I've had way too much damn caffeine
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who cares about the time... go running anyway
and if you dont want to... do some crunches..
Feel the Burn!!!
and if you dont want to... do some crunches..
Feel the Burn!!!
Pyper
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Okay, here we go. Something never before seen on the Lit bored. Pyper whining.
[whine]
Okay, so I'm moving out of my dorm room tomorrow to go back home to my parents, in order to organize my affairs to move to Spain. Is it moving back in with my parents, you ask, that is making me so whiny? No, I love my parents, and I don't mind staying with them, even if they don't have HBO or the Scifi channel. (Tangent whine: argh! No Scifi channel!) Is it the stress of moving to a foreign country then, you ask? No, it ain't that either. America sucks, and I wanna get outta here (just kidding, hehe).
Then, you say, what the hell are you so whiny about, Pyper? Well, I have mostly sorta finished packing, so everything around here looks creepily cold and sterile. No books on my shelves, my toys all packed up...it's starting to look uncomfortably like a prison cell. To add to that, I'm the only person left in my hall, out of nine people. It's....spooky around here. I'm scared. *clutches blanky* And I have to sleep in this place tonight.
*whimper*
[/whine]
Okay, that's all of the whine. Big deal for nothin', huh? Pyper is such a wuss.
[whine]
Okay, so I'm moving out of my dorm room tomorrow to go back home to my parents, in order to organize my affairs to move to Spain. Is it moving back in with my parents, you ask, that is making me so whiny? No, I love my parents, and I don't mind staying with them, even if they don't have HBO or the Scifi channel. (Tangent whine: argh! No Scifi channel!) Is it the stress of moving to a foreign country then, you ask? No, it ain't that either. America sucks, and I wanna get outta here (just kidding, hehe).
Then, you say, what the hell are you so whiny about, Pyper? Well, I have mostly sorta finished packing, so everything around here looks creepily cold and sterile. No books on my shelves, my toys all packed up...it's starting to look uncomfortably like a prison cell. To add to that, I'm the only person left in my hall, out of nine people. It's....spooky around here. I'm scared. *clutches blanky* And I have to sleep in this place tonight.
*whimper*
[/whine]
Okay, that's all of the whine. Big deal for nothin', huh? Pyper is such a wuss.
Willing and Unsure
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*hugs Pyper*
i know how you feel.. it sucks... just try not to think about it and look ahead to what's to come
i know how you feel.. it sucks... just try not to think about it and look ahead to what's to come
Pyper
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Wayul, (<--Texas "well" )
I am going to Spain to attend the University of Granada for a year. No Madrid, sorry. I will be stopping there on my flight over, and perhaps going back to play tourist. Why exactly am I going to study in Spain? Official reason: I want to become fluent in Spanish and immerse myself in a different culture. Unofficial reason: I wanna year off. The Spanish are really relaxed about this whole "school" thing, so it's vacation time for me!
Actually, both reasons are good. And my university system makes it really easy to go abroad, because we don't even have to transfer credit from the host university, it just automatically counts toward our degree. So yeah, I'm leaving in August for exotic places unknown. I may have to be absent from Lit for long stretches *sneef*...Lit withdrawl!
)I am going to Spain to attend the University of Granada for a year. No Madrid, sorry. I will be stopping there on my flight over, and perhaps going back to play tourist. Why exactly am I going to study in Spain? Official reason: I want to become fluent in Spanish and immerse myself in a different culture. Unofficial reason: I wanna year off. The Spanish are really relaxed about this whole "school" thing, so it's vacation time for me!
Actually, both reasons are good. And my university system makes it really easy to go abroad, because we don't even have to transfer credit from the host university, it just automatically counts toward our degree. So yeah, I'm leaving in August for exotic places unknown. I may have to be absent from Lit for long stretches *sneef*...Lit withdrawl!
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I would love to hear travel tips! I bought a guide to Andalucia on the recommendation of a returning student, so I've got that region covered. I do, however, plan to travel around quite a bit, and buying a guide to every place would not be economical I think.
Where did you study? What countries did you visit? Share!
Where did you study? What countries did you visit? Share!
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Wow, all these new ideas. Actually, I had planned to give the whole Germany area a miss on my parents' recommendation. They said that everybody looked so unhappy and glum, and the only nice place was the Black Forest. Also, I'm a little intimidated by Germany (looks around for Germans she might be offending). I'm quite, how should we say, Jewish looking, and I know that there is still a strong vibe of anti-semitism there. I know you are going to try to assuage my fears. Consider them assuaged by your ecstatic embracing of the German region. I'll definitely try to check it out.
The countries on my to-do list were: Morocco (I gotta go to Africa, and it's the closest foreign country to Granada), England (those English-types intrigue me), Ireland (ah, the homeland of my ancestors...or some of them anyway), and Italy (everybody says, "Do Italy!"). This list, is of course, definitely open to expansion.
The countries on my to-do list were: Morocco (I gotta go to Africa, and it's the closest foreign country to Granada), England (those English-types intrigue me), Ireland (ah, the homeland of my ancestors...or some of them anyway), and Italy (everybody says, "Do Italy!"). This list, is of course, definitely open to expansion.
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Your safety Briefing
When I went on a temporary duty deployment to Zaragosa AB, We were required to go through a local driving conditions briefing before our military lisences could be validated for driving in Spain.
The one thing that really stuck in my mind was two traffic signs and the briefer's commentary.
First he showed us a sign with a red triangle point down in a red circle containing the words "ceda el paso" "This means Yield," he told us.
Then he showed us a US standard octagnonal stop sign with the word "Halto" "This means, stop," he said.
"Now there is something important you need to know about these two signs. To a Spaniard, this," pointing to the stop sign, "means 'ceda el paso,' and this," flipping back to the Yield sign, "means nothing at all."
One other comment about Spanish drivers that stuck accompanied a picture of a European style crosswalk -- "This marking means that pedestrians have the right of way. Spaniards tend to use them as 'target range markers'"
Actually, the few times I had to drive off-base at Zaragosa, I found Spanish drivers to be very little different from drivers in California, or most big cities in the US.
If you plan to do any driving at all, study the International Traffic Signs. They aren't all quite as intuitive as the ones the US has adopted.
Pyper said:
When I went on a temporary duty deployment to Zaragosa AB, We were required to go through a local driving conditions briefing before our military lisences could be validated for driving in Spain.
The one thing that really stuck in my mind was two traffic signs and the briefer's commentary.
First he showed us a sign with a red triangle point down in a red circle containing the words "ceda el paso" "This means Yield," he told us.
Then he showed us a US standard octagnonal stop sign with the word "Halto" "This means, stop," he said.
"Now there is something important you need to know about these two signs. To a Spaniard, this," pointing to the stop sign, "means 'ceda el paso,' and this," flipping back to the Yield sign, "means nothing at all."
One other comment about Spanish drivers that stuck accompanied a picture of a European style crosswalk -- "This marking means that pedestrians have the right of way. Spaniards tend to use them as 'target range markers'"
Actually, the few times I had to drive off-base at Zaragosa, I found Spanish drivers to be very little different from drivers in California, or most big cities in the US.
If you plan to do any driving at all, study the International Traffic Signs. They aren't all quite as intuitive as the ones the US has adopted.
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Don't I know it about the Irish men. All the men on my mother's side of the family were umpteenth generation Irish Americans, and they were still all drunken deadbeats! (Except for my uncle, who's not a deadbeat, but still drunken.) But you gotta love those Irish accents. 
Okay, Lavy, I'm off to bed then. I have to get up mildly early to finish packing and move...holy cow, I just realized I'm leaving San Diego for a whole year! Wow! Strange how these things hit you at the last minute.
Okay, Lavy, I'm off to bed then. I have to get up mildly early to finish packing and move...holy cow, I just realized I'm leaving San Diego for a whole year! Wow! Strange how these things hit you at the last minute.
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Harold,
When you mentioned the significance of "ceda el paso" and "alto" to Spanish drivers, Californian drivers was exactly what I was thinking!
Thanks for the hints. A friend of mine recommended renting a car to drive around Spain, saying it was really reasonable, so I may go with that. On the other hand, I may do the bus or train thing, since I hate driving for long periods of time.
When you mentioned the significance of "ceda el paso" and "alto" to Spanish drivers, Californian drivers was exactly what I was thinking!
Thanks for the hints. A friend of mine recommended renting a car to drive around Spain, saying it was really reasonable, so I may go with that. On the other hand, I may do the bus or train thing, since I hate driving for long periods of time.
Weird Harold
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Pyper said:
Call your local DMV when you get home, and ask what you need to get an international driver's license. Some countries will let you drive on your US license, and others require an international license.
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God Bless Coffee!!!!!
