JACKET

On a lighter note - here is a photo of my new jacket....

Except it's green and orange and brown.... so really this photo is pretty much of no use at all other than to give you a very vague idea... and so that I can teach myself to post photos on this thing.

Sarah is a tired girl....

I can't sleep. Sometimes I feel like five days from now I'm going to just walk off the face of the earth. Yet I'm so excited to be this whole new person and take pictures and soak it all in that it makes up for the scary whole-new-country-where-people-don't-really-speak-English-and-the-beaurocrats-are-renowned-for-being-exceedingly-unhelpful... Maybe I go on about it too much, but really, moving from the "bubble" or the Ville of Sack to this huge city where I won't know a soul until like 7 days later when everyone starts to arrive?
(I'm really not THAT scared, it's just that it's 1:15 am here and I'm tired and what's the point of a blog if all I say is how un-scared I am to pick up and go? it would be so brave and boring)
Rana you'd probably say my "dukah" (sp?) is getting to me.
You know what the worst part is? I realized last week that I have never really been anywhere where I was completely unable to communicate or be understood. Sure I was in Mexico for like a week, but that was at a resort and really... Spanish is practically French anyway. But I'm going to Germany on the 6th!!! The couple I'm staying with told me to wait at the station at the booth that says "Deutsche Bahn - Auskunft" so that they can find me. For all I know that could say "Donuts!!! Welcome to Hannover!!!" or "Here stands stupid foreigner" or maybe "Douche Ban in effect - No douchebags allowed". I'm so fucked.

As good a reason as any....

Was talking with a friend today, and she suggested I start a blog seeing as how I'm leaving in a week to go on exchange in Strasbourg - a far cry from this silly city in Ontario. I figured, well, it's as good a reason as any - plus I've always kind of wanted to start my own blog... maybe this is my excuse! I can't really see how people stick with these things though, I try to avoid my computer most of the time as it is since I get glued to Facebook and checking emails and instant messaging.... And now this!!!
In theory this seems like a great way to let everyone know what I'm up to, without having to send out the mass emails that resemble newsletters and that really are kind of impersonal since you're sending them to so many people you don't want to offend anyone... Well I guess I should warn you..... reader-people...... that this blog could very possibly get offensive at some point or other, so don't bother getting attached to me if you like to keep things PG.
Anyway I promise that if I actually come back and write more stuff on this thing that I will post my pictures from my trip (my goal is to post photos on Facebook/otherwise at least once a month...), and give you the juicy details if I ever end up getting mugged!!! Well then!!!
Well Ranadoo I told you I would blog if you did, so blog away, and give me your.... "url"? So that whoever reads this can see what incredibly interesting and lovely friends I have, hahah!

Uhhhh... How do you even end these things anyway? Seems rude just to stop typing....
Well, uh, goodbye then.
SV