Today Im on my own at long last. I parted with shirah this afternoon and checked into a hostel in brussels where ill stay today and maybe tomorrow. I had a lot of fun with shirah, and will miss her dearly even though i only got 3 days with her (tear). but more on that later. The point is that I finally got a little free time to let everyone know Im still somewhat alive and let my mom know I havent been mugged yet, though thats probably around the next corner or so. Ive been keeping a travel journal, one entry for everday, and if I find myself with a large extent of free time Ill try and put down as much as i can, though it is rather large, so the majority may have to wait till I get home. In a nutshell though, the trip is amazing. I spent several days in Madrid and then several in Lisbon with dad and debra and ate several times with the frierson clan from texas. I saw really cool stuff in both cities; from Guernica and picasso to drunken football fans to fado and flamenco music (which rock my world), they were great. I then parted from all other frierson and took a flight to brussels, where I met shirah(exclamation point here). It was really good to have an old friend to talk to and her host family was incredibly nice. She and they showed me around brussels and Shirah and i went out to dessert with some of her friends and yesterday we went camping with the scouts (where 2 of her host sisters were). Today we took a train back to belgium, and parted ways because shirah has to go back to the u.S. on wed, and needs time with her family. So here i am, uploading all my photos so far for 1.25 euros an hour and trying to get some sort of update in for everyone I care for back home. I think I am going to go get a turkish pizza when im done here, before going to look for a present to leave on the leboufs doorstep as a thank you putting me up. Im also thinking about going with a couple of americans i met at the hostel to go beertasting in le grande place tonight; We will see. its 6 11 pm by the way, for anyone whos wondering.
Some personal notes
Mom= I havent gotten drunk or tried any drugs yet, though I have discovered that i like rouge, blanc, et rossette wines. The only good beers so far have been on tap, except for the kriek i tried a couple nights ago, which is made with cherries. Yum. Love you(exc.point)
Brandon= your tips on spanish restraunts were great, thanks(exc.point) but i found out you can drink the tap water in europe, so good news on that front.
Mckenzy= Your travel gift was amazing. Thank you so much(exc.point) I use the eye cover on every plane and Ive done 4 coloring pictures and will probably start jurrassic park soon. Oh, and you are sneaky(exc.point) I didnt even realize the bookmarks were in there until later that night. Im gonna find you something special.
Brandon= your tips on spanish restraunts were great, thanks (exc.point) Though I found out you can drink the tap water in europe, so hooray(exc.point)
I will try and connect this and the photos so i can explain what theyre all about, but not yet. hopefully soon.
Ok, I love you all, and will try to stay in as much touch as possible(exc.point)
love,
Garrett
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