Switzerland is..... WOW....

The view from the Living Room

       Switzerland is beautiful. Let me tell you I am extremely spoiled here as well. Ruben and his family are great and are treateing me extremely well. I cannot begin to say how greatful I am for it.

Old School Airport Firefighting

         Since I have been here I have done nothing but relax. It is extremely beautiful and peaceful. I have gone down to the lake to just stare at the scenery and have toured alot of the old town. It is nearly impossible for me to describe what I am seeing but it is as if my surroundings have sprung out of a fairy tale book. The grass is even a different shade of green! It is Brilliant! The other day I went to school with Ruben. I attended two english classes and it is alot of fun to see the other side of a coin. The formal manner everyone was speaking in gave me alot of cheap laughs. The two girls next to me even cheated of the worksheets I had to fill out. Other than that I have also been playing with the local football (American football) team called the Mid-land bouncers. It is really cool to see how they play and in some aspects they are a little more intense than highschool ball. I am also going to be playing with them on Monday in a more rough practice (Yes I will watch the ankle!).

Getting ready for the flight simulator

         Last night Ruben and I went out to a few clubs and I am sad to say I was disappointed. At one point I even counted 18-4 guy girl ratio. We fixed and concluded the night by winning a bit of money at the casino. I am going out again tonight after Ruben finishes Hockey and I hope to have a bit more fun. Today Rubens Dad took us to a Technical mueseum in Lucern and it was by far one of the best useums I have been to. Besides all of the real trains and airplanes that it had they had an F-5e Tiger jet simulator, the ones that cost just over a million dollars. I have never had so much fun at a museum. it was amazing. We also got to be crash test dummies in a car going about 20km an hour. It was nothing too major but still got your heart beating quite a bit.


That is all for now. I will post again in a bit- absolutely before I reach Germany.

Thanks for reading!

I like Travel, Fast cars, money, whiskey and you. What else do you want to know?

               I write to you on my lovely 12.5 hour trip to Zug, Switzerland. I am not going to lie but it is an EXHAUSTING train trip. I cannot say how happy I am that the scenery outside the window is this amazing though. If it were not I think I would scream. Getting back to were I left off...  The last day I had in Warsaw was really quiet at first. NOTHING happened hehe.  I had said good bye to Basia and Gosia as I would be staying with Balthazar that night because he would be coming to prague with me the next day. Unexpectedly though I met a girl on the bus  going back to his house. 

             Let me tell you I know some pretty cheesy lines and stereotypical suave moves- more so jokes right? But I used them and they worked. The girl could non-stop smile at me so I asked her out and she said absolutely! I was to either go visit her at work or pick her up at after work at 1am. Balthazar and I were to meet my house family for a bit and then I would go see her. After an outrageously fun time with my house parents Balthazar dropped me off and I walked down to go meet her. I could not find her but she found me! This girls face lit up and she ran down from the stage... yes she was one of the proffesional dancers. I swear to god it was a good thing we left shortly after because about 10 guys turned jealous and sour really quick. We had an amazing date and I was shocked at how happy she was with me and the quickness to say “crap! Why do you have to go tomorrow! I’ll miss you”!

The date was great, and so was she. I cannot wait to see her again when I come back to Warszawa after Italia. Nice guys finish last. Moral of the story J (Also my crap pick up lines hehehe Anyone see Public Enemies? I’ll stop talking about this cause I believe truly I can go on forever. Let me write a few sentences about Prague.

Suit up.

               Now as for Praga (Prague) in Czech Republic. Balthazar had awesomely decided to come with me which made my trip even better!!! We saw all the stereotypical things like the old town and Castle. We went to a few Muzeums (Including A lego one and the communist history museum). It was great. Especially the flash backs to learning about the Velvet revolution and other aspects about the uprising in Prague. We also that the memorial to Jan, the student who lit himself on fire i protest of the Communist reign.  The buildings were as beautiful as everyone said they would be and the nightlife was great! We went on a few pub crawls. Remember this is important history too as Czech is the Capitol Beer country of the world. I wish there was more to say but in the 4 days we stayed we saw everything. We went on walking tours and self designed tours of getting lost and going “ooooh hey! That is cool”.

ONLY ONE IN SHORTS!

         Balthazar and I did split ways though as he has to get back to school and I am impatiently waiting to see Ruben. The beginning of the trip was great and alot of fun but at this point I just want to move! I will post this as soon as I have access to the internet, and can find some good pictures to post.

I miss you all! And I hope you are having an awesome time!

HAPPY PATTIES DAY!

Walking the streets! Basia and Balthazaar

          I am just getting ready to go to Czech Republic. I am extremely excited, how many of us can say we have rode on a train before- not many Canadians hahahaha. The last couple of days have been great. Lot's of visiting with friends and just being with people. One night however I was literaly pulled off the street by the cops, questioned- then when I woke up realized upon my release I had lost about 20 PLN... Not much but god, cops are no fun hahaha. I have actually ran into alot more people from Canada. I find it shocking. One guy from Calgary, one from Vancouver, and a group of people my age on a trip. It makes me feel great to have these interactions and it really does make the world seem like a small place!

         On saturday I am going to the Czech Republic. My friend Balthazaar is going to come with me and this makes me really happy. It will be awesome to have someone to talk to and be with along the way. He has never been to prague so we both think it will be a great trip. Not too many exciting things have happened this week. It is a nice recovery from London- literally never slept there- waaaayyyy toooo much to do. St. Patricks day has been relatively quite and is not really celebrated here. To fix this we are going to find a cool Irish pub for tonight. I think it will be a lot of fun.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!!! HOPE IT WAS AWESOME! Here is a toast for you!

I miss you guys and I promise my posts will become longer and better once I see some fresh scenery!! As for pictures I am working on it!!!

Miss you lots!!!!!!

Zak

Baack in Poland here,

              So I am back in Poland, the plane trip here was absolutely great. I sat next to a man from Turkey going to visit his girlfriend. He gave me some pretty good recipe ideas that I have written down and I cannot wait to try them out! He is also a survivor of three car crashes! (step it up Max!). I am not staying with Kinga and Michael this time around though. The friends I made from the University have kindly allowed me to hole myself up here. It is perfect in the fact that I am able to walk to the city center with ease (15 mins?). My week has been mellow. The UK ate up a TON of money and I am happy to say that I am recovering some time and money by staying here. The plan was to stay here until  St. Patricks day, but foolishly I thought it was tomorrow, not on the 17th. Gosia has agreed to let me stay, but we still need to talk to her room mate to make sure it is okay.

             It is honestly great to be back here. Seeing my friends is alot of fun and I have made alot of new friends too. Apart from the mellowness I have had a chance to meet a whole bunch of polish students who took me to this amazing interactive science center that I think should be available in every major city. the stuff I learned was amazing. We spent nearly 12 hours in the museum and I still do not think that I have seen everything.

             Lately I have been realizing alot about myself. I am extremely surprised to find myself doing this and enjoying it so much. There have been days were (especially this past week) I have had metally, physically, and emotionally challenging. I also find that I have a new respect for life and culture. I know more of what I like and what I dislike, what I want in life and what I do not want in life.  I am on my roomates laptop at the moment because my computer cannot pick up their internet signal. When I get a chance I will load more pictures. For those of you who have me on facebook you can find some there as well.

Miss you Canada!

So is it the Journey that defines the Person? Or the Person that defines the Journey?

London England, Aussies, Irish, Italians and fun.

BIG BEN!

       So I have barely had enough time to write on the blog. My friends have been keeping me absolutely busy. During the day have been taking tours or just walking around at random. My first couple of days here were a bit hard. Making friends was difficult at first and I went through culture shock! Imagine that, in Poland I was nearly 100% fine with the exceptio of communication skills. London is freakily different from Canada in many aspects. Mostly it was the opposite driving on the road and the accents!! Gah! But now everything is fine. I have made quite a few friends but I find it hilarious that none of them are British.

       I have seen many impressive landmarks. the London Bridge was absolutely outstanding, I am amazed that such things existed so long ago! Big Ben and the English parliment were fantastic and I still cannot believe I was there. I look at photos and my mind tries to tell me that it is photoshop or just mind games. It was exactly the same feeling when I stood at time square in New York and recognized everything from movies or famous pictures. Other things I saw include the London Eye, Buckingham Palace (as well as the other royal residence) and statues and monuments built in the earliest centuries by the old Monarchs. Let's also not forget the Abby!!! The history here is great and the guides were so helpful and informative. I also now know why they drive on the wrong side of the road, and why we on the right side!!! I will let you know when I get back!

The Gang

        Now the reason i have not been able to send too many updates on my blog because my friends here are pretty active in the nightlife scene. We have been to a few clubs but the hostel here has one built in. It is crazy partying here especially when the irish came to visit. They have all kinds of compititions that I cannot even begin to talk about on here! Everything is just crazy! My Hostel is rather expensive (23 pounds a night) but the staff is absolutely awesome. They serve great food, have a club and bar, and a location that is easy to get to and from places. The roomates I have gotten are always friendly and kind. No need for lock boxes! However I cannot find my passport..... Jokes! My only critisism is that it is so expensive here. Other then that I have had an amazing time!

Tomorrow I am heading to Warsaw again and then I am off to the Czech republic, Prague. I am really looking forward to it! Then soon I will see Ruben again and we will have a blast!


Europe is amazing! I promise I will pull my act together and post more blog posts.

Zak

Guess who made a detour!

       So I am sad to say I have left Poland, you have no idea how sad that makes me! I guess I have to give you my evaluation of Poland. It is great. I can totally see myself living here and I loved every moment of it. Amazing food and beer that cost me next to nothing! I cannot explain how happy I am to have made the friends I have and I willl totally see if I can come back here if I have the chance (And I should) because Kinga and Michael believe they will be able to show me more of the country and how amazing it is.

        So now i have some explaining to do... Czech republic was next on my list of were I am going. However I am not in London, England. The flight was amazingly cheap and I could not resist! Do not worry though because I have another amazingly cheap flight to Czech in 6 days! I am going to see if I can steal away to Scotland and see Aunt Wilma and Uncle Allister, but I am not too sure about that yet. The flight here was pretty good, but UK customs are almost as bad as the USA's in the sense that they are jerks. Who has Canada hurt??? :P


      I do miss Poland though. I find it funny how I am not really home sick for Canada yet but I have a huge sadness for leaving Warsaw :( It was great hanging out with everyone! I know that everyone wanted to see a few new pictures of Kinga and Michael so I have this funny one here to show you. It was taken on my last night just before I went to my good bye party with some friends.

I hope everyone is doing good, I am having an amazing time! Keep in Touch!! I miss you all!