Another week, another entry
Well, my time here just seems to be getting better and better. This past weekend was one of the best I've had over here, not because I did anything terribly exciting, but because I spent the majority of it hanging out with new friends that I've made over here.
Got up nice and early on Saturday morning, and watched a few episodes of SG1 before Helene and Marija came and picked me up and took me to the San Jose university campus, where we met Anh, Patricia and Saldy. We hung out there for a bit in the sun, before we all, minus Saldy, went to the uni homecomming American Football game. Decided that I really don't like American Football all that much (too much stop-starting, no fluid play, and what's with the *3* teams?), but it was excellent sitting there, chatting and eating candyfloss in the sun. Good times.
After that, and with a brief stop at Helena and Marija's place to get directions, we headed up to Berkeley for a meal with some aiesecers there, including a new trainee from Poland, which was excellent. I was sat in the back with Helena and Marija, and we had fun singing songs. After finding somewhere to park the car, we walked to the thai restaurant, and I had an excellent Spicy Duck Curry. Delicious. Helena and I also sang the whole of Bohemian Raphsody.
I met a few guys from the Berkeley Aiesec LC, and after the meal Anna and Saldy joined us, and we decided to go and find a bar and go drinking. We found one shabby sports one, and had a drink there, then ended up wandering around Berkely trying to find someplace better to drink. Ended up going into a record store that was still open, and got directions to quite a cool, Wetherspoonsy-type place that was selling 4-pint jugs of Stella and Heineken for $10 (about GBP5.50). So we had a few of them. There may have been some chugging competitions.
A little tipsy now, we went back to the car and drove home, with more songs in the car.
Anna rang me and woke me up on Sunday around 9ish, and came and picked me up 20 mins later to go back into San Jose for a pancake breakfast. It's usually only a 20 min drive from my apt, but Anna and I got lost, making it closer to an hour. Muchos amusing, really. I was expecting just a small little event, but it was huuuuge. And there were many tasty pancakes. Met Agnes there too, and spent all morning there. Anh arrived later, and I also met some British girls who were there, was cool chatting with them.
Agnes, Anh, Anna and I (lot's of A's :S) decided to go watch Wallace and Gromit after that, so we headed off to the nearby cinema. I loved the film, although the animated short in front, with the Madagascar penguins, was rather rubbish. Anna and I decided to get sushi afte the film, so Anh attemted to take us to a good sushi house in Milpitas. Anna managed to get lost again (I may have told her to go the wrong way), and after we managed to catch up with Anh again, we got split up again not 30 seconds later (Anh turned left, she turned right). Highly amusing.
Anyway, we got sushi to go, then all went back to my hotel and ate it by the pool, relaxing in the sunshine. I got a basketball from the hotel staff, and Anh and I played for a while on the basketball court, before it got too cold and we all went inside, and chilled out in my room, watching bits of movies, flicking channels, and generally chatting and hanging out. Was great.
And I managed to finish SG1 Season 3 after they left too.
I'm having another Thai for dinner tonight with Anh and the other sun trainees from Scotland, and this coming weekend is gonna be a blast; 100 aiesecers in a cabin by Lake Tahoe, with lots and lots of alcohol. w00t \o/
I is having a great time here ^_^
Got up nice and early on Saturday morning, and watched a few episodes of SG1 before Helene and Marija came and picked me up and took me to the San Jose university campus, where we met Anh, Patricia and Saldy. We hung out there for a bit in the sun, before we all, minus Saldy, went to the uni homecomming American Football game. Decided that I really don't like American Football all that much (too much stop-starting, no fluid play, and what's with the *3* teams?), but it was excellent sitting there, chatting and eating candyfloss in the sun. Good times.
After that, and with a brief stop at Helena and Marija's place to get directions, we headed up to Berkeley for a meal with some aiesecers there, including a new trainee from Poland, which was excellent. I was sat in the back with Helena and Marija, and we had fun singing songs. After finding somewhere to park the car, we walked to the thai restaurant, and I had an excellent Spicy Duck Curry. Delicious. Helena and I also sang the whole of Bohemian Raphsody.
I met a few guys from the Berkeley Aiesec LC, and after the meal Anna and Saldy joined us, and we decided to go and find a bar and go drinking. We found one shabby sports one, and had a drink there, then ended up wandering around Berkely trying to find someplace better to drink. Ended up going into a record store that was still open, and got directions to quite a cool, Wetherspoonsy-type place that was selling 4-pint jugs of Stella and Heineken for $10 (about GBP5.50). So we had a few of them. There may have been some chugging competitions.
A little tipsy now, we went back to the car and drove home, with more songs in the car.
Anna rang me and woke me up on Sunday around 9ish, and came and picked me up 20 mins later to go back into San Jose for a pancake breakfast. It's usually only a 20 min drive from my apt, but Anna and I got lost, making it closer to an hour. Muchos amusing, really. I was expecting just a small little event, but it was huuuuge. And there were many tasty pancakes. Met Agnes there too, and spent all morning there. Anh arrived later, and I also met some British girls who were there, was cool chatting with them.
Agnes, Anh, Anna and I (lot's of A's :S) decided to go watch Wallace and Gromit after that, so we headed off to the nearby cinema. I loved the film, although the animated short in front, with the Madagascar penguins, was rather rubbish. Anna and I decided to get sushi afte the film, so Anh attemted to take us to a good sushi house in Milpitas. Anna managed to get lost again (I may have told her to go the wrong way), and after we managed to catch up with Anh again, we got split up again not 30 seconds later (Anh turned left, she turned right). Highly amusing.
Anyway, we got sushi to go, then all went back to my hotel and ate it by the pool, relaxing in the sunshine. I got a basketball from the hotel staff, and Anh and I played for a while on the basketball court, before it got too cold and we all went inside, and chilled out in my room, watching bits of movies, flicking channels, and generally chatting and hanging out. Was great.
And I managed to finish SG1 Season 3 after they left too.
I'm having another Thai for dinner tonight with Anh and the other sun trainees from Scotland, and this coming weekend is gonna be a blast; 100 aiesecers in a cabin by Lake Tahoe, with lots and lots of alcohol. w00t \o/
I is having a great time here ^_^
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