Lucky for you, I'm a clever girl, and I've come up with a way to represent this in my blog. I'm going to attempt write two blogs a week. One will be what I've done that week, and one will cover the business end of things. For all you nosy-Nancys out there, here is a little insight to my life.
This weekend was my free weekend. I get one free weekend every month, and Hostmom generously allows me to have Friday through Sunday all to myself. You should know that being exhausted is my favorite, so I try and pack as many activities as possible into my free weekend.
Friday, started off with a bitter sweet note. A friend had her going away party that night. It's always tough to see folks go. We had a great time sending her off though. We ate at a nice little Italian restaurant called Istoria's. The food is delicious. The prices are reasonable. And the wait-staff is hilarious.
I've been there before a couple of times, but this night the staff were particularly hilarious. Our waiter actually got drunk during the course of our dinner, and his antics became more and more ridiculous as the night wore on. He was a pretty good waiter to begin with, but there was some confusion because we had a large group that didn't all arrive at the same time.
Finally, we got all our food and drinks, and we were just hanging out and chatting, like you do. It was around this time that our waiter started getting noticeably inebriated. First clue, he ran off on a small child from our neighboring tables scooter. More than once, he did this. He also serenaded our friend. He had to have said her name 1000 times during the course of dinner.
The other waiter there came over and struck up a conversation with me by asking where I'm from. I told him the U.S., and he nearly lost his mind. Apparently, he had a girlfriend who lived in Miami whom he'd visited there, and he was so excited to tell me all about the U.S. This is what you get for having an approachable face and sitting at the end of a table. I'm glad I made friends with him though. He came in handy later when our waiter couldn't ring up our bill properly because he was smashed. Miami man helped us out, and we got it all taken care of.
After Istoria, Sierra and I went to Soda which is generally a happening dance club. Friday night is ladies night, so they offer free entry and 7,50 in free drinks to women. It's the place to be for us poor au pairs. We tried to get more people to go with us, but they all had better and more thrilling things to do. Like sleep.
Well, they were right. When we got into soda, there were approximately 7 people there. We waited around for it to pick up, but no such luck. The most entertaining part of the evening was when this couple came in. The fella was a really good dancer (an anomaly among German men), and he was definitely flaunting his skills. Unfortunately his hipster girl wouldn't let him dance. We got bored and went home shortly thereafter.
Heading home early was a good idea. We were headed to a brunch for our Au Pair agency the next day anyway. These little get together are always pleasant, and we got to welcome in a new au pair. He seems like a fairly cool character, and the atmosphere of the cafe was really nice. Sierra had to work, so we headed back to her place after brunch. We parted ways when I went and reveled in the sunshine with an awesome group of folks.
We had a get together in one of the parks, and it was good time. It's so nice to finally be able to spend all day outside. We had some barbecue and live music and people watching. Now, I call that a good time.
After the park, I headed to friend's apartment. They were having a party, but they came to the park as well, so we traveled together. The party was a lot of fun, as always. I met some Slovenians, and spoke a good bit of German.
Sunday, was a success. Part of what I'm doing abroad is a personal journey to reach my full potential. A big part of that is reach peak physical condition. Now, that's a long way off, but we did make a breakthrough on Sunday. We started a Couch Potato to 5k plan. It's an awesome thing, and I did far better than I expected. It was time for me to level-up again on this journey, and I did that successfully after a full weekend. It's because we're champs. No big deal.
All in all, it was a happening weekend. I'd like to leave you with a song today. It was stuck in my head all weekend because it suited how I felt so perfectly. Enjoy.
Cheers and thanks for reading.
[Author's Note: This was the most difficult entry I've had to write so far. It just didn't flow like the other entries. We'll see how long this personal side lasts.]
This weekend was my free weekend. I get one free weekend every month, and Hostmom generously allows me to have Friday through Sunday all to myself. You should know that being exhausted is my favorite, so I try and pack as many activities as possible into my free weekend.
Friday, started off with a bitter sweet note. A friend had her going away party that night. It's always tough to see folks go. We had a great time sending her off though. We ate at a nice little Italian restaurant called Istoria's. The food is delicious. The prices are reasonable. And the wait-staff is hilarious.
I've been there before a couple of times, but this night the staff were particularly hilarious. Our waiter actually got drunk during the course of our dinner, and his antics became more and more ridiculous as the night wore on. He was a pretty good waiter to begin with, but there was some confusion because we had a large group that didn't all arrive at the same time.
Finally, we got all our food and drinks, and we were just hanging out and chatting, like you do. It was around this time that our waiter started getting noticeably inebriated. First clue, he ran off on a small child from our neighboring tables scooter. More than once, he did this. He also serenaded our friend. He had to have said her name 1000 times during the course of dinner.
The other waiter there came over and struck up a conversation with me by asking where I'm from. I told him the U.S., and he nearly lost his mind. Apparently, he had a girlfriend who lived in Miami whom he'd visited there, and he was so excited to tell me all about the U.S. This is what you get for having an approachable face and sitting at the end of a table. I'm glad I made friends with him though. He came in handy later when our waiter couldn't ring up our bill properly because he was smashed. Miami man helped us out, and we got it all taken care of.
After Istoria, Sierra and I went to Soda which is generally a happening dance club. Friday night is ladies night, so they offer free entry and 7,50 in free drinks to women. It's the place to be for us poor au pairs. We tried to get more people to go with us, but they all had better and more thrilling things to do. Like sleep.
Well, they were right. When we got into soda, there were approximately 7 people there. We waited around for it to pick up, but no such luck. The most entertaining part of the evening was when this couple came in. The fella was a really good dancer (an anomaly among German men), and he was definitely flaunting his skills. Unfortunately his hipster girl wouldn't let him dance. We got bored and went home shortly thereafter.
Heading home early was a good idea. We were headed to a brunch for our Au Pair agency the next day anyway. These little get together are always pleasant, and we got to welcome in a new au pair. He seems like a fairly cool character, and the atmosphere of the cafe was really nice. Sierra had to work, so we headed back to her place after brunch. We parted ways when I went and reveled in the sunshine with an awesome group of folks.
We had a get together in one of the parks, and it was good time. It's so nice to finally be able to spend all day outside. We had some barbecue and live music and people watching. Now, I call that a good time.
After the park, I headed to friend's apartment. They were having a party, but they came to the park as well, so we traveled together. The party was a lot of fun, as always. I met some Slovenians, and spoke a good bit of German.
Sunday, was a success. Part of what I'm doing abroad is a personal journey to reach my full potential. A big part of that is reach peak physical condition. Now, that's a long way off, but we did make a breakthrough on Sunday. We started a Couch Potato to 5k plan. It's an awesome thing, and I did far better than I expected. It was time for me to level-up again on this journey, and I did that successfully after a full weekend. It's because we're champs. No big deal.
All in all, it was a happening weekend. I'd like to leave you with a song today. It was stuck in my head all weekend because it suited how I felt so perfectly. Enjoy.
Cheers and thanks for reading.
[Author's Note: This was the most difficult entry I've had to write so far. It just didn't flow like the other entries. We'll see how long this personal side lasts.]
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