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August 14th, 2005

Subject: my poor feet Time: 12:02 pm

i officially think that i will never walk again for the rest of my life... over 150 km through northern spain..sleeping on the floor...barely any food..9 blisters on my feet and a swollen knee....i must be out of my mind.. but it was great anyways..=) no regrets!!! im still in spain..extending my stay in europe....then leaving for argentina...should be home middle of sept..=) im traveling alone now...amy went home early..........sigh.. its working out well though..=) miss u all..catch u soon!! cheers!

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June 30th, 2005

Subject: cinque terre Time: 11:26 pm Current Mood: exhausted

Okay..i know ive said this before...but seriously...this place is like gods special little teardrop plopped right on this mountainside....i dont have words for this place... what it is is 5 villages...and you take a hike through all of them...its supposed to take 5 hours to do the whole hike..but amy and i were adventerous... we tried to hike straight up...and were doing really well.....we see the road and think...wow!! we madeit...at the road...we look up..and there is another huge mountain to climb up...with no water and minimal food, we though..."no way" and went down the path we started on until it led to another path.... We stopped in the village of Cronaglia...all on an insane hill...and i cant even understand how people live here... when you climb to the bottom of the village...there is a bay...we just inthe water....this was the bluest, most beautiful water i have ever seen..and soo dense that if you float...you just dont even have to try....you just get carried away...it was fantastic!! We are almost ready to cancel a day in rome just to stay here another day... tommorrow we will spend more time hiking within each village and chill on the beaches....uggh i love it here! oh..in case you havent guessed...i recovered from whatever the heck i had...i totally almost went to the hospital that night..i couldnt breathe because my throat was swollen shut..and i was seriously freesing even with 4 blankets over me in hot, hot weather..finally in the middle of the night..i broke my fever....phew...and by later that day..i way ready to travel...aaahh... on the train, we were sitting next to this lady from denmark who was in italy visiting her grandmother...so i was telling her what had happened to me and she says.."wow, im a doctor" god i could have used her one day earlier!! when i went to the pharmacty to try to get drugs, the guy was recommending Claritan..are you kidding me!?!?!?! i wanted to cry... alls well that ends well...oh yeah...while hanging out in Venrassa...we ran into this kid Leo fomr Brazil that was in our room WAY back in london!!! Crazy huh!! we also ran into some girls who were at our campsite in Venice....small world...seriously...:) well...goodnight all..!!!!

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June 28th, 2005

Subject: uggh.. Time: 12:14 pm Current Mood: sick

i am seriously dying.....i dont know what happened...but im dying. My throat is so swollen that im choking on it and getting nasuea... its like 95 degrees..and i feel cold.... i dont even feel like being on this computer right now..but we are trying to pass time because we cannot get back to our room until 6 pm..and its only 12:15.....ugggh... On another note...siena is added to the list of wonderful places in the world....too bad i cant freakin enjoy it. but the place we are staying is in a vineyard. Yesterday amy and i sat in one and watched the sun go down..it was fabulous...:) thats really all i could type for now b/c i cant sit here anymore... moree later....sorry!

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June 26th, 2005

Subject: i love italy... Time: 01:49 pm

I love it.....We already went through Venice..and it was so wonderful..i cant even tell you. It was just so charming. We have been camping there...and that is rough in the heat...but def differnt. Our campsite had a pool...so we would wake up early, then sleep by the pool for a few hours..then head off into town. We rode on a water bus....i cant even tell you how weird it is that there are no cars.....all water traffic....we didnt ride an actual gondala because it was crazy expensive...but the bus was totally an experience in itself.. we ate gelato everyday...it tastes wonderful...and oh..i had a fabulous tirimisu....i felt like i was getting drunk off it!! now we are in florence..and our campsite has the most amazing view of all time.....we dont even need to leave it..but we did....we are in town now..and what do we do? find an interent cafe..ahah....because it has AC...the Tuscan sun is crazy..... oh...it was weird...as we were goign through the train station yesterday..we ran into this kid we met in Berlin...totally cool kid...he was looking for a place to stay..so we told him to come with us and had and excellant time hanging out..drinking wine....we also met up with these irish girls we met in venice and then with some american guys who thought they coudl predict people sign..but they could not at all...can i jsut tell you...i was predicting everyone..and i got it right..!! it was sooo weird!!! well, im running out of comp time......internet is 7 euro and hour here!!! outragous!!! tommorrow we are back on the train..leaving for Siena....yay!! miss ya'll ciao!

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June 21st, 2005

Subject: oopps....last entry i was in berlin....now im in munich!! Time: 04:20 pm

its soo hot out here today! We had to lug our big ol packs through munich today...looking for a laundry mat that we never found..oh well. We are only in this city for the day though..we leave for Venice tonite...then we are in italy for three weeks...how exciting!!! so heres whats been going on..first...Krakow. We took an overnight train with the Aussie I last mentioned...can I just tell you..we keep running into him...through Krakow..and again in Prague...unplanned..its really funny. We lost him the day we got to Krakow bc he went to get off the train, and Amy and i took too long to get off...next thing you know..the tram is moving..we completely missed our stop and left poor greg waiting on the street without even knowing where our hostel was. We got off at the next stop, and he was gone. But we found him the next day at Auschwitz..more about that later. Krakow is a wonderful place....except dont talk to any of the old ladies..they are mean! But the city is so pretty and reserved..one of the leaast touristy areas...we ate oout the first night for like super cheap...im so happy I finally aquired a taste for wine..its pretty cheap out here...if onlly I could do the same for beer..oh well. The second day we went to Auschwitz and Birkenhow (sp?)I cant get the images out of my head..they were sickening. They had collections of the hair that was cut off the woman after they were cremated..we went into the gas chambers...into the bunks where thez slept. They for stacked in threes...and 5 or 6 people had to share each rung...they would fight to get the top rung because since they were sick and not given time to use the bathroom, they would soil themselves and it would land on the people under them...sick. we saw ruins of the chambers that were destroyed..i cant even handle it...I have so much more to write about it..but it would be too much to read...soo... I went out that night in Krakow and got sick as anything..guess i cant handle Polish Vodka like i thought I could. The nightlife is really alot of fun though in this little place.. Next was off the Prague...can I just say..it was the most wonderful place of all. We went to the castle..jsut wait till u see the pics..and climbed the Petrin Tower...which is where we got a view of all of Prague along with Central Bohemia..it was amazing. The pictures dont do it justice one bit. There is a little town under that castle that is just untouched..and then a park where u could sunbathe and look right at the castle. Amy and I decided to be adventurous by hiking down the mountain rather than taking the path..it was fun. We took a day trip to Cesky Krumlov which is the least modern place on the planet...it was beautiful and small and just nice to sit around in. Oh, and guess who we ran into while we were there?? thats right...Greg the Aussie again..ahaha...and then on the last night, we ran into him again in Prague while we were watching the castle lit up at night. Prague is not that small for that to happen..its weird. One night we went out to the club that everyone told us sucked. It was 5 floors..one of the largest in Central Europe..it was okay. I had a great time dancing my ass off. I met a guy from New Hampshire there and the first thing he told me was that michael jackson was found innocent on all charges....what a funny converstion starter...good to know though...haha. We went to the club in a group of 6..we all got lost..and at the end of the night..it was jsut me and this girl dani...then i lost her..but she was holding my bag with my passport, money, everything...the club closed and she was not there...damn. I had no idea how to get home..and i had just spent the whooolle day walking..and 5 hours dancing..and it was 530am...but i walked an hour to get home b-c i was jsut lost..haha...funny...then i had to go find her to get my bag..she said she was lookin for me..oh well....slight scare there... we left Prague for Munich today..and tonite we leave for venice...the train is at 23 40...then there is a train change at 130 in the morning in salyburg..gosh this is going to be a lonngg night... you would think after all this time..amy and i would learn our lesson about trains and being on time..but no..we havent...we were racing up the stairs...and jsut as we get to the platform, the train doors close. Two of our friends from teh hostels were watching...we banged oon the doors screaming..nooooooooo and thez let us in.. well..out of time...write more later..... miss ya!!!

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June 13th, 2005

Current Music: Cats cradle-dont ask..haha Subject: no more munich..off to Krakow.. Time: 12:42 pm Current Mood: happy

Wow...how crazy is it that everything has been changing like crazy. Yesterday we made all these plans to do this and that....and then suddenlz realized we didnt want to do that anymore..and just changed it all. So tonite, we canceled a night in Berlin, and we are going to hop on a night train to Krakow. We are a little scared about it, because we have already heard from at least 10 backpackers who have been gased and robbed....We met this Aussie yesterday...(ooo..got a story about that one later). He just got to Berlin yesterday, and we convinced him to change his plans and come to Krakow and Prague with us...how weird right? Its even weirder because last night we all went out drinking and he just got up and left out of no where....it was like 3am and he had been gone for over an hour. He was not at the hostel when we went back either. This morning, we finally saw him and were like Where were you??? He said he had fallen asleep between two cars...hahaha....tooo funny. Anyways, other than drinking...(oh yeah..i tried Abstenth (sp?) the first night...weird stuff...got me drunk though..)..We havent been super motivated in Berlin. Its a difficult city with alot of history, and if zou dont know the history, its really rough to get a handle on it...but I will def go home and read about it. We did go to the Berling wall, Checkpoint Charlie, A jewish memorial site, Climbed the Reichstag, and saw the Luxemburg gates. Today, we are going to do a Tour called the Third Reich Tour...Its four hours and I heard it is super interestering. Tonite we get on the train for Poland. I am really excited, well, maybe not excited, but looking foward to going to Aushwitz (i know I totallz buthered that spelling) Its really going to be an amazing experience. Last night I was talking to this kid named Mike who lived in Cali. Wow. He had left in Feb and he is going back in Dec...He had really learned a whole bunch already, but one of the things he really learned was how much he appreciated America and all that we have. Its true, but Im not really feeling mz American pride while Im out here bc everything is so more lax out here...but I guess we will see. I do totally miss the quarter though. Out here they have 20 cent coins..and 2 cent coins. I enjoy the quarter much more..haha I do realize more and more, however, how much I appreciate the fact that we have the oppurtunity to travel and try these things. It just meeting all these people and everyone has a crazy story to tell. In just two weeks time, Amy and I have had sooo much to share with people, its unreal. Everyone has a different percpetive on the rituals of life, but we all kinda feel the same way about most things...which is beautiful, because it unites the world sooo much. Its beautiful. I am sooo feeling right now that I dont want to come back home...I just want to keep living...keep experiencing, keep learning....you know?? I dont know..maybe im just on some weird high today...but I feel reallz motivated now....I love it. So off to Krakow,poland tonite with the random Aussie, then to Prague, then finally to Italy for three weeks!!! Then we meet Kim in Croatia. I really cant wait to see her...I miss her big time...But since she is in south Africa, her email access im sure is slim..but i really hope she is okay over there... Well, time to get ready for our tour.... Missing you all... oh yeah..this is weird...at 3am, the sun was already beginning to rise..it was the craziest thing..and the sun doesnt go down until like 21:30. It was so weird. Okay..im really out of here...this German keyboard is driving me crazy...(the y and z are switched along with a few other significant letters and symbols.....

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June 9th, 2005

Subject: 14 days into the trip...2 1/2 months to go! Time: 09:13 pm Current Mood: accomplished

Here we are in Amsterdam.....its had its ups and downs...It's not the same as I remember it..maybe just because Im missing the key component-Stef...She and I had such a fabulous time last time, that my expectations were too high... The hostel we are in is not a mixed dorm, its all females....20 beds.... this is just a little bit for me to handle actually...soo...but, we have lockers and shelves in this one..and our own personal light over our bed so that we can read, which is soo super helpful, I can't even begin to say. This has been the only place so for that we have gotton up every morning at 9 to catch free breakfast, I am very shocked. but its been cool. We met a great girl from Austraila and another from New Zealand. What s difficult accent that one is to understand....I tell ya. This week, we took two day trips out of Amsterdam. One was to Haarlam....which was soooo cute...a mix between Bruges and Amsterdam...we loved it..:) then today we went to Utrecht, another great little dutch town...we loved it... Amsterdam was fun, we saw alot of different museums....one of my favs was the Evil musuem...all about ancient evil and stuff...i loved it..we walked past a pretty zoo, amy and Sam went to a sex museum..oh...then we headed to the Anne Frank house...that was really sad too....I just cant believe I was walking through the actual house. amazing... We took day trips to Haarlam and Utrecht these past two days...pretty little towns...i loved then...they were like amsterdam..but less touristy..and chill..it was really nice... Tommorrow...we have a 7hr train to Berlin...Im actually really pysched about that...b/c I want to nap..haha...read my book, and write more in my journal. so they'll be lots of time. all of our plans have changed soo much. We are now going to Munich after berlin...then..we are going to hike through the Bavarian Alps and see Mad Ludwigs Castle...how cool!!! then off to Italy for three weeks of scorching heat..oh boy I have already been through alot of ups and downs on this trip..all in one week..its amazing..but, i am prepared for it...I felt lonely as hell one day..then super motivated to meet new people then next..its weird..i miss Bruge soooo much...actually, we are making plans to go to a music festival at the end of our trip..yay!! well...out ot time....ta ta!!!

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June 4th, 2005

Subject: second week update Time: 07:17 pm Current Mood: happy

So here's whats been up...We are convinced we have a black cloud over our head, but but behind every cloud, a rainbow. First of all, we got stuck in london and extra day because of some sort of Bank Holiday that would of cost us way too much extra. So we left later with a 55 lb ticket to paris...that was $110 american dollars!!! With the eurorail...!!! I was upset. So we arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris. Unfortunately, we did not have any euros, we only had pounds and dollars, and there was no damn ATM in the train station, or anywhere nearby for that matter. No one would help us, which made it even worse..goodness, the french are such damn snobs!! All we needed was a way to get down the damn Metro! I would walk up to security and ask "parlez vous anglais?" and they would jsut turn their heads..jerks. We asked where the change office was to convert our money, and they would point us to ones that were closed. At this point it is after 10pm, we are afraid we aren't going to be able to check in, or that the metro would stop if we don't get a ticket. We try to pay by credit, but that didn't work either. Finally, we find a group of guy travelers who were also lost and being helped by and American woman who lived in France, so we jumped into their conversation to see if she could help us too. She didn't really know where the ATMs were though. Next thing we knew, one of the guys gave us 10 euro and said "Go ahead, get your selves in safe" Amy and I started to tear up..we were amazed at the kind gesture. At least Paris was beautiful. I appreciated it much, much more this time than I did before. I wished we had spent another day, but Amy was getting edgey about it...so whatever, we left. I'll have to pass back through though. I finally got to go up the eiffel this time and catch the end of the sunset, which was wonderful. Lost of pics to show when I get back! Oh, I have to tell you more about London. Wait, not much more to tell. I still wasn't impressed by the end of our stay...i was glad to be out of their and moving on to something more challeging. The part I did like though was the area by the Globe, or at least the reconstructed one. We went on a 2 pound walking tour and they walked us through the streets Shakespeare used to walk through and to the first theatre, The Rose, which they dug up half of and found a whole bunch of artifacts. It was just a really pretty section and my favorite part of the city. So back to that Black cloud. We were supposed to go from Paris to Madrid and begin our 3 weeks there....yeah okay..France decided to go on some sillie train strike and could not get us into spain until tommorrow (sunday) morning. Because of the time barrier we have with italy and croatia, we could nto afford to lose those days, so we change our entire itinerary around and go to Belgium instead, which is where we are right now--more about that later... Okay, more black cloud. On the last day of Paris, our train to Brussels was at 6:25. We walked around ALOT all day through Paris. We got an AWESOME picture of a man spread eagle, butt naked tanning along the Seine...haha it was fantastic! At 4:30 we were just walking past notre Dame when we start to head back. The Metro nearby was no where near the metro we needed, so we had to take this one train that was stopping EVERYONE before getting us where we needed to go-delays. Panicing now, we get to our hostel to pick up our bags at like 5:40...and we are RUNNING through the streets of paris with our packs, down stairs, everything. At the bottom of the stairs, there is a sign pointing right or left for the direction you need to go. Some guy behind us yells out "Go to the Left!" okay...this guy had no idea where we were going, how did he know? We didn't care..we went left. We knew we had only 2 stops to get to the 4 train that will take us to Gare Du Nord. We jump off the train, and as it pulls away, we realize we went the wrong way. We were in Pigalle. So we run to the other side, mind you, these train stations are real mazes....going from one side to the next is not as easy as it sounds! Get on the train, up 4 stops to the 4 train, get on the 4. ONE stop before the freakin train station, at the JULES JOFFRIN stop, there is some annoucement in french, and everyone gets off the train!! Oh my gosh!! its 6pm!!! we are in total panic mode now, when out of the clear blue, some woman in an Easyjet uniform, go figure, comes running up to us. She was American,but lived in france..(do we see a pattern here?) She explained to us that they found a "special package" on the train. We told her our story and she's like "you gotta take a cab, but I don't know if you are going to make it" So with high heels, along with a rolling lugguge thingy, she hauls ass through the crowd, knocking her luggage over, really puching her way through to a cab, explains to him EXACTLY where to take us, explains to us where we go when we get there and said "Start saying your prayers" We got there at 6:15pm and the stupid train was delayed. SIIGGHH what a panic though! Now all about Belgium. Love it. We are in Bruges. Its jsuta quiet, little town. Cobblesstone, chocolate, lace shops, and windmills pretty much sums it all up. Today we rented bikes and rode through the streets. It reminded me of my friend Susan from Quest..(hee, hee susan!!) It was soo peaceful. Along, the way, we ran into a free concert by a fountain. It was some tour sponsered by LEE. We watched this one band called Embankment. The were from Holland..and AMAZING!!!!! I am so going to check them out on the net when i get a chance. The people from this place are crazy nice. In the station from Brussels so Bruge, people were so nice and willing to help. HAHA....this is funny-we get on the train and sit down, get all comfy, lay our feet out, and the conducter guy comes over the check our tickets. He says "well, everything is fine except that you are sitting in first class" haha..opps! So we put our packs back on and take the walk of shame to second class. We walk through the whole next car and see there isn't much room, so then we walk to the NEXT car. We walk in there and its pretty empty. Amy says "Look, there's tables...so this must be first class again" Okay, back to the other car. We find a sit next to some people and a minute later im like ÄMy, there are tables here too! So maybe that was 2nd class as well!!" hahaha. We wait for the conducter to come back and we ask him and he confirms it is also second class, so we pick up our packs AGAIN and laughing the whole way, we go back to the third car. The conducter says behind us Ämericans, they want all the attention" EW! I resent that!! He was joking though-he was really an awesome guy. A couple of minutes later, this Belguim boy we walked past came to the back to talk to us. He was telling us about Bruge, and what to do. He told us about the bar of 300 beers. By the end of the trip, we had all made plans to meet up the next night to go to that bar. So we did...more about that later too... So at the Bruge train station, we are supposed to take a bus. There we meet two other backpackers who need to take the bus-one girl from canada and one guy from i dont remember where. They were going to a different hostel, but we were sure to tell them to come meet with us the next night at that bar. The girl, ayla was her name, did actually meet up, and she was awesome! Our hostel sucks..sucks, sucks, sucks!!! You gotta hold a button down in the shower the whole time. The place is a maze and took forever to find the room. They messed up our reservations. I hate it, but the people in the room rocked so much that it didn't really matter. We've been chillin with this one girl from Tenn. who is great. There was also two Alaskans there...weird to run into people fromt here...again. It was a brother and a sister. Nice people. That night, we went out to that bar. It was me,Amy, the two Alaskans, The tenn girl-her name is Caroline, the boy from the train-kenny, and his friend. Later that girl ayla from the bus met up with us with some guy from her hostel who was from new zealand...how cool. We had a great time! I actually drank beer. They had this amazing cherry beer and then some beer called kwak-pronounced GWOCK. I was just plesently buzzed for the evening. It was fun. One last thing. The chocolate. I swear, I wish I can bring back some for everyone...it is soooooo good!!! and for not a bad price. I cant even put into words how good it is. Oh, and the fries...soooooo good! I missed those from Amsterdam..:) We had Belgium waffle this morning...wonderful! I love food, I swear. Tonite we are just gonna hop around, our last night here...we are off to Amsterdam tommorrow..yay! More to follow...I will try to update soon that once a week... Miss ya'll!! sarah :)

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May 28th, 2005

Subject: London Time: 10:29 am Current Mood: accomplished

Amy and I ..well...and Kim are in our second day in london. I am not overly impressed, \i guess \im just more excited about moving on to other places...like spain. We are leaving on Tuesday...we got stuck here another day b/c of the holiday that they have this weekend. \i swear \i have already aquired a british accent. whenever i start to ask someone a question...i accent it...its weird. by the end of the london stay..ill be talking just like them. the hostel is nice, but we dont have the friendliest people in our room, except for this one guy from Brazil. Today we did a whole bunch of walking...we went to Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, Big Ben and the House of Pariliment, The london Eye...which by the way, we got made fun of last night for calling it a ferris wheel. This one local was like "we dont even know what a ferris wheel is" it was funny. Tonite we are going to hang out in the St james park b/c its gorgoues there. Oh yeah, we also went to Camden market today. What an awesome shopping spot. I went to Cyber dog...which is the coolest store ever. Didnt buy anything though..oh well..i have less than £60 to last me the next three days. The whole eating thing is weird...nothing but already made sandwiches every day. We go through so many phases of being hungry, thirsty, its hard to get used to....we went though sugar craving today..it was funny. picnicing in the park is so wonderful...so peaceful. anyways..this is all I have time for right now....we are in desparate need of a shower, and this morning we couldn't take one b/c there was no cold water. We ahven't showered since the morning we left...eww... Love ya..miss ya... -sarah

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May 23rd, 2005

Subject: almost time... Time: 10:20 pm Current Mood: ecstatic

Wow!!! Amy and I just tentatively packed our packs...just two more full days to go...boy are we stoked!!! Its starting to become sooo exciting and less scary...:) We so do not know where we are going half of the time..but that's okay..:) At this point..it doesn't matter...we are just going....Europe 2005..here we come!! :)

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May 20th, 2005

Subject: happy birthday to me.. Time: 12:55 am Current Mood: contemplative

Another year...come and gone. I remember dreading turning 23...and this was a tough year mentally. I learned alot, conquered alot...I don't know....Im wondering always twoard the future..and now I wonder how 24 will be. I hope Im wiser and smarter...and all that fun stuff... well, what a better way to celebrate your birthday than to graduate college...:) good night.

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May 19th, 2005

Subject: One week countdown.. Time: 09:49 pm Current Mood: chipper

So...here it is..down to 6 more days....am I nervous? Totally. Am I excited...totally? I wonder if Im making the right decisions already. I have 50 million things to do..and all I really wanna do is hang out with Hugo when he gets home. I miss him and Im going to miss him. ::sigh:: So far...we are heading into London...then to Paris...then probably to Spain..(its up in the air) Im going to pack my bags tonite...we jsut bought a bunch of little supplies...so hopefully...we are almost set...

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May 16th, 2005

Subject: and the results are..... Time: 01:34 pm Current Mood: ecstatic

I PASSED!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, I was shaking. As I finished up the test, I was already crying...when I saw PASS come across my screen...I was cerying for real now. The other people probably thought I failed..haha.. This test was hard too...I don't care what anyone says..After the first two questions, I was ready to get up and tell someone that they gave me the wrong test..haha I didn't recognize the material right away... ugggh wow...its all over...what a relief......I feel soo good right now...:) Now...TIME FOR DRINKS!!!

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May 15th, 2005

Subject: Test Day.. Time: 07:09 pm Current Mood: sad

Okay..so..i am def nervous now....tommorrow is test day..this is way worse than the SATs...::sigh:: I've studied all I can for today..though I will probably do some more in a little bit...Wish me luck all..:) I was just doing some research on what Hugo's mom has. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. Its really making me sad. The line on this journal said "Fortunately, only a minimal amount of people get a Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma which is good because of its dismal outcome. It talks about pain and such....It makes me soo sad to think that woman is going to suffer like that and there is nothing anyone can do. The say she could go as early as 8 months. Not only is it sad for her..but its really sad for both Hugo and the rest of the family. Hugo has told me alot about her...I feel as if I really, really know her...i wish there was something I can do. All I can do for now is pray I guess....We as people are soo small. We really have no control over anything...which is sooo scary.

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May 13th, 2005

Subject: Last day Time: 06:43 pm Current Mood: disappointed

That was it. Quest time is over. Four and one half years. I feel sorta sad..but also relived that I'm not imprisoned anymore. I almost feel bad for the people I left behind...I wish I could take a bunch of them with me. None of the managers even came by to say goodbye....That kinda hurt... But other than that...se la vie....Im off to a better world. Today, I will study for the boards..and that will pretty much be my task all weekend...After monday..Im getting drunk..haha. Thats all I wanted to say for now.....Ciao

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May 12th, 2005

Subject: FREEEE Time: 12:00 am

Wow.,..I finished all my finals..what a relief!! I don't know my grades yet..I know I got an A in Statistics..but that's it. Studying time is not over yet though..I have my boards on Monday and Im soo worried because I feel like I forgot soo much info...so Im trying to remember everything..but everything is too much..sooo..bascially, panic mode has set in. Once monday is over...its party time!! I leave for my trip in Two weeks from today. Feelings of excitement and fear are all setting in. I have no idea what to expect out there...and I am def one who fears the unknown...I hope the trip will teach me to loosen up a little..I really need that because I have become so uptight with everything due to school and work and everything. I also hope that it teaches me more confidence since I will be meeting so many people. I hope to learn how to "mingle" so to speak. Also, I want to learn how to make decisions...b/c that usually takes me forever too..and how to deal with the decisions I made, whether right or wrong. It seems soo sillie that Im leaving the country for so long to do these things..but hey..if this is what it takes...im hoping I become a better person from it. Oh my God..Jay is going to pay me my money back from LAST World series night..haha~~~ there you go Jay..YOur shoutout..;) So Jess called me the other day. I have to say I was quite surprised..but really glad. That girl sure knows how to swallow her pride better than I ever could...I find it so hard to speak to people IM mad at. Either way, Im glad she did...and Im glad she's traveling...I know she has similar goals and we both have a long road to walk..it would be nice to compare notes. Uggh..I have like 800 things on my mind...i don't feel like typing them all right now though..but I will.... Tootooloo all.. Sarah ;)

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May 3rd, 2005

Subject: Betrayel... Time: 11:16 pm Current Mood: sad

I really hate Quest now...I mean...there was anamosity (sp?) before..but this is the last straw. All because of one incident last week...such a stupid one too..I was on a phone call for awhile...getting help with some homework...and these people are turning it into the biggest deal of a lifetime. My manager refused to sign my request for my thursday switch..which is for school..if I cant switch my shift..I have to call out..which is bad. I don't even have sick time to call out..so if I do, the company is going to make me pay for it...which sucks b/c I need the money. My manager didnt even look at me last week, she won't even say anything to me. This is the last freakin week she is my manager and she wants to act like this... You know..I totally, totally understand I should not have been on the phone..whatever..but it was soo quiet that night..what the hell does it matter? And even so..is that really a reason to shun me? What hurts is all that I did for them...I bent over backwards. Numberous times I made complaints about other people not doing work...and she AGREED with me..but did nothing. This weekend was the worst..this stupid, fat, disgusting tub of lard I work with spent the entire shift snoring at the top of his lungs..it was sooo nasty. I had to throw something at him three times. He wasn't answering the phones because he was snoring so loud..and even when we yelled, he didn't move. I've made so many complaints about him..and nothing...that is okay I guess....I can't belive they would be like this.. I haven't been able to concentrate all day b/c I'm soooo hurt..I spent alot of time here....crucial years might i add...I went through changes there...but to see how they can just kick you out the door like that really hurts my feelings...I should have known....I've seen this before...why would I be any different?? :(

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May 2nd, 2005

Current Music: Dame la Gasoliiiiina...!!!!! Subject: the countdown... Time: 08:25 am Current Mood: calm

There's less than 30 days to go..wow. I have a million and one things to do. School is finished in 1 1/2 weeks...I leave Quest in 13 days...(that's what Im MOST happy about)...and I leave the country in like 25 days. I'm so psyched and almost prepared to take it all on. School has been tiring. This week goes like this: Chem exam-monday, Wex exam-Tues, Statistics exam-wend. after hospital,Hospital practical-thursday,work, work, work...thurs-sun..Chem Final-monday, Pathology Final-Tuesday...and then its over. I am hoping to take my boards on May 17th then I have my graudation Ceremony on May 17th for just my major..(anyone wanna come?) and my actual graduation on May 20...which is also my birthday...what a party that night will be...:) I remember when I first started and we all thought I was going to die..how on earth would I hold down this schedule...but I did it..and boy does it feel good. I can't wait to start up all over again..(though the state is being ridiculous about that..but that's another story) I think my grades are going to finish up well too. However, I didn't get student of the class and that's upsetting because I really wanted it and thought I deserved it because I worked hard, but they went by GPa and this other girl's is a 4.0 while mine is only like a 3.6 before this semester. Im going to get an A in Statistics which iM wikked happy about. Quest has been a nice little family for me for a little while. I mean..they watched me grow up basically and watched me go through my many stages...however, they don't appreciate people who really care about what they are doing. They have made me work with some of the biggest idiots imagineable and when I try to protest, its me or has the problem. They put up with the most inappropriate behavior...but then are always bothering the good people about little stupid things. I don't get it and never will. I feel like I should leave on a good note, however, I really, really have a few things I want to get off my chest and they better be careful not to step on my toes these last days b/c its won't be pretty. The trip is pretty much laid out now. I'm still looking for for things to add because I want to do more hikes...but those are going to be like last minute plans I guess. I bought my backpack on Friday and I love it...its soo cute..:) I bought a few pairs of really cute pants to wear also...don't worry..they'll be plenty of pictures. Here is the gameplan for all those who want to follow along. I'll probably repost again at some point before leaving when it's more solidified. London-Paris-Spain(three weeks)-Italy(three weeks)-Dubrovnik,croatia,Vienna, Austria-Budapest,Hungrey-Poland-Czech Republic-Berlin,Germany-and then it gets a little shaky..but maybe something like Stockholm,coppenhagen,amsterdam,belgium,scotland...or something like that...we'll see. I was thinking of also adding Slovakia..maybe spending more time in Croatia..I'm not sure...I will fill in all the blanks along the way I think...soo..I'm not worried...:) Amy is worrying me a bit...the girl has no money..I don't even know how she plans on doing this thing..but whatever....I wish I were just going alone sometimes..but I have to open my big mouth and be friendly....If i was only the person before that I am now. Hugo's mother is very sick. She has Broncial Aveoloar Carcinomas found across her lungs..Its so sad. There really is nothing they can do...Hugo is insanely close to her...so he's not dealing with it very well at all....Now is time for me to be with him..despite how much I hated him last week..but whatever. Hearing all these things just makes me wonder about the illnesses I am going to have to deal with with my mother. I'm so proud of her..she quit smoking...2 months now I think..I cannot believe it..but Im scared because after people do that, they get diagnosed with Lung cancer 6 months later...its scary. I need to get to conneticult before I leave to see Steph...I miss this girl soo much!! I'm so glad we have gotton to keep in touch since we bonded two summers ago in Amsterdam...bonding over Rob..who doesn't talk to us anymore..because apparently..there are more important things to him than the girls who were closet to him when he had nothing and was all alone. It's amazinging how quickly people forget. The real question is...what do we do when he's alone again and comes crawling back...? hmmmm I saw this movie last night...Big Girls Don't Cry...its a german flick..the girls in it are soooooo cute....and its a really good movie..I highly recommend it. I also saw Birth..weird, weird movie...try and tell me if you figure it out.... Well, Ive rambled enough...Im going to go now......Talk to ya'll soon..:) nyte,nyte

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April 19th, 2005

Subject: updates Time: 01:06 pm

The elected a new Pope this morning....A guy from Germany...oldest Pope elected at 78. I don't really know why I'm commenting on this. I don't follow the Pope, nor do I believe in the whole thing...but it's something historic and something to look back at. I have so many deadlines coming up..its amazing. I am leaving Quest in like 4 weeks...that is super exciting b/c I'm very sick of working there. I'm done with school in the same amount of time...done with the hosptial which Im also excited about b/c Im so done being a student. I leave for Europe in less than 40 days. Im pysched about that!! There is soo much to see and do..its going to be great...:) I want to look into all kinds of Volunteer programs to do and stuff..I think they will be exciting.. I've really been trying to brush up on my Spanish so that I can communicate with these people. Today is beautiful out. I think I am going to go to the duckpond and skate like I've been dying to do..I need the fresh air.... That's all..nothing much else....

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April 7th, 2005

Subject: Damn this game... Time: 01:22 am Current Mood: amused

Oh my god...after what had to be like well over 400 tries, I finally beat Spider Solitare 4 Suite....I, my friends, am a godess....:)

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