This one goes out to Marie-Louise

PALAIS DE L’EUROPE (extraterritorial area in Strasbourg, France) The maid came yesterday. Actually, she comes every Monday, but yesterday was the first time she made it up to Chateau de Gary. And to be honest, I think she had fun. As I’ve discussed before, my place is a freaking palace. It’s huge, and that means [...]

Notafinger!!!

PALAIS DE L’EUROPE (extraterritorial area in Strasbourg, France) Disclaimer: I apologize in advance for the forthcoming rant. I’ve just been in a feeling-sorry-for-myself mood and I’m well aware that I need a swift kick in the ass and somebody to tell me to snap the hell out of it. So I’m now 95% sure that [...]

I wish I was on that N-17

PALAIS DE L’EUROPE (extraterritorial area in Strasbourg, France) I was going to go to Fribourg, Switzerland this weekend for a hockey game, but instead I think I’m going to go to Freiburg, Germany for a DEL game. I’m really really excited about that. I’ll let y’all know how it goes. I’ve been doing the intern [...]

The party’s over, but things are just getting started

SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE I started my internship at the Council of Europe on Wednesday, and once again I seem to have lucked out incredibly. Normally, it’s very hard to land an internship at the Council of Europe, and being an American doesn’t make it any easier. But Syracuse University has connections with someone who’s very high [...]

Choose MY Own Adventure #2

SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE Alright folks, I know I haven’t updated in a while. I’ve been really busy doing nothing particularly interesting. I’ll elaborate on that a little later. But first thing’s first: THERE’S A NEW CHOOSE MY OWN ADVENTURE! Remember back in November when I let you decide who I went to see Barenaked Ladies with? [...]