I would be well on my way to being European now if only I liked tuna in everything

Classic Europe

First off, welcome to anyone hopping over from travelblogs.com!  They featured my blog yesterday, (oh my gosh I always seem to leave off a letter when I'm hyperlinking - will you forgive me this once if I just leave it?).  On a side note, I like their use of the phrase "hatch a plan" in my blog description, and I think I am going to start slipping it into everyday conversation, i.e. "What are you up to at the moment?" "Oh me? I am hatching a plan to go to the grocery store."  It has a nice ring.

The Mister, I am happy to say, is much better, after I hatched a plan (see?) for him involving Tylenol, about 8 collective gallons of water, tea and 7-Up, and the fourth Harry Potter movie. He is now resting and hatching a plan (okay, I'm done) to use his sickness to soften me into watching The Matrix with him. Just between you and me, I see right through him.

I am also proud to announce that I have reached a milestone in this adventure called "living in Europe" - have crossed the invisible barrier, if you will.

*Drum roll please*

 I got my first ride on a moto last night.


Oh yes, I did.

I gave some private English classes to a family from my school, and afterwards the dad gave me a helmet and asked me if I minded getting a ride home on his Vespa.  I was jazzed. I did have to confess to him, rather embarrassingly, that it was my very first time on one, because I was a little worried that if I did not, I would sit down and wrap my arms around his waist and he would be shocked, thinking, "is this girl trying to HIT ON ME? Why isn't she USING THE HANDLES?" or something to that effect. So I thought that all things considered, it was better to confess my naivete and get a full tutorial than risk doing it wrong (in a possibly disastrous way), you know?

Oh, and the ride was everything I thought it would be. It was so Europe. Narrow cobblestone streets with the streetlights flying by, viewing the world through a Vespa helmet. Perfect.



Also a note: My button for Africa posts on the sidebar is now working.  Oops, didn't realize it had been broken.