tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80751402011-04-21T22:35:06.702+02:00Follow my adventures through 9 months of Maltese University.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738937724506609063noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8075140.post-1118687217830285332005-06-13T20:20:00.000+02:002005-06-13T20:26:57.836+02:00

i'm in london right now. i got here at 2am on saturday. i met up with stephanie and i came here with kate. we've seen pretty much everything worth seeing. the changing of the gaurd, the aquarium, paddington station, the orators in hyde park, big ben, westminster, soho, buckingham, regents park, green park, st james park, picadilly, leisceter square, dali universe, we've been riding the tube

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Everything is coming to an end now. its getting sad. today Lori(canada), Daniel(Idaho), and Alexis(France) left for Sicily; Marlo(montana) and Jenn(canada) left for Vienna; and Chris(canada) left for home. all before 10am. Julia and I went with marlo and jenn to the airport at 6am. we got a ride with marlo's friend, kurt. it was weird saying good bye to them. I spend most of my days in

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The semester is wrapping up. We've been trying to find the perfect balance between study and fun. I think fun is winning out. I finished that huge paper and on the same day was assigned another paper. But, so far i have 2 papers done and a presentation (well in an hour the presentation will be done) So, i have 3 papers, 2 reaction papers, and 4 exams left. *whew* exams start next week and

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This weekend was pretty good all considered. We went to Gozo to camp on the beach on friday night. there were 11 of us. We made a fire on the beach which burned down pretty quickly. there wasnt a whole lot of wood laying around and no one thought to bring anything thing. we had a couple pieces of cardboard, a phonebook and toilet paper. that was it. but we had fire long enough to make hot

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Alright, I will admit, maybe i skipped one class on tuesday to go to the beach. We went to Paradise Bay. It was so fun, i dont regret it for a second. We found clay! once we started afixing things to each other's backs the other people on the beach began to leave. Greg, Julia and Marlo all had fins on their backs and some how i got an... ashtray? and a parrot. After the beach we came home

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Once agian, it's been a while. There just hasnt been too much to report. The weather has turned and it's now sunny and beautiful. Last week on friday I made Hotdish for the weekly family dinner. it seemed to go over pretty well. Sunday we went to a rabbit, cat, and bonsai show. it was very strange. they had a dog show too. and i saw the biggest rabbit i've ever seen in my whole life! I

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Venice was a blast. I was really happy to see mom and dad and jake finally. They brought me all kinds of yummy food and things too. It didnt start off quite right though. I landed in Venice on saturday and they didnt have my bag. I didnt have an address or a phone number for where we were staying so they couldnt really help me beyond having me leave a discription and giving me a number to

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it all started on a gorgeous afternoon, yesterday (tuesday). Marlo came over and wanted to go to Valletta. I said I'd love to go, but can we stop at the Embassy so I can get a signature noterized... she said that would be delightful. so we went to the embassy where a maltese lady with a gun and a huge eye booger told us to come back tomorrow between the hours of 8am and 11am. We read the

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Football (soccer) went okay. i didnt get to play in the first match or the last match but i played all the matches in between. i even got some good plays against the kuwaiti national team. my team won the championship. even though it was just for fun the guys all took it pretty seriously. which is why i didnt fuss too much when they didnt let me play... (it wasnt nearly as important for me

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I got killed yesterday. it was sad... but fun. I came home from uni on the 330 bus and scottish mark was chilling in the reception with some people. I saw him notice me when i walked in and then i saw him leave the group and so i walked faster to my flat and then i saw him following me and so i walked faster and then he said, 'so jessica,' and then i screamed 'STAY AWAY FROM ME MARK!!!' and ran.

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Things have gotten deadly at the Residence!Okay, not really. We're playing a game called 'Gotcha' better known as Assassin. its very popular in the states, though i've never played it before. Everyone put their names on a list and then on sunday we were each presented with an envelope containing someone else's name and instructions. Basically, we have to find the person we were assigned and get

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There really hasnt been a whole lot happening. everything is getting resettled now that the new semester has started. A bunch of new kids moved in and the last of the old kids have left. it was quite sad. i'm slowly making new friends though. its a bit more difficult because i still have old friends left so that sense of desperation is gone. i'm being more selective in my friends. but so

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Finals are over, the papers are handed in. a new set of classes are comencing. i hope it will be a good semester. The last of my 1st semester friends are leaving today. The weekend was all tearful goodbyes and promises to come visit. For the most part I didnt really appreciate all the new students standing around in the way watching everyone say goodbye like it was some kind of train wreck.

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I have my last exam today. I'm not too concerned about it. it will either be really easy or impossibly hard. i studied so i should do okay. Its raining really hard today. the sky is pretty threatening. if i was home i'd worry about a tornado. This weekend was a lot of fun. The guys i hang out with turned their room into a dance club and the whole residence showed up. it was amazing!

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Its finals week here at Malta University. I have 3 exams and 1 paper. Finals take 2 weeks, so its almost like a mini vacation. yesterday i took myself shopping. I was going to go to the catacombs but i didnt make it past valletta... something about the SALE signs drew me in like a moth to a lamp. I didnt buy much though. it was such a nice day i almost regret not going to the catacombs, but

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The other day I was walking home from school (yes I walk sometimes) and a little car drove by with a dog in the driver's seat. I thought about this for a few minutes before I realised, the dog was actually in the passenger's seat and I'm still not used to people driving on the otherside of the road. I may never get used it it in fact. Last night was probably one of the most entertaining nights

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Well, I'm back in Malta. Everything went just fine. My clothes smell to high heavens and my room is a mess with all the junk i brought back in my bag. i had a huge stack of mail waiting for me (thanks guys!) and an empty apartment. Most all of my friends were back in Malta when i got home so we all sat around and traded souvineers. it was nice. then i stayed up pretty late writting letters

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New Years eve was pretty fun. a little bit scary, but fun. the city had a huge celebration with a dj on a stage. we found ourselves in a sea of people! more people than ive ever found myself in before. whats more is in the streets they lit off palettes of firecrackers and fireworks. so, right after we hit midnight ann and i made our way back to the hostel to watch the celebrations from 4

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In Holland... again. its really really nice being so familiar with the city. we know where the grocery store is and where our hostel was and what we have left to do. its great. after 2 days in Brussels we went to Brugge. it was the most beautiful city ever. its really old and there are canals and swans and old churches and the palace is magnificent. we had a really nice time there

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in belgium the keyboards suck... Or rather, they are very difficult to navigate. my first impression of belgium is... "lets get out of here". the weather sucks. today it was rainy and cold and we couldnt figure out any of our maps. the room at our hostel smelled really bad and so we walked in the rain for several hours until finally just as we were about to give in and call it a day we found

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Hello from Holland! Its very beautiful here. The Canals are just great. The bus ride from Copenhagen was the longest 13 hours of my life! we had a baby crying the WHOLE way. and for the most part the bus was full to capacity so we couldnt really stretch out or get any good napping in. So far we have seen the Anne Frank Huis (kind of a downer) and the Van Gogh Museum and we've walked all over

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alright. i'm still in copenhagen. tomorrow is our last day. we're having a lot of fun too. it was a 13 hour bus ride from holland. We've seen the Strøget (shopping street) Christianina (hippy town) and the old Stock Exchange Building, and the Carlsburg Brewery. We met a bunch of new people too. we met a guy from Walker MN, he knows some of Anns friends and a girl i worked with over the

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Right now i'm in Copenhagen, Denmark... where are your children? i'm having a great time.

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I'm getting really excited for my trip! I leave tomorrow. in 24 hours i will be flying high above europe! And wouldnt you know it, i have a cold! again! I'm going to have the worlds best immune system when i get back home. I'm okay though. i figure if it gets too bad i will be going to some of Europe's finest countries in terms of medicine. I think I trust the Dutch and the Danes with my

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So, its some kind of holiday here. St. Nicks... where the kids get candy in their shoes. Soooo, Ann and Zdenka and I are going to Burger King. I've forgotten what BK tastes like, so i'm excited. Also, Wednesday is some national Holiday here and everything is closed. Its going to be a fun week i think. My eye was bothering me most of the week so i didnt really do much. it was better by

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We watched the Godfather this weekend. Godfather 1 and 2. it took two nights, and i crave the day that i will be able to watch a movie without subtitles. Movies are a lot of work here too. First you must find a DVD. if the DVD is from a european you must then find a european with a laptop. if the DVD is from a north american you must find 1 of the 2 north americans with a laptop. its very

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Happy Thanksgiving, yesterday! I went out and bought 2 3kg roosters. The turkeys here are ridiculously tiny... about 8lbs each and they cost more than 5 lira ($15). so, i bought roosters. i had a grand time cleaning them out, let me tell you! my roommates were all very impressed. they roasted up really well too. one was a bit dry, but you cant win them all i guess. there were about 25

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This weekend went as expected. Friday night we went out to Pizza Hut for Rafaele's (italy) birthday. Most of us were quite shocked an Italian would choose to go to Pizza Hut for a birthday dinner... but really, i didnt complain. I miss the thick greasy crust. pizza and pepsi brings back good memories too. sitting on the pizza blanket watching the Simpsons. Then I went dancing with Zdenka(

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Its been an alright week so far. I had a nice time last weekend. we went out to a maltese restaurant for dinner and we had a wonderful time. Saturday we celebrated Canada Lori's Birthday. we went to a coffee shop and had some of the best hot cocoa i've ever had. it was super thick and they had about 2 dozen flavors. i got the dark chocoalte flavor. it was like hot pudding in a mug it was

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ok, i just finished a huge long post about my trip to sicily and wouldnt you know it... it didnt get posted. i have a few choice words for the internet right now, but i will keep them to myself. i dont have time to rewrite the post so i will summarise my trip. i went with Ann who's from UMD and we met with corey whos studying in sicily, also from UMD. we were all in ojibwe together. we got on

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This weeks been okay... i'm still sick. yay. nothing better than being sick! I think it might have something to do with going from really really hot to really really freezing about 6 times a day. they have pretty decent AC here so a lot of people are getting sick from the rapid climate changes. I finished my paper work for scuba diving but i cant get my certificate until i get better. and

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Ok, this will be quick. I have to get to class, buuuutttt, i'm in malta AND my class is taught by an Italian. Theres no real concept of time here. its nice. I've been pretty sick all week long. i'm getting better now though. I got familiar with the pharmacy and stuff. Sunday we had an International bbq out on Golden Bay. it was really nice. we all brought food to grill and they had

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Last week was pretty laid back. I went to all of my classes. None of the professors ditched out or anything! We're reaching the middle of october and I'm just having my first courses. Welcome to Malta. Classes seem like they should be okay. They ask for a lot of work though. i have to write 2 page papers every other week for a few of them. and a lot of essays. fortunatly not many of them

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Okay, i had a pretty good weekend. Friday we went shopping and i bought a shirt and a dress. people here dress up a lot more than we do at home, so i feel kind of underdressed everywhere i go. Then on friday night we went to a party hosted by the university. it was very fun. there was a dj and dancing and we met a bunch of new people. then on saturday we relaxed by our pool all day long.

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alright, a lot has happened. I finally got my university internet set up so i can post more regualarly. I've been doing quite a bit. Saturday we went to Sliema for shopping and swimming. i bought a few gifts for people and we ate a good lunch and then we looked for the beach... there was only one very large flat rock... we decided we'd had a long enough day so we went home. on sunday we went

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I made it here just fine thanks. after a bit of a screen name login fiasco i can finally post to my journal. yay. I came in on thrusday and i took the taxi to my residence. I'm living in a townhouse type thing with 6 or so french girls a german and an italian and there's still one bedroom open. i have my own bedroom thank goodness. theres no living room so we have to sit outside by the pool.

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Valletta, Malta 

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Alright, here's my flight itinerary, incase you want to keep tabs on me... 22 Sept Depart MSP at 11:30 am Arrive in Chicago at 12:51 pm Depart Chicago at 2:30 pm 23 Sept Arrive in Frankfurt Germany at 5:45 am Depart Frankfurt at 9:35 am Arrive in Malta at 12:00 Noon That's it.

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Here is a lovely veiw of Malta. Just so you have an idea of where I will be.  

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Okay guys, I'm gonna try the blogger one more time. It seems as though they've updated. Hopefully it will work out well. I'm leaving for Malta on Sept 22nd 2004. I will be studying at the University of Malta for an academic year (until June 15th or so). After spring finals I intend on traveling most of mainland Europe. I'd like to stop in Italy, France, Spain, Luxembourg, U.K., Switzerland,

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