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Krakow, Poland. 100 students, 1 hotel built by Nazis. Lectures and activities from 9 in the morning till 8 at night. The least sleep I've ever had over an extended period of time. Lots of beer. New friends from 4 continents I wish I could have met sooner. Getting so much attention from so many people. Sneaking into the computer lab of the hotel ( Read more... )

After Germany and Prague, we took a train to Olomouc, a small college town in Czech Republic where Marek owns a bar. We left our luggage there, drank beer, met up with other friends, and took a train to a bus to another train to a village in the middle of nowhere -- not even at ATM -- and yet only 50 kilometers from Vienna. Marek's friend owns a ( Read more... )

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Today I'm packing, getting a haircut, and cramming everything I'll miss about the Netherlands into 24 hours one last time. Which, practically speaking, actually translates to raw herring and apple tarts and stroopwaffels. Tomorrow a trip to Den Hague and Rotterdam with the Polish people. Wednesday for any loose ends and selling back my bike, and ( Read more... )

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Hi everyone. I hung with Hayden White in Utrecht ( Read more... )

Seasons freak me out. I am, at heart, a southern Californian. Winter is depressing. Summer is oppressive. But the other two -- they freak me out in an amazing way ( Read more... )

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