dreams to go in the bible.

i dont know what it is about austria or europe or whatever is the cause, but i am having dreams probably every night. i havent dreamt consistently since i was in junior high, i think. i keep on trying to figure out what could be triggering all the them. maybe the food, maybe the fact that i actually have a normal sleep schedule. i dont know.. maybe its because i am content.. maybe.

these dreams range from all different scenarios, moods, etc. last night i had a dark dream about virgins and suicides.. much like the virgin suicides.. but not. i have also had an incredible amount of dreams that are really cool, too. i cant really remember much of the plots, only that i wake up with a sense of dreaming and subtle excitement.

i think the light to heavy dreams ratio is about 2-1. so thats good.

last weekend i went to munich. it was incredible. beautiful. almost indescribable.
i was walking around the enlishgartens and could not help but notice how there is such a difference, be it subtle (dont judge, i def just used the word subtle twice in about 3 lines.. i know.. shoot). the park is huge. one of the largest in germany, i believe. it has two waterfall-ed creeks that merge to and fro from each other. the grounds are kept, but not manicured. there are no playgrounds. only large spaces. when i first looked at it, i thought- wow, how boring of munich to have such an uninteresting park... its just a field..-however, my mind was soon changed. i noticed how many people where out with their dogs and children.. countless lovers holding hands that fit nicely into the scene.

but anyway, i just began to see that there was a differnt relationship with nature here. i cant even describe it, really.

anyway. munich was\is great. so are dreams.

mmmm..

spring is beginning to show up here in the lovely town of salzburg,which, i might also add, is the bike capital of europe.. everyone rides bikes,,including myself. its white and completely ghetto.. i love it.

on a more serious note, however, alot of really strange things have been happening lately.. for example:

on valentines day, there was a huge sign across the dome cathedral which said something to the effect of

ich liebe dich elisabeth: gott und aller welt verzeihen mich.
(translated: i love you, elisabeth: may God and all the world forgive me.)

it was very dark. also, last night my haus frau informed me that she and christof would be going thier separate ways.. she and alex in a flat and he and tobias and myself in the house. this morningi came into the house for lunch and saw beatrix packing with a friend.. she showed me all these cracks all over the ceiling.. there is some construction being done behind the house and all of the drilling has shaken the house to the point of cracking. a perfect time for a house to fall apart when the home inside it is doing likewise... very sad.

however, i do not want to give the impression that i live in a depressing atmosphere.. because that is simply not true. quite the contrary, actually.

next weekend i am off to munich. i met some kids from there who offered to show me around and take me to get some bavarian delicacies (which i am pretty sure consists of the famous white münchner wurst and some kind of bier.. ummm... not gonna lie, i may be ein bischen nervöus.

o yeah, on sunday i went to a football game against salzburg and prague.. of course i sat with the prague fans.. thier mascot is called the bohemians and the animal for it is a kangaroo hahaha
basically czeck kids are crazy.. i could see a huge difference culturally between the czecks and austrians.. but anyway, it was really fun.

ok, ciao.. i am still promising photos as soon as i get to some wifi and can use my own computer..

resident alien.

so, after a week of being in salzburg, i am beginning to feel a little settled. something interesting, though-- i just read this book called resident alien by clark blaise and earlier this morning i filled out mz residence papers for austria.. making me a resident alien. ironic.

i am currently in an internet cafe owned by a turkish man. communication anywhere is always a bit daunting but here its especially interesting considering that neither one of us are speaking to each other in our native tongues.

austria is beautiful. my house is 130 yrs old and is located in a quaint neighborhood which is both mildly metropolitan and old town in the atmosphere. salzburg is covered in yellow buildings.. but its not an obnoxious yellow, rather the color of home made yellow frosting. all of the buildings are pastel. this gives the citz a fairytale `stage backdrop´ feel. i was speaking with one of my professors (in germish-- a mix between enlish and german.. naturally.) and she is the one who gave me that image. she said that in the spring if you walk down the river, the city looks like a painted backdrop to a stage..

also, austrians have a reputation for being standoffish or of carrying a cold exterior. i have been warned many times about this.. not to take it personally, etc., but to be honest, i have foundit almost relieving. its nice to not have to feign a false sense of friendliness. also, it seems to make friendliness more genuine... but who knows.. my opinion of this could verz well change in the near future..

that seems to be somewhat reoccurring in mz life.

but idont want to end on that note. rather, i would like to end by saying that i am beginning to feel at home in my new home.

i should post a picture or somehting..

on arrival.

so, while i do not want to give a day by day detailed account of the next five months, i do, however want to record a few things which i have done so far.

i.e. i have arrived in germany! tomorrow i leave for austria! whaaa!

also, i am on my friend miriam´s computer and, since it is german, all of the symbols and the y and the z are flip flopped.. thus, if i say zou or mz or something like that, then i am actually trying to say my, and you... also, i will be avoiding symbols at all costs.. you know.. i never realized how much the enlish language uses the letter y. i am going to just type the natural z and zou will see what i mean...

ok, so sazing goodbze was reall dificult. i went through securitz crzing. i felt rather stupid, but i couldnt help it.

i will spare all sorts of tedious details, but lets just saz that i am having sooo much fun and i am chillin in mainz (z was properly placed just then)germany with mz friend miriam. i am verz happz, if a bit jet lagged.

also i have been picking up german better than i thought. i was super nervous about even sazing anzthing, but that seems to have gotten a little better. not much, but a little. the companz i am with has helped that.. thez are quite encouraging..

ok, well i am tired.. jet lag.

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