A laid-back weekend was just what I needed. Although 4-day weekends only come around once a month for me (and I'm not complaining about it), I often take advantage of them to do some traveling. Nevertheless, with my upcoming plans to visit Greece in a little under a month, and possibly Portugal, these past 4 days presented me with the opportunity to take some much needed rest and save some money too.
Of course my weekend would not be complete without having gone out at least one night, and while I don't regret it, I sure would change a few things. For starters, I told myself I wouldn't drink much, but I did. Secondly, I told myself I would have a relaxing night with friends, but of course I got out of hand. And lastly, I told myself I wouldn't do much spending, but I sure did some damage to my wallet............and then I lost it. Fuck my life and call me Suzy! That set the tone for the remainder of my 4 day break.
The last thing I remember from my night on Thursday was ripping up the screen of my window and climbing through it in order to get into my room. Terrible hangovers and I have become well-acquainted throughout the years, and somehow they never cease to amaze me how much of a fucking pain in the ass (and head) they truly are. This happened to be even more of a pain as I had to go into work for 2 hours on Friday in order to put the finishing touches on a project I had been working on for the previous two weeks. Upon completing this, my boy Tony and I made our way to Neustadt to try and find my phone, keys, cigarette case (the second one I lose!), wallet and all the things inside of it including: room key, all forms of identification, 2 credit cards, 1 bank card, driver's license, and a few work-related items. Mission not accomplished, I successfully failed.
The following 3 days consisted of random and sporadic little happenings of minimal importance. However, after canceling all of my monetary access cards, I found myself restrained to the confines of this AMAZING place called Illesheim, but most importantly my room. Even though I may sound sarcastic and completely apathetic about it, I actually accomplished much. I spent countless hours conducting German language courses on Rosetta Stone, surfing the web and reading up on interpersonal communications, catching up with friends and family back home, and being a bum playing video games and watching films. One of the things that I spoke about with Eugene while catching up was doing things in certain moderation. While traveling and living my life at a fast pace is often how I function, it was certainly refreshing to kick back and spend time on my own.
I've also made a list of newfound short-term goals for myself. Back in December before arriving here in Germany I made a list of things I wanted to accomplished, and many of those things I've successfully achieved. Some of the ones I need to brush up on, and WILL accomplish are getting into the physical shape I should be in, but that shouldn't be too much of a stressor. I will continue practicing and finessing my limited German, concentrate on being more amicable to those close to me here, as well as immerse myself into areas outside of my comfort zone. The last part goes hand-in-hand with creating new connections of meaningful proportions with non-Americans. Many of these things, and others that I did not mention WILL be accomplished and obtained by the end of July.
That is all for now. I felt like jotting down all the thoughts (and certain goals) that were running through my mind while cleaning my place for the past hour and a half. I sure feel spanish after all that cleaning. Anyways, I'm done. Thanks for reading everyone :-)
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