21 days to go
So the abdomen pain that I posted about has not increased at all, so I think it is just a sore muscle. I will be getting a physical again before I go to Europe, so if it is still bothering me, I will get it checked out again. With the school year winding down (I only teach another half day and then it’s just grading exams, proctoring, and some check out procedures until May 30th) and the pain subsiding, I am starting to get excited about my trip again.
My parents sent me some money for my 23rd birthday and that will cover the jacket I bought and probably some shoes that I want to get. My brother got me a gift card to target, so I will most likely use that to get a smaller toiletries bag (the one I have right now is huge and impractical). I don’t think I have to buy anything else now that I think about it. I might just need to get some first aid stuff and batteries for my camera, but I’m pretty set. I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday and picked up The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. I figure it’s pretty appropriate for reading when I’m traveling considering I’m going to Spain and France (although I’ll be going from Spain to France rather than the other way around like in the book). I’m thinking about bringing another book with me, but I don’t want anything that will take up too much space. I’ll probably just leave them at hostels after I finish them for other people to read.
I’ve also been getting my apartment ready to move. I passed on some of my furniture to my brother and I’m selling some more on craigslist. I hate moving so much just because it’s such a pain. I’m going to have to clean up around my apartment to make sure I don’t get stupid avoidable charges, especially since I didn’t have to put down a security deposit for my place.
I’ve been slacking with learning German and French. I know how to say a handful of phrases, but things have been busy. Hopefully I’m getting a better handle on how to pronounce some of the consonants and vowels, so I will most likely just print out some phrases that I might need and study them on trains. Luckily I’m going to Spain first and I at least know that language better than the other two.
Well, that was a lot of random stuff, but with 3 weeks left until the trip, I’m starting to get excited again. I’ve been looking at a lot of Gaudi architecture and I’m getting really psyched for Barcelona!
Posted by offhegoes03 on 05-19-2008 at 07:05 pm
Posted in Spain, France, Germany, and Switzerland
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As for leaving the books, you’ll find that a lot of hostels will have book exchanges for this very reason! Always a nice little resource on the road…
Yeah, I had read that some hostels do that, but forgot about it until you mentioned it. I’ll just take the one book and plan on exchanging it at some point.