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Hello from Agrochatka!
Happy 4th of July to everyone. Yesterday, we had an American day. There is a boy here named Mihow, who is here to learn English and Spanish and just chill for a week, so we did a lot of activities and cooking, all themed with American culture. I did a powerpoint with him in the morning about the U.S and its independence, famous sights to see in the U.S, and Polish-Americans. We made paper mache hats, mine was America themed, his was Italy themed for some reason, I got a little offended and then walked it off. For lunch, we made hamburgers, sort of....Beef is not a usual occurence in this country so we made them from pork but they were still delicious. And of course a side dish of french fries. Later, some other boys from the neighborhood came over who are Mihow's age and I taught them to play kickball which was great.
It has been a week of this kind of thing- constantly trying to find entertainment for Mihow who is difficult to entertain I will say. He complains a lot. We have been to the pool twice (which I love because I have a SERIOUS shorts tan I need to get rid of) and we play a lot of Uno, soccer and english games. I have eaten about 1,000 polish sausages since I have been here because the kid loves a good BBQ, but I wont complain, they are insanely good.
I have decided to leave on Sunday, actually. I need to leave the European Union for visa purposes but I also know that I am just too tired to be a good volunteer. I can tell I am being lazy and I am a walking zombie each day, even with coffee. So I found a cheap flight on Ryan Air to Croatia, not in the EU yet, and am meeting Nadir (one of the guys I met in Bosnia) there and we are having a beach week of relaxation and fun. He is a tennis pro and is working at a tournament there so he invited me to come and join him and after zero time of hesitation, I said yes. He and I will chill for a week or two and then I will head to Italy to meet with Virgil, one of the guys I met in Romania last year! He has been telling me to come and stay with him in Bologna and, really, who would deny a trip to Italy when given the chance. I dream of gellato, pasta and red wine. I also told him that I want him to teach me how to drive a manual car because that is a good way to get around this continent as train prices keep going up and up and up.He lives in a small town with plenty of open roads so next time you see me, I will be a real driver!
Life is good, insanely hot but good. I am really excited to get to the Netherlands to start school, I can definitely tell I am approaching a travel limit. I am anxious to start a life and be in one place for a bit. We will see how long that lasts....
Lindsey
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Dad OK, after that last posting from 'your desert rose' abruptly caught everyone off guard like deer in headlights, I will break the silence of the posting community and boldly point out the obvious re. this blog: GIVE ME A BREAK! You're too tired to be a good volunteer?????? TRANSLATION: I, Lindsey Hallock, would rather go hang out with the tennis pro and then see the guy in Boloney and do the gellato, pasta, wine thing WHEN COMPARING THAT TO babysitting Mihow the complainer - duh!
Lindsey Haha no! I'm leaving after Mihow leaves I swear! And no one else is coming
mom Croatia and Italy, wow...sounds like a great place to vacation before hitting the library for a year...we are all jealous but happy for you. I'm not sure you should really try the manual driving thing after that night you tore up Tyler's clutch...did you warn Virgil? Oh yea, the neighbor that came out and screamed at you two, he is moving! Enjoy!