I have had adventures

[hafital]

I haven't checked my LJ in weeks (it feels like months! there is some kind of time warp here.) and I can't tell you how wonderful it is to read my friends list and see how life moves along just like it always does even if I'm not paying any attention to it.

I've had bouts of homesickeness here and there since coming to Europe. I miss my bed and my things. I miss my car. Prague is beautiful, though, and Europe is always so interesting and there's always so many things to marvel at.

The world cup is here, and that's really a lot of fun. I'm a very passive observer of sports. I like to be among sports fans and watch the game and catch the highs and lows, rooting for this time or that team or whatever team strikes my fancy. People take soccer very seriously here! We watched the USA team get creamed by the Czech team in the middle of Old Town Square in the heart of Prague. It was awesome.

And! I went to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert (and bought a T-shirt, 'cause that's what you do) and that was amazing. So wonderful to see them! their beautiful faces and all those songs that speak of my wonderful wacky home. I think that's when I really started to feel homesick, because I know those guys. I mean, I don't really, not in a day to day basis, but they are the definitive California/Los Angeles rock group. I grew up with them singing to me. It was like having a little bit of home with me for a night.

Also, I've lost some of my friends here. The class I'm taking could be either 4 weeks or 2, and most of the people here who were my closest friends left, and so it's a bit shiftless here now, although I still have one girlfriend here who's nice and sweet, but I miss my friends. The dynamics of the group got a little (a lot) weird when we lost half our people -- I could go on and on about the little dramas that are enfolding, but I just can't write about it now. Nothing serious, but just so silly and... sort of ridiculous. I'm still having a wonderful time, though, drama and all. I suppose where ever humans go (especially a bunch of writer/poets) drama follows. :)

I have less then two weeks here, which I think is good. This week I'm going by myself to Karlovy Vary, which is a spa resort town. It's going to be great!

I hope you all haven't forgotten me. I sent everyone that asked for one a postcard. I hope they all arrive safely!

love, h.

Comments

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

As if we could forget you! You've been in my thoughts, and I'm glad to hear you're having a good time. The RHCP concert sounds memorable. :) Looking forward to hearing more. Have fun this week on your trip. {{{{{hugs you}}}}}

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Say hello to Karlovy Vary for me. Even just saying the name makes me nostalgic. I was there in 1993 with my parents and my grandparents and my aunt and her daughters; it was the last real trip my grandparents took. (They had gone there as newlyweds in 1936, and then escaped Czechoslovakia in 1939...)

[tod-hollykim.livejournal.com]

Now can we miss you? You keep moving? ;-)

Glad you are having some fun. But I do miss that you aren't on the east coast anymore. Wish I could have met up more than that once.

[rhi]

{{hugs}} Glad you're having fun!

[gattagrigia.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update and thanks for the postcard! I'm so envious... There is so much yet for me to see in Europe - no telling when or if I'll get back tho. Just fyi, the past couple of trips, I've also found that after about three weeks of travel, I'm ready to be home, with my cats and my bed and different clothes.

Have a great rest-of-the-trip!