epic proportions. None of the other Canadian girls are going as they are off on their own adventures with friends from home at that time, so I am rooming with the three Spanish girls and Marine from France. It'll be fun, I hope.
On Thursday it was Alison's champagne birthday (she turned 22 on the 22nd) so we had a little afternoon party in the backyard for her. I decorated it with balloons and happy birthday signs all over as a surprise for her. She had received a cherry-chip cake mix (her fave) from home and desperately want to bake it, but we have no oven. Luckily we have recently been making friends with the people who have a balcony that overlooks our backyard, and the man just happened to be on the patio at the time we were discussing the oven situation. So, I suggested we ask the man if they have an oven and sure enough, they do! So Alison strolled on over to a complete strangers house with to use an oven that, I am fairly sure, has not been used in about 50 years. It actually started smoking when he turned it on. Regardless, she put her cake in and then came home while it was cooking. The man turned out to be super nice; when Ali left for like 20 minutes he called his mom to ask how he would know if the cake was done or not. I thought that was super cute. SO we ended up with a delicious cake, some champagne, and a group of really good friends. It was pretty much perfect, which makes me excited because Ali loves birthdays as much as I do!
This weekend is nothing special. Out last night, girls lunch and work on essay today, out again tonight, and tomorrow I have to get up and go to church to meet marijectica...I think she wants me to go to her house after, but I'm not completely sure. Then Monday I am hoping to finish up my paper because on Tuesday Vanessa is coming for the day to visit! YAY someone from home!! I am looking forward to that A LOT. I'm hoping to see her once more when I get back from Croatia. Wednesday is Croatia for the rest of the week/weekend and then BAM it's MAY already. Can you believe it?? I certainly cannot.
May is actually shaping up to be an excellent month for me; first it's my birthday (wehoo) and something is in the works here and I don't know what it is..all I know is that I'm not allowed to leave during the first week. Hrrrmmmm. And then Annette (irish) said she would come with me to Prague for a few days, probably the 13th-16th, so I'm pretty stoked about that because I thought I was going to have to go alone! And then I will work hard on my second paper before I go to BUDAPEST! Found super cheap flights on the 22nd and 25th (10 euro each way) so I am going to see my friend Anna and she is going to show me around. I'm pretty excited for that. Then it's more essays until the beginning of June, then one exam and I'm DONE! Then TURKEY!!!! So excited for that. I think Marie and Laura are coming as well so that's awesome. That will be around the 10th of June I think...and then I come back, one more week in Koper, one week with fam in Ljubljana and Prek, and then BAM it's time to go home! I cannot believeeeeeeeeee how fast these next two months are going to go, it honestly blows my mind.
Title Track: Todd Hunter Band
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Photograph
So this is just a picture post! I realized just recently that you have no idea who I am talking about most of the time, so I will try and post as many pictures as I can of my new friends so you can start putting faces to names!
Me and Mario (Spanish)
Me and Carlos (Spanish)
First Girls Lunch- Reka (Hungarian), Laura (Spanish), Alison, Hanna (Finnish), Me, Marie-Eve, Laura, Irene (Spanish), Rocio (Spanish)
Me and Gibs (Scottish) (his real name is David)
/> Me and Dave (Scottish)
Javier and Irene (Spanish)
Team Canada in Vienna! Marie-Eve, Laura, Me, Alison
Me, Shaun (Scottish), Hanna (Finnish), and Marine (French)
Rocio, Irene, Laura (Spanish)
Tom (French), Rocio (Spanish), Alison, Marine (French), Me, Laura, Maxim (French), Laura (Spanish), Clement (French), and Thomas (French)
Me and Catherine (Irish)
Title Track: Jamie Cullum
Me and Mario (Spanish)
Me and Carlos (Spanish)
First Girls Lunch- Reka (Hungarian), Laura (Spanish), Alison, Hanna (Finnish), Me, Marie-Eve, Laura, Irene (Spanish), Rocio (Spanish)
Me and Gibs (Scottish) (his real name is David)
/> Me and Dave (Scottish)
Javier and Irene (Spanish)
Team Canada in Vienna! Marie-Eve, Laura, Me, Alison
Me, Shaun (Scottish), Hanna (Finnish), and Marine (French)
Rocio, Irene, Laura (Spanish)
Tom (French), Rocio (Spanish), Alison, Marine (French), Me, Laura, Maxim (French), Laura (Spanish), Clement (French), and Thomas (French)
Me and Catherine (Irish)Title Track: Jamie Cullum
Friday, April 9, 2010
Hot Hot Hot!
Hazaaaaah it is beautiful out, FINALLY! A lovely, sunny, over +20 degree friday! We did our homework outside :) I bought sunscreen cause I could already feel myself burning.
This week has been pretty tame for once haha. Monday everything was closed, so we just kinda hung out at home and did some reading and such for school. The girls and I went for an early dinner at our fave place, La Storia, and just had a relaxed day. Tuesday we went to Trieste (pictures below) with Hanna to pick up our visas/ spend the lovely day outside walking around. BUT when we finally found the slovenian consulate, it was "closed" even though a man let us in. Then he said we'd have to come back the next day at 9 am to get them. So we said, screw you (not actually) and left. We then had a wonderful lunch outside in the sun, I finally ate cevapcici! They were so yummy, but also pretty pricey...oh well. Then we walked around for a while and found an open air market which was really cool. Made it back to Koper around 6 pm and then went out to a bar called Bellavita for Marine's birthday (french girl)/ latin music night. We danced our asses off, it was good fun. They play such random music here...it was latin, and then a grease medley, and then a 50
s-60's jive/elvis medley...so strange, but hilariously fun.
Wednesday was another school-reading day, so I did that, and then met Hanna and Marie for a coffee (as per every afternoon), and then went to see the scottish boys' new room at Port. They got put in a room meant for disabled people, which, while hilarious, also makes me jealous because the bathroom is HUGE (aka wheelchair accessable). That night it was the French international evening, so we learned about France for a bit and then ate cheese and drank wine. num num num. Later that night we went out dancing, like we do almost every wednesday, but it was pretty dull this time so laura and I left early. Yesterday I finished up some reading for my meeting today and then sat in the sun for a bit in the backyard. We went out for dinner and I had the best carrot soup...it was soooo good. I think the goodness may have been enhanced by the fact that we ALWAYS get beef broth with noodles, so this carrot soup was a rare and wonderful treat. Then last night we went to the movies, as it seems to be our thursday ritual.
Today I sat in the backyard and tanned/read/got a little burnt and then had class. Must start writing my papers ASAP because I want to be done everything before I plan on going to Turkey at the end of may. Good luck brain, you will need it. Then I went and had my afternoon Bela Kava and plans for tonight are still up in the air. That's pretty much it for me, although I will be sending a package home soon, so family, be prepared for that!
Alison, Hanna, and Marie-Eve at lunch
Piazza Unita, Trieste (Marie-Eve, Alison, Me)
mmm free samples
Cheese and Salami!
Title Track: Buster Poindexter
This week has been pretty tame for once haha. Monday everything was closed, so we just kinda hung out at home and did some reading and such for school. The girls and I went for an early dinner at our fave place, La Storia, and just had a relaxed day. Tuesday we went to Trieste (pictures below) with Hanna to pick up our visas/ spend the lovely day outside walking around. BUT when we finally found the slovenian consulate, it was "closed" even though a man let us in. Then he said we'd have to come back the next day at 9 am to get them. So we said, screw you (not actually) and left. We then had a wonderful lunch outside in the sun, I finally ate cevapcici! They were so yummy, but also pretty pricey...oh well. Then we walked around for a while and found an open air market which was really cool. Made it back to Koper around 6 pm and then went out to a bar called Bellavita for Marine's birthday (french girl)/ latin music night. We danced our asses off, it was good fun. They play such random music here...it was latin, and then a grease medley, and then a 50
s-60's jive/elvis medley...so strange, but hilariously fun.
Wednesday was another school-reading day, so I did that, and then met Hanna and Marie for a coffee (as per every afternoon), and then went to see the scottish boys' new room at Port. They got put in a room meant for disabled people, which, while hilarious, also makes me jealous because the bathroom is HUGE (aka wheelchair accessable). That night it was the French international evening, so we learned about France for a bit and then ate cheese and drank wine. num num num. Later that night we went out dancing, like we do almost every wednesday, but it was pretty dull this time so laura and I left early. Yesterday I finished up some reading for my meeting today and then sat in the sun for a bit in the backyard. We went out for dinner and I had the best carrot soup...it was soooo good. I think the goodness may have been enhanced by the fact that we ALWAYS get beef broth with noodles, so this carrot soup was a rare and wonderful treat. Then last night we went to the movies, as it seems to be our thursday ritual.
Today I sat in the backyard and tanned/read/got a little burnt and then had class. Must start writing my papers ASAP because I want to be done everything before I plan on going to Turkey at the end of may. Good luck brain, you will need it. Then I went and had my afternoon Bela Kava and plans for tonight are still up in the air. That's pretty much it for me, although I will be sending a package home soon, so family, be prepared for that!
Alison, Hanna, and Marie-Eve at lunch
Piazza Unita, Trieste (Marie-Eve, Alison, Me)
mmm free samples
Cheese and Salami!
Title Track: Buster Poindexter
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Spiderwebs
PS....we had a little visitor in our apartment last week. MR. GIANT SPIDER!! waahhhhh. Now, my mother thinks I am exaggerating the size, so I will post the pictures here for those who don't have facebook. Luckily, we called in the Scottish exterminators and Gibbs took care of it for us. (Shaun walked in, saw how big it was, and said "shhhhiiiitttt. Gibbs, you can handle this one."
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Gibbs saving us...right before he threw it at Marie Eve in the hallway D:
title track: No Doubt
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Gibbs saving us...right before he threw it at Marie Eve in the hallway D:
title track: No Doubt
One Hundred Million Years
...that's how long its been since my last post! haha
It's Easter! Since I just ate a butt load of food, I will do a quick recap of my week and then take a nap!
Last weekend was pretty chill...my fellow canadians got back from their road trip in Croatia/Bosnia so we just kinda hung out at home, they showed me pictures, etc etc. Sunday I went to palm sunday mass at the church and then just did some homework (you're shocked, I know)and then later went out for a pint with some of the guys.
Monday I had a meeting with my prof and she gave me some more ideas about which direction to take for my essay, and then recommended some more books, so I have an ass load of reading to do in the next while. On top of that, I still have to decide on my essay topic for my other class, and since I was sick on Friday when the others went to Ljub. to see him, I have yet to confirm a topic/get books/get started! ugh. My stress free life is no more! lame lame lame. Tuesday I honestly, for the life of me, cannot remember what I did...obviously was not a productive day! I know that we went to Atrij and had lunch with Hanna and Reka, but that is about it.
Wednesday we had a girls lunch with Hanna (Finnish), Reka(Hungarian), the Spanish girls, and Marine (French) which was really nice. When we all get together like that (all 10 of us haha), we are so loud! I think the staff at the restaurant were a little afraid. Then we walked to the new mall, Planet Tus, that had opened just that day. There were A MILLION (not literally) people there from all down the istrian coast, but it didn't feel that crowded inside. It is such a great mall...H&M, top shop, Zara, etc. plus a bowling alley/disco and a pool hall..and a cinema! hazaah! Finally something to do! That night it was the Scottish/Irish presentation night, so we all went to that and had a good laugh. The scottish try and claim alexander graham bell as a scottish inventor, but we Canadians know the truth and booed them as loud as we could. All in good fun of course. The more of these presentations that we go to, the more...interactive...they become haha. Then we all went out dancing till the wee hours of the morning..which meant that thursday was pretty much shot haha. I went for coffee with Ali and Laura at Calypso and read some stuff for school, and then when back later with Reka and had another coffee while we discussed the previous nights events. A lovely little girl chat and a coffee by the sea...what could be better??
Friday the others went to Ljub. like i mentioned earlier, but I couldn't stop coughing like a crazy person, so I stayed home. I did lots of reading which was actually good, and also dyed eggs! Good Friday traditions live on! Yesterday was another "do whatever" day, so we went back to Tus to look around and then read some more stuff and Hanna and I climbed the bell tower! 204 steps baby...the view was AMAZING, I will try and post a picture below. Then we went out for chinese food dinner and then to the new club at Tus...it was amazing! so much bigger than anything else here, decent music, no cover, and the drinks were not toooo expensive. Good night had by all, except at the end when some fight broke out and our poor scottish boys got injured. Well, Shaun got injured and Gibs just fell on his butt and now says his butt hurts. Shaun got in an actual fight and ended up breaking a bottle on some guys head which resulted in both of them having to go to Izola to the hospital for stitches. I will post a pic of that too haha.
Today is Easter! I made a huge lunch for my erasmus family and we had a lovely 3 hour chat in the garden while we ate. It was actually super nice! I am so glad I did it. Made it feel like homeeee. That's it for now! Enjoy the lovely photos.
top of the tower!
Shaun's battle wounds..complete with stitches in hand and lip
Lovely Easter Lunch, great food with great people :)
Title Track: M. Ward
It's Easter! Since I just ate a butt load of food, I will do a quick recap of my week and then take a nap!
Last weekend was pretty chill...my fellow canadians got back from their road trip in Croatia/Bosnia so we just kinda hung out at home, they showed me pictures, etc etc. Sunday I went to palm sunday mass at the church and then just did some homework (you're shocked, I know)and then later went out for a pint with some of the guys.
Monday I had a meeting with my prof and she gave me some more ideas about which direction to take for my essay, and then recommended some more books, so I have an ass load of reading to do in the next while. On top of that, I still have to decide on my essay topic for my other class, and since I was sick on Friday when the others went to Ljub. to see him, I have yet to confirm a topic/get books/get started! ugh. My stress free life is no more! lame lame lame. Tuesday I honestly, for the life of me, cannot remember what I did...obviously was not a productive day! I know that we went to Atrij and had lunch with Hanna and Reka, but that is about it.
Wednesday we had a girls lunch with Hanna (Finnish), Reka(Hungarian), the Spanish girls, and Marine (French) which was really nice. When we all get together like that (all 10 of us haha), we are so loud! I think the staff at the restaurant were a little afraid. Then we walked to the new mall, Planet Tus, that had opened just that day. There were A MILLION (not literally) people there from all down the istrian coast, but it didn't feel that crowded inside. It is such a great mall...H&M, top shop, Zara, etc. plus a bowling alley/disco and a pool hall..and a cinema! hazaah! Finally something to do! That night it was the Scottish/Irish presentation night, so we all went to that and had a good laugh. The scottish try and claim alexander graham bell as a scottish inventor, but we Canadians know the truth and booed them as loud as we could. All in good fun of course. The more of these presentations that we go to, the more...interactive...they become haha. Then we all went out dancing till the wee hours of the morning..which meant that thursday was pretty much shot haha. I went for coffee with Ali and Laura at Calypso and read some stuff for school, and then when back later with Reka and had another coffee while we discussed the previous nights events. A lovely little girl chat and a coffee by the sea...what could be better??
Friday the others went to Ljub. like i mentioned earlier, but I couldn't stop coughing like a crazy person, so I stayed home. I did lots of reading which was actually good, and also dyed eggs! Good Friday traditions live on! Yesterday was another "do whatever" day, so we went back to Tus to look around and then read some more stuff and Hanna and I climbed the bell tower! 204 steps baby...the view was AMAZING, I will try and post a picture below. Then we went out for chinese food dinner and then to the new club at Tus...it was amazing! so much bigger than anything else here, decent music, no cover, and the drinks were not toooo expensive. Good night had by all, except at the end when some fight broke out and our poor scottish boys got injured. Well, Shaun got injured and Gibs just fell on his butt and now says his butt hurts. Shaun got in an actual fight and ended up breaking a bottle on some guys head which resulted in both of them having to go to Izola to the hospital for stitches. I will post a pic of that too haha.
Today is Easter! I made a huge lunch for my erasmus family and we had a lovely 3 hour chat in the garden while we ate. It was actually super nice! I am so glad I did it. Made it feel like homeeee. That's it for now! Enjoy the lovely photos.
top of the tower!
Shaun's battle wounds..complete with stitches in hand and lip
Lovely Easter Lunch, great food with great people :)
Title Track: M. Ward
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