Property test done...four more to go, then Europe!!
Sigh....excited, anxious....
I believe Brian (BJ) is finishing up reservations with our hotel in Capri! It looks pretty cool, fairly cheap for the area, which is nice, we just need a bathroom and a place that has a lock on the door!
I'll post pictures of the place when we have it set! I'll forward out our itinerary when we finish it up....as said before, Venice has been shrunk to one day.
BJ & I both need haircuts bad, but we're waiting it out until as close as we can to the trip, BJ has got the length to where it flips when he has a baseball cap on ... mine is just shaggy and not attractive.
More later, including updates on the sick speedos we are getting!
Tuesday, April 29
2 WEEKS!!!!!!
Two weeks from today!!!
Dollar v. Euro.... it is getting another penny better :) $ 1.55
Property Final Today.
Post later....
Dollar v. Euro.... it is getting another penny better :) $ 1.55
Property Final Today.
Post later....
Monday, April 28
Posts
I've been harassed for days about posting. So here goes.
I'm ready to leave for Europe. I'm sure Sean will take 230423048324 pictures to document everything. Keep checking back because the other guys love to update. I'll add things when I need to clarify disturbing/discriminating photos that have made their way to the blog. Peace
bj
I'm ready to leave for Europe. I'm sure Sean will take 230423048324 pictures to document everything. Keep checking back because the other guys love to update. I'll add things when I need to clarify disturbing/discriminating photos that have made their way to the blog. Peace
bj
Countdown!
15 Days and counting.
US Dollar to the Euro, as of this post still $ 1.56 :(
Come on friends and family, the minute you get your refund checks go spend them on US made products! Any little bit helps in the next two weeks :)
Also, I got an email from the Financial Aid department and my money is all lined up for Summer, but...in listening to rumors from students in the past years, I had a false sense of how much I was getting back for living expenses! What she told me he was a tad short of the rumors, so get that dollar all fixed up for us... c'mon! :)
SCHOOL WISE: All three of us have a Property final tomorrow! :)
US Dollar to the Euro, as of this post still $ 1.56 :(
Come on friends and family, the minute you get your refund checks go spend them on US made products! Any little bit helps in the next two weeks :)
Also, I got an email from the Financial Aid department and my money is all lined up for Summer, but...in listening to rumors from students in the past years, I had a false sense of how much I was getting back for living expenses! What she told me he was a tad short of the rumors, so get that dollar all fixed up for us... c'mon! :)
SCHOOL WISE: All three of us have a Property final tomorrow! :)
Regarding Pat's Apartment Post
Just in case you were curious, Pat gets the largest bed (Finders Fee!), I got the medium size bed, and Brian gets the couch :)
It is a pull out bed, but he would rather just sleep on the couch....
It is a pull out bed, but he would rather just sleep on the couch....
Our Euro Apartment
Facts
Address: Via de la terme 6, Florence Italy (if you Ctrl+C that address and Ctrl+V into maps.google.com, you can see exactly where we'll be staying)
Sq ft: approximately 650 (It looks so much bigger from the pictures... uh oh!)
Ammenities: A/C, Wi-Fi, internet connection, telephone and bidet
Here are some pics of the pad
Address: Via de la terme 6, Florence Italy (if you Ctrl+C that address and Ctrl+V into maps.google.com, you can see exactly where we'll be staying)
Sq ft: approximately 650 (It looks so much bigger from the pictures... uh oh!)
Ammenities: A/C, Wi-Fi, internet connection, telephone and bidet
Here are some pics of the pad
New Poll
New Poll added regarding Italian Foods!
It is on the right panel...check it out and vote :)
I am hungry now....
It is on the right panel...check it out and vote :)
I am hungry now....
For all you Dummies!
Sorry for the harsh TITLE, but it was suggested by my Mom as I had to explain to her how to comment on the Blog. She said, "well that is easy, you should put a post up there and title it 'For all you dummies' so those like me can comment"
So here is your lesson......
Underneath each Blog post it says how many comments have been posted, so far they all say zero! Well, just click that link and you can comment...BUT...here is the deal! Please finish your comment with your name...like..
"Wow, that sounds like a good time, miss you.... -Momma Nyberg"
remember, three of us are posting on here....we have sent this out to over a 100 people between the three of us, so sign your comments so we know who wrote them!
Also, they wont' appear immediately, as we set it up so we can filter them as we see fit :)
Sorry, the Blog world is not a democracy!
so...COMMENT AWAY!!!! Practice on this one...
So here is your lesson......
Underneath each Blog post it says how many comments have been posted, so far they all say zero! Well, just click that link and you can comment...BUT...here is the deal! Please finish your comment with your name...like..
"Wow, that sounds like a good time, miss you.... -Momma Nyberg"
remember, three of us are posting on here....we have sent this out to over a 100 people between the three of us, so sign your comments so we know who wrote them!
Also, they wont' appear immediately, as we set it up so we can filter them as we see fit :)
Sorry, the Blog world is not a democracy!
so...COMMENT AWAY!!!! Practice on this one...
Sunday, April 27
Ruminations
So, this afternoon Brian (BJ) came over and we studied Property for a little while, I then officially started my slow and gradual move out and pack for my trip....
After my last final on May 9th, I have to do three things, 1) pack for my 6 week trip
2) bring back to Issaquah the stuff I will need/want for when I get back from my trip and work at the law firm for 6 weeks
3) get my stuff together that I won't need all summer and have set aside for storage in spokane!
So....I did my first run through of all my clothes, while BJ was here....and he ended up with an amazing amount of my clothes that were just a hair too small for me...he got some nice stuff! Not to keep of course, but I wanted to spruce him up a little bit for Italy..he got some Banana Republic & Ben Sherman outfits! He finally doesn't look like a homeless Gonzaga BBall fan!
:)
I feel good about the upcoming two finals, my Property and Constitutional Law tests...Contracts will be absolute HELL! That is this coming Saturday...
So this week we have TUESDAY-Property Final
THURSDAY-Con Law Final (BJ and I turn in our take home, Pat has an in class test)
SATURDAY - Contracts Final
:(
Then two more next week...
I would send out the itinerary but we still have a few more things to decide. We were going to spend two nights in Venice, but that is being shrunk down to a single DAY trip! So we are trying to figure out what to do with the rest of that weekend....wine tasting in the Tuscan hillside? Italian cooking lessons in downtown Firenze? A trip to Pisa to see the leaning tower?
not sure!!
Also we are debating going to Belfast Ireland, and may just go straight to Dublin and have an extra day there.
Once we figure it all out we'll send out all the detailed plans :) :) :)
We are having a hard time finding a cheap place to stay in Capri....I say we just sleep outside near the beaches......
Okay, off to bed. Tomorrow is our last time to cram before our Tuesday test!!
After my last final on May 9th, I have to do three things, 1) pack for my 6 week trip
2) bring back to Issaquah the stuff I will need/want for when I get back from my trip and work at the law firm for 6 weeks
3) get my stuff together that I won't need all summer and have set aside for storage in spokane!
So....I did my first run through of all my clothes, while BJ was here....and he ended up with an amazing amount of my clothes that were just a hair too small for me...he got some nice stuff! Not to keep of course, but I wanted to spruce him up a little bit for Italy..he got some Banana Republic & Ben Sherman outfits! He finally doesn't look like a homeless Gonzaga BBall fan!
:)
I feel good about the upcoming two finals, my Property and Constitutional Law tests...Contracts will be absolute HELL! That is this coming Saturday...
So this week we have TUESDAY-Property Final
THURSDAY-Con Law Final (BJ and I turn in our take home, Pat has an in class test)
SATURDAY - Contracts Final
:(
Then two more next week...
I would send out the itinerary but we still have a few more things to decide. We were going to spend two nights in Venice, but that is being shrunk down to a single DAY trip! So we are trying to figure out what to do with the rest of that weekend....wine tasting in the Tuscan hillside? Italian cooking lessons in downtown Firenze? A trip to Pisa to see the leaning tower?
not sure!!
Also we are debating going to Belfast Ireland, and may just go straight to Dublin and have an extra day there.
Once we figure it all out we'll send out all the detailed plans :) :) :)
We are having a hard time finding a cheap place to stay in Capri....I say we just sleep outside near the beaches......
Okay, off to bed. Tomorrow is our last time to cram before our Tuesday test!!
Dollar v. Euro ... :(
It is a fraction better than last week, I'm talking about 2 Pennies better ... but still this is sad :(
1 USD = 1.56 Euro
1 USD = 1.56 Euro
Brian sent this to me...
Seems like we're making it just in time!
The Dutch cabinet has proposed a ban on the sale of all hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms because they could induce life-threatening behaviour.
Dutch Government Seeks To Ban Magic Mushrooms
While dried magic mushrooms are illegal in the Netherlands, fresh mushrooms can still be bought openly in so-called "Smart Shops".
The Dutch cabinet has proposed a ban on the sale of all hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms because they could induce life-threatening behaviour.
A bill will now pass to the Dutch parliament, where a majority of lawmakers are expected to back a ban after a teenage French girl who had eaten mushrooms died jumping from a bridge in 2007.
While dried magic mushrooms are illegal in the Netherlands, fresh mushrooms can still be bought openly in so-called "Smart Shops".
Posters in Smart Shops outline the effects the mushrooms have and whether users are more likely to feel chatty or exhilarated, for example.
"The use of mushrooms can produce hallucinogenic effects which can lead to extreme or life-threatening behaviour," the health ministry said in a statement late on Friday after the cabinet decision.
In February the Dutch association of Smart Shops (VLOS) promised tighter self-regulation and noted the majority of mushroom-related incidents involved young tourists to Amsterdam mixing mushrooms with alcohol and cannabis.
Figures from the Amsterdam emergency services show there were 55 call-outs for mushroom-related incidents in 2004, a figure which had more than doubled by 2006 to 128, with the majority of youngsters involved coming from Britain.
The VLOS said sales of mushrooms rose by 20 percent last year, while the number of accidents experienced by users rose by a smaller percentage.
In recent years the Netherlands has looked to shed its "anything goes" image and has tightened laws on drug use and prostitution.
"If they succeed with this mushroom ban then I am sure they will try to ban things like cannabis as well. This is part of a wider trend," said Freddy Schaap of the VLOS.
Friendship
In honor of hanging out with two close law school buddies for 6 long weeks, I decided to post some inspiring Cards I found that reflect the feelings we have and the lengths we will go if we need each other during this trip...
After a long walk through the hot cobblestone streets of Florence...
During our first night in Munich!
Pretty much anywhere...
After a long walk through the hot cobblestone streets of Florence...
During our first night in Munich!
Pretty much anywhere...
Hello Blog World!
I think the mere existence of this blog effectively ends my run for presidency in 2028. No longer are pictures of me "experiencing foreign culture" limited to primarily physical distribution, where they can be taped onto posterboard for public display. No, now they will be available to the entire world, digitally, easy to reproduce AND published daily. As a result, I will embrace it. I can just see it now...
Larry King (who is 100+ at this point): "So it says here that you studied abroad after your first year of law school. I have a picture of you in Amsterdam..."
Me: "Yes, I did but I did not inhale."
I mean how often do you get spend 6 weeks in a foreign country in your mid 20's??? Answer: Never to not very. Also, I know what many of your are thinking, and yes I am still in my mid 20's until September, at which point I cross the line into late 20's. As such, I plan to do Europe right. Sean N., since he was not around to witness the spectacle I was during undergrad, questions whether I am actually "that" fun. To respond, he will get a chance to see how and why at different points I had the nicknames "Saturday Night Fever," "Sofa King," "Special Pat," and, the one that's stuck, "Wall." There is a reason friends suggested I get "partytime" tatooed across either my ass or stomach.
For those of you the previous discussion worries, don't, I do plan to enjoy actual foreign culture (food, museums, art/architecture, and natural wonders) and study while we are there too.
Send us your emails/comments and we will respond when appropriate (I use that term loosely). Also, look for new pics and follow our European adventures daily.
Ciao!
I'll catch you after finals and I heart TECHNO!
Larry King (who is 100+ at this point): "So it says here that you studied abroad after your first year of law school. I have a picture of you in Amsterdam..."
Me: "Yes, I did but I did not inhale."
I mean how often do you get spend 6 weeks in a foreign country in your mid 20's??? Answer: Never to not very. Also, I know what many of your are thinking, and yes I am still in my mid 20's until September, at which point I cross the line into late 20's. As such, I plan to do Europe right. Sean N., since he was not around to witness the spectacle I was during undergrad, questions whether I am actually "that" fun. To respond, he will get a chance to see how and why at different points I had the nicknames "Saturday Night Fever," "Sofa King," "Special Pat," and, the one that's stuck, "Wall." There is a reason friends suggested I get "partytime" tatooed across either my ass or stomach.
For those of you the previous discussion worries, don't, I do plan to enjoy actual foreign culture (food, museums, art/architecture, and natural wonders) and study while we are there too.
Send us your emails/comments and we will respond when appropriate (I use that term loosely). Also, look for new pics and follow our European adventures daily.
Ciao!
I'll catch you after finals and I heart TECHNO!
Saturday, April 26
Authors...
So, there are three of us prepping and going on this trip, so I set this up so all three of us can Post on the Blog. To decipher who posted what, on the bottom of each post it will say who the author is....it used to "The Boys" now it will say our names....
mine. Sean N
or Pat W
or Brian J
This is good so the blog will be more active and you'll be able to hear from more than just me :)
So check back often.....we've got some great feedback and I also added a sitetracker that sends us a report on how many people view the blog, how often, how long they are on it for, what parts of the country they are from, etc....sort of lame, but interesting when you need a break from Property and Constitutional Law!
mine. Sean N
or Pat W
or Brian J
This is good so the blog will be more active and you'll be able to hear from more than just me :)
So check back often.....we've got some great feedback and I also added a sitetracker that sends us a report on how many people view the blog, how often, how long they are on it for, what parts of the country they are from, etc....sort of lame, but interesting when you need a break from Property and Constitutional Law!
???
Why am I doing some final studying and watching Hostel!?
If we get asked by some dude on a train to go to a hostel with a bunch of easy, hot, horny women....and he eats his salad with his bare hands .... count me out!
Sean~
If we get asked by some dude on a train to go to a hostel with a bunch of easy, hot, horny women....and he eats his salad with his bare hands .... count me out!
Sean~
The longest 17 days of our life!
I sat three tables away form Pat today in the library, trying to study for finals. We took a lunch break and talked about the trip the whole lunch, came back and did some more studying....Gmail-chatted about the trip during our studying, then when it got late we headed back to his house and threw some meat on the bbq as celebration of a good day of studying...and chatted about the trip :)
Did not see Brian today, he had a late Friday night, so likely kept to his apartment all day....
One thing I was reading about was the Blue Grotto in Capri, we are for sure visiting it.... It is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, they have row boats that take you in during the day and it is off limits for swimming during the day as the boat/tourism business has totally taken it over...BUT around 5PM the boats stop and you can go down by yourself and swim in it....
For those who don't know what it is, you can google it...but it basically is this small entrance into this cave on the side of the Island of Capri. It is a series of caves that is fed by the Mediterranean and with the separate openings the light appears to be glowing from under the water, giving it a blue glow.
The concerns about going after 5pm by yourselves is that the tides can shift and be tricky....and for me, I have second thoughts about going swimming in the Mediterranean alone, in a pseudo-dark cave not knowing what is lurking in the dark! ha, lame, but.... a thought :)
so I added a poll, what are your thoughts?
Sean~
pics of it...
Did not see Brian today, he had a late Friday night, so likely kept to his apartment all day....
One thing I was reading about was the Blue Grotto in Capri, we are for sure visiting it.... It is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, they have row boats that take you in during the day and it is off limits for swimming during the day as the boat/tourism business has totally taken it over...BUT around 5PM the boats stop and you can go down by yourself and swim in it....
For those who don't know what it is, you can google it...but it basically is this small entrance into this cave on the side of the Island of Capri. It is a series of caves that is fed by the Mediterranean and with the separate openings the light appears to be glowing from under the water, giving it a blue glow.
The concerns about going after 5pm by yourselves is that the tides can shift and be tricky....and for me, I have second thoughts about going swimming in the Mediterranean alone, in a pseudo-dark cave not knowing what is lurking in the dark! ha, lame, but.... a thought :)
so I added a poll, what are your thoughts?
Sean~
pics of it...
Theme Song
The music video has nothing to do with anything, but the song to it is our Official Euro-Trip theme song!
Turn it on, turn it up .....
Turn it on, turn it up .....
Tip!
When we start our trip, the best times to look at the Blog would be around 7-8PM PST...
As that will be around 2-3AM Florence Time! Which means, there will likely be some unedited updates, that may be taken down as we all wake up the following morning!
Just a thought..
Sean~
As that will be around 2-3AM Florence Time! Which means, there will likely be some unedited updates, that may be taken down as we all wake up the following morning!
Just a thought..
Sean~
Countdown!
17 Days Until We Depart!
ugh, seems like it is so far from now :( But with five big tests between now and then, it will fly!
Side Spokane Note:
Why when we had our big Writing and Research paper and test two weeks ago did it hit 80 degrees and blue skies? Then we had a sort of an 'off weekend' (school work wise) and it rained and snowed. Now that we are knee deep in finals studying this weekend, guess what? Blue skies and almost 70 degrees....this sucks! :(
I wish the library didn't have windows, lol...
ugh, seems like it is so far from now :( But with five big tests between now and then, it will fly!
Side Spokane Note:
Why when we had our big Writing and Research paper and test two weeks ago did it hit 80 degrees and blue skies? Then we had a sort of an 'off weekend' (school work wise) and it rained and snowed. Now that we are knee deep in finals studying this weekend, guess what? Blue skies and almost 70 degrees....this sucks! :(
I wish the library didn't have windows, lol...
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