| :oooooooooowwwwwwe, go dani k: |
[27 Jul 2003|11:01pm] |
congrats to the most rockin' chick in canada!
i love you.
how many times i have said it...God is good.
i left croatia appx. 31 hours ago, by ferry, and arrived in zurich 25 hours later at 17:00.
no shower, not much sleep, random meals from auto grills, no email :(
when i left croatia, my plan was to try and get ahold of family in zurich, but not knowing if i would be successful.
i tried to contact her when i was in roma this morning, but no luck.
so, i continued my trek up to zurich, regardless of the unknown status of my whereabouts tonight.
when i arrived in milano at 12, i called again...SUCCESS.
not only did i get odette, but she offered to pick me up at the train station!
ha, God is good.
i prayed so much about this, hoping that i would be ok and have somewhere to stay.
so, 17:00, they pick me up, we go to bbq at their friend's flat, and i ate the best meat ever, risotto, salad, and these sugar crusted almonds that are amazing.
thunder and lightening pounded outside as i just quietly listened to them gab in german swiss...it was great.
the son of their friends is 20, and has offered to take me into zurich one night.
sure, why not?
i feel as if i normally have some very important things to say here.
tonight, i do not.
except that i finally feel like i have somewhat of a home.
i have free email, phone, and washing. rock on.
i have no idea what i will be doing for the next week i am here, but i am sure it will be lovely.
one month from today, i will be 23.
twenty three.
my favorite #.
and i have not a clue where i will be, although i am aiming for a day in paris, if pierre is available.
last night, the train to roma from bari was packed.
the german guy i met on the ferry, claudius, and i found a compartment, but then 3 spanish kids shared with us.
we had the couchettes that fold down, so we all 5 packed in a row like sardines upon our makeshift bed.
i was laying there thinking about how weird it was that i was with 4 people that i had literally just met, and we were happily sharing a 6x6' space.
that is what travelling is about.
i woke up at about 6, the spanish kids were gone, and claudius was taking up most of the space, and the sun was rising over the italian countryside.
what could really be better?
i am so up and down, but today i am up.
when i think back on the month i have been here, and the numerous blessed souls i have met, i cannot imagine giving in now, only a third through, and possibly missing out on another great bunch of people.
i can do without the sites and fluff...but the people, they are what matters.
i still want to come home.
no matter how busy, how crowded, how dirty LA may be, it is my home.
there is not another place in the world i could ever call home.
i think i will literally kiss the ground when i return.
man, dani, i am still in shock.
phew.
i want to get married.
so, when i come home, if anyone has any prospects, blind dates...you know my type :)
i miss the bench.
i think we all need a bench in our lives, at least once.
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