there is a bird outside my window right not that sounds like a dying cat.
australia is so weird.
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I am in love with these girls.
Im pretty sure Jenny and I might be the same person
dec 11th.
Voorburg. a small cute town outside den haag.
what a lovely ending. im so happy i got out of amdam. i could spend my whole life there. i loved every minute of that place. it was so much fun.
coffee shops, shinanigans, alot of beer and getting water thrown at me by prostitutes. those crazy ladies.. i swear we werent even doing anything. just giggling. like they’ve never seen giggles before. did you know every one of them will charge you 50 euros for 15 minutes. i was asking for a group deal but they wouldnt go for it. ha. we are so silly. (it was all for kicks p.s., i would never.)
hmm what else..
there was a weird protest, concert thing going on in the square before i left. that was interesting. hmmmmm
most of my time in amsterdam is no where near PG. the hostel i was staying at was so much fun, the staff were so great and i met some raddddddd aussies that i was hanging out with
OH!
i rode a bike in amsterdam!! that was incredible. i almost died like 4 times it was so scary. but riding along canals is the most beautiful experience ever. but almost getting hit by trams is not. AND the bike i was initially given was way too big for me so i had to get a smaller bike and even that was a little too big so im riding around on this massive framed bike with BACK BRAKES. i HATE pedal brakes and i was the only one of the group that specifically wanted hand brakes and i was the only one who couldnt have them because i had to get a smaller frame. but i survived, so thats a bonus. its crazy though because you have no idea who has the right of way so you make it up as you go and that is how you almost die. multiple times. i generally like to pretend that since im on a bike i should have the right of way.. which is also what people in cars think and generally trams think too which starts getting dangerous. especially when your tour guide just keeps going and goes through traffic and runs lights and you just follow instead of paying attention to traffic lights and cars..
im pretty lucky, looking back now, that i didnt die. once again the horseshoe up my ass has proven helpful. thank god.
hmmm what else.
yeah that where i met the aussies and that trouble started. man, im really going to miss aussie people. i need to get myself down there pronto. they are so much fun to be around and there is never a dull moment. british people too. but not quite as good.
i did anne frank house too. wow that was really really sad. the house was haunted with pain and isolation, it was such an intense energy. there was on part where they had an interview with her father and it pretty much broke my heart. what they went through, for years, no sunlight, no fresh air, having to not make a sound, ever. only to be captured anyways and thrown into camps is so sad. i bet the people that reveiled them to the nazis never forgave themselves.
hmmmmmm happier thoughts.
today im going to a christmas market with my the cousins that im staying with. this place is amazing. its been a really cool experience to be taken care of by family that ive met maybe once or twice before this. family. its a word that is starting to mean more and more to me.
seriously though, a REAL bed with REAL pillows and a REAL pressure shower that is CLEAN!!!! you really dont know how much you’ve missed these things. oh! and they have three cats!! THREE!! :) and one of them, snowball slept with me ALL night. he is huge too!! like 19 lbs or something. he would give felix a run for his money.
i am really heartbroken that this vacation is over. by this time tomorrow i will be heading back to canada. that is so scary. i wish i could do it all over again.
its just going to be weird
every day when i wake up i have no idea who im going to meet, what im going to see, everyday is an adventure. i always end up doing things i would have never dreamed of, and meeting the most fantastic people and now that is all over.
now when i wake up ill know which job im going to, what ill be doing, back to reality. back to scheduals.
i know its a new chapter. but it sure wont be as good as this one.
this was the best time of my whole life even when i was lonely or sad or when i had to leave people that i had big crushes on or when they left me, even then i was so stoked on not knowing what was aorund the next corner. i always knew something just as good was about to happen.
guess i have to keep that attitude, keep adventuring.
its just not the same when your in a new country every week, new languages, new street signs and new map that has yet to be figured out.
but i guess the sooner i get home the sooner i can get to australia.
feb 2011 baby.
wow, im going to be so bummed to leave. ughhhh i already am so bummed.
the good news is i already did a full weeks meal plan for myself, and i already have yoga worked out and a momentary kitty sitting job lined up for when i get back. so at least all those things will make me happy.
well, this will probably be my last blog entry. tomorrow at 1pm im boarding my plane home and after stops in iceland and seattle ill be in calgary.
no more blogs, no more trains, no more parties.
now im really kicking myself for getting a plane ticket home, because i would really have stayed in amsterdam, and worked in a hostel- partying every night and sleeping till noon most days. those guys have got it good. expect amsterdam food isnt that good. OR i would have gone back to lisbon and worked for J-man, the manger of the hostel i was staying at, being his personal nutritionist and chef. how good would that be? salsa dancing every night and making breakfast every morning.
stupid plane ticket home.
stupid lack of ANY cash.
ughhhhh
sorry, im trying to be stoked. but i cant help being super bummed.
well, if this trip has taught me anything it is that no matter what you just got to buck up and get ‘er done. i can pretty much conquer anything. so hey, ill get through the next bit too. i always do.
cuz im a tough cookie. yep.
officially.
i think conquering 17 different cities with no help and no idea what im doing makes you pretty damn tough.
especially when you have to do it super hungover. ha ha ha ha
reality, two jobs, paying bills, meh, whatever. ill get through it.
good bye land of dreams. good bye living the adventure. I’ll see you again in feb.
well folks, this is it. thanks for tuning in, hope you enjoyed living inside my head for the past two months and living through my experiences with me.
its been swell.
love love love love love
xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxo
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mary, we are SO having a marathon when i get back.
i miss our 90210 nights.
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Dec 7th
wow.
5 days left. and im absolutely more broke then broke can be… and i can help but keep spending money. budgets stop existing in amsterdam. its a really big problem.
okay back up
brussels. it was crazy because i was going to go to luxembourg then the train i was catching had its last stop as brussels and i figured that as the universe telling me something so i went for it. and boy oh boy am i ever glad. i rocked up to this hostel and my roomate was this sweet hippy chick who was into emergy work and working on farms. she was such a sweetheart and we talked and talked and talked over belgium beer and i was loving life. talking about organic farming and love and the universe.
next day i walked around, ate a belgium waffle in BELGIUM!!! best ever. and did a walking tour, not that great.. then drank more beer, then ended up in the hostel bar with two old guys drinking whiskey on the rocks and swaping stories. till 6am.
ill just say anterp was a blur of hangover and exhaustion. ha.
AMSTERDAM!!!!!!
this place does my head in. the first night i got here i got to my hostel, hung out a bit, got SO STOKED THAT I AM IN AMSTERDAM!!!! then b lined it for a coffee shop. (dad, you might not want to be reading this..) so yeah, coffee shop, and a terrible rolled joint. it was shitty and the sitting area was uncomfortable and the music sucked and i got weird and paranoid and had to leave. they mix the weed with tabacco here so the high is like a rush of blood and its a weird combo. so i went back to my hostel and just read for like 4 hours. i just had to be alone and calm down and chill then i was okay. reading was followed by three belgium chocolate bars and sleep.
yesterday i went (ughhh bob dylan, why do you haunt me everywhere i go) anyways, i went on the free walking tour around amsterdam which was really interesting our tour guide was awesome, he gave us this special amdam liquor you can only get here, made completely out of juniper berries, my favorite by the canal. it was awesome. (yes my mind powers made the music stop. amazing.) (damn, its back. she knows where id liek to be, but it doesnt matter.. ) (ughhhh the memories..) anyways, i met this canadian guy from montreal and he wanted to see this film called “The kids are all right” at this really rad theatre, so cool so so cool. so we got our tickets, drank some mulled wine (delicious) and saw this movie. it was extra cool because they let you drink in the theatre. so i got a beer and popcorn and watched this amzing film about lesbien mothers. it was probably the best acting ive seen in a long time. i highly recommend this movie if anyone has heard of it.
after the movie went on an adventure. with a capital A. ill be talking about this more later, i wouldnt want to ruin the surprise..
afterwards i came back to my hostel and one of my previous roomates was at the bar so we had a couple drinks followed by rum and cokes and watching Elf in the basement with some hawaiians and more americans. i love that movie, probably the only movie that gives me holiday cheer.
after we wanted food so we got delicious french fries with extra garlic sauce.. so good the walked throught he red light district.
wow
this was defitetly a mile stone in my life.
at first, because i was drunk and a little high it seemed to me like they were robots in the windows, dancing and trying to be sexy, it was hard to grasp that they were real women. then it finally hits you and you realize they are real girls, just like me, with lives and friends and families and apartments and everything and then i got freaked out. its such a strange experience. there are big girls and skinny and big boobs and old ones and any type of girl you could want. and they dance and they try to get out to come in and its weird.
but a really cool experience. ive walked the red light district, man how cool is it that i can actually say that? pretty damn cool. i dont know too too many people who can say that.
man, ive accomplished so much on this trip.
after that we ate faffles, damn i can seem to get the spelling right.. and then i went to bed with a full full tummy. delicious. extra garlic sauce please.
im in a dorm of like 18 people, i have 17 roomies ha ha ha . its weird but the vibe is all good. i hope i dont wake up with another asshole thinking he can make out with me. next time im throwing punches. i swear.
today im thinking about doing a bike tour even though its chilly i think its a must, even though im broke.. ill fake it.. ha. its going to be a sad christmas, i believe in family love this year, not presents.. just so everyone is clear.. ha ha
damn this cold is getting the better half of me.
stuffy nose, cough, phlem like nobodys busniesss.
tonight im doing a pub crawl and im going to accomplish the impossible. going on a pub crawl and not getting so messy that you fall over and hit your head among other embarrassing things. its my life goal tonight. a clean, fun, pub crawl. yep. im only bringing like ten euro in my wallet too so that should help me out. i just wish i could eat dinner, a proper dinner so that i dont get smashed.. rice cakes..
anyways
tomorrow im doing the van gogh museum and anne franks house. and thursday ill probably just do as many free things as possible.
im battery on this laptop is almost out
have to go
love love love
Geneva Dec 2nd
soooo much to tell.
first. last hostel. what garbage. the guy threatened to call the cops on me because i basically told him that there was no way it was acceptable for his bed room to be the luggage room and that his kitchen was disgusting. he was so offended and got so mad. ughhhhh what a jerk. put such a bad taste for madrid in my mouth.
what else.. Roxanne was a crazy perosn in madrid. i cant even begin to discuss the trouble she got herself in. the photos say enough and sadly i cant remeber most of them being taken. im especially happy that i made it home eash night and that i only have one really really bad bruise. she has officially been put away .. untill amsterdam. im soo taking it easy till then. we pulled all nighters pretty much every night and would start drinking every day at like one. good lord. my liver has suffered like you wouldnt believe.
oh man. the last night i was in madrid we pulled stayed up will my girls and mikey had to leave on a plane at like 7 and so they left, after too many beers, 60% aqua shots and a night club, then i go to bed after they leave and i wake up with a spanish guy, probably one of the gus sleeping in the dorm MAKING OUT WITH ME!! i screamed at him to get the fuck away from me and he pissed off. i slept with my purse in my arms. GROSSS worst hostel ever!!!!!!!!!!!! thank god i wasnt raped. girls only dorms from here on. NOT COOL.
anyways.
geneva
after my train ride form 4pm till 11am the following day.. longest trip ever. i arrive in the snow filled land of switzerland. they speak mostly french here and i love it. you get the beauty of the french with the good nature of the swiss people. its a fantastic cross.
i found my hostel, and explored this magical city. i made a snow man and took photos and found a cathredral and walked and drank tea and read and wrote and it was beautiful. even though it was snowing like mad it was pretty nice out and i stuck it out even though my shoes were soaked all the way through my socks. when your in a magical new land sometimes you dont mind these things.
today it was beautiful and sunny and i walked all around lake geneva, took a boat ride around it, and saw the united nations. it was RADDDDD. i just walked around it thinking, holy man, so much has gone down here. it was cool. and i was so stoked to have the sun shine.
im trying to go fast cuz i have no time and i still have to book hostels.. oh dear. i need more time for sure.
hmmm what else.. i wandered though a couple neighborhoods and drank tea and ate a tarte that made me later want to kill myself and now i am going to eat some salad and beans and tons O garlic. im for sure coming down with something and i wont let it get the better of me.
i cant believe im almost out of time.
its going so fast now. im sorta mad that im getting sick now because i dont want to run myself down by running around so much.
okay. will chat again once i get to luxembourg!!!!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox
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November 26th still lisbon
is today friday? oh shit.
this is life.
love it
get drunk tuesday, wednesday, thursday, doesnt even matter in europe, there is ALWAYS a party. i love it. and ironically enough im taking it easy tonight, well for more reasons than one but tonight were taking the train to madrid. 10 30 to nine am. i hope its as good as the last one.
this week was crazy. really fun though. we did all our sight seeing today.. saw the ocean, a mini tower of london, a famous pastry shop, a cool arch, and some crazy modern art. it was a good day.
we actually made it down for the free hostel breakkie and didnt eat any shit today! i swear i got so fat on this trip. my body is wreaked im pretty bummed. im making all these plans for myself for when i get home so that i can get back to my rockin bod and get rid of this candida bullshit.
if i make goals when i get home then i can have things to keep my mind occupied and not go crazy from cold weather and being broke ass and being home. im going to work my ass off and get moving pronto.
madrid is going to be so much fun. our aussie friend from berlin is meeting us there and he is such a party im sooooo excited. plus some other friends from berlin are going to be there and im pretty stoked to see them again.
we have been cooking all of our meals here, its been so awesome. fresh fish, fresh salads the best guac ever. its been really awesome.
the pastries are my weakness. custard filling, oh lord..
but last night i was really feeling the old gluten allergy so im holding off for the moment. i really need to lay off the cheap beer tooo.
oh lord did i mention how cheap liquor is here!!??!?! for a litre of gin it was like 10 euro. that is like $16 maybe. and the beers here are like one euro or two euro tops. its ridiculous.
i cant even believe i only have like 16 days left or something. it makes me sick. i so dont want to even think about it. gag gag gag
after madrid is nice then luxembourg then amsterdam and then family in netherlands then fly home. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
then barf
must think of all the good things.
kitties
mary gossip
hugs
hugs
hugs
creating new adventuress
not having to change sim cards in my mobile every few days
whoa whoa whoa
stop this
must live in the now. now now now now now now now now now.
LOVEEEEEEEEE
MADRID!!!!!
IM IN LISBON!!!! IN PORTUGAL!!! holy hell how the hell did i end up in portugal??!?!?!?!?
i never ever thought i would go to portugal
this is insane!!!
ive seen portugal!!!! WHOAAAAA
god this is too cool.
i cant wait to conquer aussieland next. the land of beautiful men. yesssss
November 23rd
made it to portugal. night trains are really cool but they suck when your cabin is 28 degress celcius and you cant sleep. and whne you do fall asleep finally after like two hours of tossing and turning you wake up in dripping sweat and cant get back to sleep. ughhhhhhhhh
and i cant get into my hostel room till two so were sitting around the tv room watching movies and napping and i feel absolutely disgusting and sweaty and sticky and ughhhh
this hostel is rad though. tv room, common room, free eggs and toast and cereal every morning, dining room, tours and shit. its really nice. and it was fairly cheap!!! YESSSSSS
yesterday i basically laid around watching movies and relaxing before my long long train ride. it was easy and relaxing. ive had quite a few of those lately, preparing myself for a lack of those when i get home and try to work three jobs. oh did i mention there are mac computers!!!
ugh you have no idea how bad i smell. i seriously need to eat and shower.
so i heard its really easy to get a work visa for aussieland and i think im going to go there in feburary. it will still be really hot, good weather, ill start in melbourne and when it starts getting a bit chilly ill move up adn west hitting sydney and then queensland and then pirth. ive learned on this trip that i dont have to put up with cold weather and blizzards and depression and getting fat in the winter. i can do whatever i want to do with my life and that is not how i want to spend it. i want to spend it in the sunshine being happy and healthy.
okay well thats it for today. tonight were going out so ill preobably have some good shannagan stories that of course i wont be able to write on here but oh well
love love love
November 21st
tonight is karoke night. FUN
i have a six pack of beer for pre drinking and i only have a 20 euro allowence.
which i think will be fine, and then i am doing good for my budget. i figure if i only have a certain amount of money in my wallet then i cant over spend. folks, listen to how smart im getting. last night i had a crazy night. way too silly. dancing on stages and attempting to kiss boys with girlfriends. opps.
today i walked donw by the beach, i love the sea. i love the water. i could live here in this city and never get bored of walking to the sea everyday. its just so gorgeous.
i had a siesta and now im ready to party!! just kidding, i dont party.
tomorrow im heading off to lisbon. i have a long train ride. its an overnight train and i get first class which means i wil not wake up with a crazy person liking my forehead or anything. five till seven am. ughh but its okay, its pretty much my only option.
yes i just found out more aussie friends are going to meet up in madrid. that means the best times ever.
okay i guess i should make myself look a bit better and get my gear on. i wonder what time it is…. probably closer to ten anyway.
where is everyone??
shit yeah i have to get moving.
xoxoxox
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