It never ceases to amaze me at seeing a grown adult riding a scooter around Vienna. I see them everywhere and just don't understand. Maybe because back in Canada scooters are seen as a children's toy but I don't see the point. Does a scooter really get you from point A to point B any sooner? And I am not taking about scooters you sit on and drive, I am talking about scooters that are made out of aluminum, that you kick-push on and can fold up into a smaller version to carry lol. So confused!
Anyways, sorry for the rant. :) This last week was amazing! Megan decided to finish her 5 months of traveling off in Vienna with me; so awesome to see a familiar face from home. We had a crazy week that involved little sleep, an amusement park, shopping and lots of laughing. I have missed that crazy girl! Sounds like she had an amazing trip and I hope the week with me was a perfect send off to back home lol :).
Also this week was GAME 5!!! I am so excited that the Canucks are in the Stanley Cup Finals!! But also, I am really sad. This is the first time being away from home that I have ever gotten home sick. Sounds somewhat of a weird thing to get homesick over (well people here think that lol) but I am a little homesick. Usually I would be back home, celebrating with friends, drinking, cheering, yelling, watching the game at normal hours of the day, and maybe even going to a game in the finals. What I would give to go to a game in this series! Its just hard being so far from it all. I am so proud to be Canadian, a BC'er and especially a Canucks fan right now! Its funny how people here think I am crazy, that I get up at 2 or 3 am and watch hockey all night. SO many people have asked me "Why don't you just watch it in the morning?" WHY?! You can't watch hockey the next morning, I NEED to watch it live; I HAVE to stream it live! Especially when its the playoffs, no way am I watching it the next morning!
Time is winding down here; I booked my flight out of Vienna to start my traveling today. I leave Vienna June 29 and head to Belgium for a week before joining my parents in a car adventure through a bit of France, Switzerland and Austria. They might join me and my friend in Turkey, then I still have Greece and ending in Paris with 3 amazing friends I met here. Going home will be bittersweet; I really hope I will get to see these amazing people lots more in my life - going to be hard to say goodbye. But actually, I won't be saying goodbye, I prefer see you later because I will make sure I see them again xo.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Everything happens for a reason
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets.. So love the people who treat you right.. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."
The world is my oyster right now and I am taking full advantages of it :) Being overseas has been amazing! Everything is so close together in Europe that it has been far to easy to travel and spend money :). I just got back from a weekend in Budapest with 3 of my friends. We stayed in a hotel which was muchly needed after so many hostels. We actually got a room that was basically a little apartment. Tons of great memories and laughter.
On Saturday, we spent the day walking around Budapest; starting on the Buda side. We went to the castle and walked around the old town. We then crossed the river over to the Pest side and went to the Parliament building. In front of the Parliament building there were blown up pictures from a photo contest. There were so many amazing photos; many were taken in Romania. On the other side of the Parliament building, along the river, there is a memorial for Jews who were shot. They have about 60 shoes cemented along the rivers edge. It was beautiful yet so simple.
After traveling tons in the last couple weeks, I am finally going to take a break and just travel around Vienna and explore more of the city that I have been calling home for the last 3 and half months. The time has been flying by now! I can't believe it is already half way thru May. I finish school June 24, and will be leaving Vienna around the 28th of June; travel for a month or so. I will definitely miss this place and the amazing people who I have grown to love so much. Will be so hard to say goodbye to everyone and head home back to "reality". Oh how I want to avoid "reality" for longer, but my bank account would never let me ;).
I believe everything does happy for a reason, going back home I feel will show me that. I met the people I met here for a reason; I traveled to the places I traveled for a reason; everything that has happened to me here and from back home, all happened for a reason. I grow, I explore, I learn, I love, I lose, I live, and I laugh. And my laughter will never end, because it keeps me sane <3.
The world is my oyster right now and I am taking full advantages of it :) Being overseas has been amazing! Everything is so close together in Europe that it has been far to easy to travel and spend money :). I just got back from a weekend in Budapest with 3 of my friends. We stayed in a hotel which was muchly needed after so many hostels. We actually got a room that was basically a little apartment. Tons of great memories and laughter.
On Saturday, we spent the day walking around Budapest; starting on the Buda side. We went to the castle and walked around the old town. We then crossed the river over to the Pest side and went to the Parliament building. In front of the Parliament building there were blown up pictures from a photo contest. There were so many amazing photos; many were taken in Romania. On the other side of the Parliament building, along the river, there is a memorial for Jews who were shot. They have about 60 shoes cemented along the rivers edge. It was beautiful yet so simple.
After traveling tons in the last couple weeks, I am finally going to take a break and just travel around Vienna and explore more of the city that I have been calling home for the last 3 and half months. The time has been flying by now! I can't believe it is already half way thru May. I finish school June 24, and will be leaving Vienna around the 28th of June; travel for a month or so. I will definitely miss this place and the amazing people who I have grown to love so much. Will be so hard to say goodbye to everyone and head home back to "reality". Oh how I want to avoid "reality" for longer, but my bank account would never let me ;).
I believe everything does happy for a reason, going back home I feel will show me that. I met the people I met here for a reason; I traveled to the places I traveled for a reason; everything that has happened to me here and from back home, all happened for a reason. I grow, I explore, I learn, I love, I lose, I live, and I laugh. And my laughter will never end, because it keeps me sane <3.
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