I know it's been awhile, and although I have TONS of positive things to talk about (Barcelona, tulip fields, the beach, days of starting to drink at 10am and lounging at the park and watching dozens of people race while wearing orange barrels...), I don't really feel like detailing all of the reasons I can't believe I'll be leaving my favorite city in the world in a little over a month. Instead, in light of the fact that I am writing a final paper on the prospects of Ukraine's membership in the EU (aka stretching "not happening" into 5000-6000 words), I would like to discuss one reason I am very excited to return to Penn State:


Never again having to learn about the European Union. It was obvious that I had no idea what I would be getting myself into when I chose a class titled "Theorizing European Integration." Talk about combing two concepts that have very little bearing on how things actually turn out in the real world: political science theories, and the European Union. Good thing I will be done the Political Science major when I get back to State (and even if I wasn't, I'm pretty sure there are no classes offered on the EU, and rightly so), and will be finishing my much more practical major...PHILOSOPHY! At least it doesn't pretend.


I promise that my next entry will be much more exciting...because I'll tell you about QUEEN'S DAY!! It is this Thursday, with Queen's Night on Wednesday night. It is a day to celebrate Queen Beatrix's birthday, and basically involves day long drinking, wearing orange, children selling their belongings on the street, and outdoor music performances. I've already purchased an orange shirt, orange boa, and orange sunglasses. Apparently, the city will look somethign like this:








And I, will look something like this: