Cha Cha Cha Cha Chan-ges....
Paris was a lot of fun. It was amazing how much there was to do and see. You can see pictures here: I think the funniest moment was in a restaurant and an American guy at the table behind us said that two different french people had told him how excellent his accent was and how he sounded french. This was shortly followed by a "MERCY BEAU-COO." Yeah -- a couple french waiters told me I sounded french too -- they were screwing with us though.
It was also amazing how rude some Americans were -- both the adults and the high school students. The complete lack of respect for others (IE you shouldn't shout to each other across the train when your on a subway -- in any city -- America included) and the expectation that everyone else should know english. You're in FRANCE! French people speak -- well -- french.
Brussels had to be one of the most interesting on the trip. Not so much because of the sights and foods (which were tasty) but more because of the strange mix of a variety of European cultures. Brussels is basically the capital of the EU. So people who lived in the city spoke a mis-mosh of French, English, and German mostly. It was interesting to see the mixture of very old with very new. And the chocolate was just super tasty.
Coming back to work sucked a lot. I've been avoiding the people I hate -- which has been a very effective solution for me -- but it's put pressure on other people to deal with them.
I also signed up for a class at a local community college -- because -- god damn am I bored. I was so used to having way too much to do -- now I don't have enough to do outside of work. So I decided that taking German would be something fun to do. Inspired in part by the recent trip to Paris -- and in part by the fact that it's always good to know some German when your'e in engineering. We'll see how it goes. Anyone up for Oktoberfest next year? I'm excited for my class to start -- it's only one night a week so my first day won't be for another couple of weeks :-(
Right before I left for vacation I got a raise. Not a significant raise -- but a little something. I'm just hanging on until after Christmas at least. I want my Christmas bonus. I'm hoping I can make it for a total of two years at my current job. Only another 11 months I need to make it. It's strange how much stuff has changed in such a short time. It will be interesting to see how much the company changes in the next 11 months -- if I can make it that long.
It was also amazing how rude some Americans were -- both the adults and the high school students. The complete lack of respect for others (IE you shouldn't shout to each other across the train when your on a subway -- in any city -- America included) and the expectation that everyone else should know english. You're in FRANCE! French people speak -- well -- french.
Brussels had to be one of the most interesting on the trip. Not so much because of the sights and foods (which were tasty) but more because of the strange mix of a variety of European cultures. Brussels is basically the capital of the EU. So people who lived in the city spoke a mis-mosh of French, English, and German mostly. It was interesting to see the mixture of very old with very new. And the chocolate was just super tasty.
Coming back to work sucked a lot. I've been avoiding the people I hate -- which has been a very effective solution for me -- but it's put pressure on other people to deal with them.
I also signed up for a class at a local community college -- because -- god damn am I bored. I was so used to having way too much to do -- now I don't have enough to do outside of work. So I decided that taking German would be something fun to do. Inspired in part by the recent trip to Paris -- and in part by the fact that it's always good to know some German when your'e in engineering. We'll see how it goes. Anyone up for Oktoberfest next year? I'm excited for my class to start -- it's only one night a week so my first day won't be for another couple of weeks :-(
Right before I left for vacation I got a raise. Not a significant raise -- but a little something. I'm just hanging on until after Christmas at least. I want my Christmas bonus. I'm hoping I can make it for a total of two years at my current job. Only another 11 months I need to make it. It's strange how much stuff has changed in such a short time. It will be interesting to see how much the company changes in the next 11 months -- if I can make it that long.
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