"An as my life turns to a song..."

Greetings again! So I have now gone out for my 5th or 6th times handing in C.V.'s (resumé). I was freaking out a bit about money and then realized that I am in Europe and there is no need to freak out, whatever happens happens, sure it would be great to drink with my friends...but then again it will also be better this summer when I can do something amazing while in Prague or Paris or Madrid! I have been doing so much thinking out here about life and all that intellectual stuff. I have decided that I do want to live all over before settling down. I want to be able to see the sun rise at the earliest time in Australia, I want to help out some how in Africa wherever that maybe. Life is too short to just sit around and do the same old thing. I have met some amazing people from literally all over the world and I have only been here for 3 weeks (to the day actually)!

This weekend is that oh so commercialized day of Valentines Day. Amanda is setting up some surprise for me and she will not tell me what it is...so that will be a whole different entry. I am getting excited to go to Stockholm, Sweden in three weeks. A group of us are going to couchsurf (I recommend everyone just join the site for being an open couch). It is so much fun to open yourself to this whole different level of people letting complete strangers stay in their home and show them a blip of their lifestyle.

I have spent the last couple days under the weather unfortunately. I woke up Tuesday morning at 3:21 AM (10:21 EST) cluching my ear in extreme pain. I stayed awake until 6:30 AM and then decided to call the infirmary and speak to someone. The really helpful nurse suggested getting some acetaminophen and taking that until the swelling goes down...needless to say now I just have a bunch of earwax build up ("I can add that to my collection I keep under my desk"...Ren & Stimpy quote) I am feeling much better now except a muscle in my shoulder is carrying a lot of tension...if only I were at camp and I could go visit Erin and she would give me icyhot patches.

Well tonight is out weekly international pub night! All the international students get together and drink and converse between one another. It is a bunch of fun. I usually have fun conversations with a Norweigan girl, Latvian girl, German girl, two really cool french guys, and a kiwi (New Zeland). It is loads of fun and definitely a high light.

Well that is all for this week and I will update once the weekend is over. Hope everyone back home is doing well and is enjoying themselves.