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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
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8:16p
So how long overdue am I for another update? I'm a horrible friend and a terrible FFF (International). Spank me? ;)
School is hectic but under control. I don't have any exams for the next 12ish weeks but I have coursework and essays due. Work pays shit but every little bit counts and it's really flexible and could be tons worse. I had reading week last week which was GERMANY week! It was awesome. I ate tons. I went with three friends - C., D. and M. C. and I stopped at like, every bakery that we passed. There was no point in the trip where we didn't have pastries stashed in our bags. Ace. I didn't get proper smashed, but I did drink enough to the point where I was pleasantly drunk without losing control of myself. And I'm a lightweight, so I didn't spend that much on alcohol - it was really cheap anyway.
I didn't sleep the night before we left since we were leaving at 2am. So I crashed on the plane and on the bus (and in the restaurant during dinner and in the train but that's because I sleep easily and especially on moving vehicles and also when tipsy. Shh.) We went to the supermarket (and got tons of German snacks and also ridiculously cheap German alcohol), and then walked around Hamburg for ages and ages until our feet fell off. Then we went to this brilliant pub and had an amazing dinner, and then walked home and split our bottle of Jagermeister four ways by doing Jagerbombs. It was my first time having either Red Bull or Jagermeister and all I have to say it - I miss Jagerbombs. Fucking delicious.
On day 2, we took a trip on a ferry, and we also got to walk through this tunnel under the river. We also went to this massive stadium and got to pretend we were substitutes sitting on the (very comfortable) chairs waiting to be called out. Then we came back, changed and polished off another bottle of Jagermeister, and then headed out to the red-light district which is also the clubbing area. We got some more awesome dinner, and some cheap alcohol.
On the last day, we walked around even more, and did some souvenir shopping. I didn't buy any clothes at all even though we walked through the shopping area. Then we got back, grabbed our bags, had yet another brilliant dinner and then stayed up all night (at pubs/24hr McDonalds that we've never been so glad to see before) until the bus station opened (at 5am) so we could loiter there (and have a small bottle of Jagermeister) until our bus arrived (at 6.45am) to take us to the tiny airport. I wanted to buy some Jagermeister from duty-free (have I convinced you how tasty it is yet?) but unfortunately we didn't see any duty-free shops at the London side.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable trip. I spent close to £250, which I know is a lot, but on the bright side I'm only £70 in debt to myself and I haven't received my paycheck for the month yet. C. was brilliant because we agreed on nearly everything - I shared all my food with her so I got to have a brilliant variety of German food - and we were both really easygoing on everything. M. was brilliant because he's nice and we get along and also we got to bond over hot girls. The only downer was D, who kept whinging because she didn't get her own way and so she bothered everyone else a lot, but I sort of expected something like that of her and I didn't get mad or anything. I didn't bring my camera (don't !!! yet) because C. was bringing hers and it's a decent enough quality so she can do the annoying job of uploading everything we agree on up on Facebook. Watch this space for updates on that.
Also, I'm going to Brighton in Easter with Ritika. :)
Finally in my long list of update, as of about 8 hours ago, I'm no longer single. Yeah, I have a boyfriend. That's why I haven't really been studying but I promise that won't be the case much longer. Ritika has met him briefly (twice!) so if FFF have anything to grill him/me about, tell her and she'll do the interrogation. :) Love you guys loads!!!
current mood:  chipper
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