Day 22

2:11 god I can not stand middle eastern music, it does my head in! (You'll have to excuse the British-ism, all the books I brought are by British authors, so the odd expression may creep in occasionally). The guy is telling me the sound card is broken on this computer, so I can't listen to my own music, so I am being denied my Chad! Although I have to admit the food isn't too bad, even if I had to come all the way to Europe to try it, and it was prepared by a Canadian no less. (I had dinner at Lisa's last night). She made this chicken coconut curry thing, she saw on a cooking show on the BBC. It was an quite international dinner. The bread was Italian, curry is indian, and it was served on thai noodles. Plus I am sure coconuts are like from N. America, and it is a British reciepe, and the ingredients are all from Austria. It was spicy but good. I had to have two glasses of milk as I ate to cool my mouth down. I never had curry before. I like going to Lisa's place because she has tv and gets BBC, it is so nice to be able to watch and hear something in English, even if it is cheezy S Club 7.
I guess I am starting to go through cultural shock and starting to miss stuff from home, like root beer, and maple syrup. I guess it's all part of the process, and according to Wanda everybody goes through it, it is completely normal. I will just have to read up on . (Val if you read this before you go to S. Korea, bring Maple Syrup for yourself). If I ask for any care packages those are things I definately want. -not that I can get ANY mail because Helga didn't give me the mail key. Anyways, I love making french toast and I miss it. Apparently they don't have that sort of thing in Britian (according to my Shopaholic book, which co-incidently I am reading the second one already, and it is a about a British girl who goes to N. America.) I am still not entirely healthy, and there is no ginger ale to be had for my stomach, when it is sore. Anyways back to yesterday:
This was all after we had met up with Amy, and went for coffee at Cafe Europa, or rather melanges, a specific type of Viennese coffee. It was ok, I am not a coffee drinker as most of you know. Amy is pretty nice, she went home for the holidays, her dad paid for her flight, and she surprised her family. I feel so childlish compared to them, they are both real lawyers, and are well travelled, and in their late 20's. Here's me, this is the longest I have ever been away from Canada, never been to Europe, only has a BA, and in my early 20's (Although soon to be in my mid-20's, that's another story in itself). But I do like them, and I can learn from them. By the way, Amy is actually younger than Lisa, she just sounds older (like she's 40)
Amy came up with the great idea of why don't I see if I can get into a student dorm while I am in Paris, it would be cheap, so I will have to look into it. Helga is returning Tommorow I called her house last night, to find out what's going on. And that's what her mother told me. That's what's going on on that front.
As for the plan for today, I am going to watch a movie at Michaela and Guys, maybe Gawan will come too. I think we are going to watch Whale Rider or something like that. So that's that.
I am sure everyone smoking everywhere freely isn't helping my health much, the smoke is starting to bother me. I think it's stonger than N.A., certainly Canadian cigarettes. I am sure my lungs will be black by the time I am home. Missing the smoke free enviroment of London (Ontario, obviously). I am happy to be here, and am enjoying myself, so don't get the wrong idea, I just get kinda touchy and grumpy when I am not feeling 100% myself.