the blog returns! i have been wanting to post, but i cant justify spending a lot of time sitting in front of a computer when there is so much to do here. so, basically, i'll try to sum up things as best as i can up to this point.

belgium was pretty kick ass. i drank tons of cheap beer, ate lots of frites and waffles, and saw some cool stuff. brussels and bruges were my definite favs. ghent didn't really do much for me, but it was nice because i had a little more time to relax. antwerp, unfortunately, had a lot of construction going on there. honestly, i was starting to get anxious to move on at that point, so i headed off to amsterdam. i do, however, have a pretty extensive knowledge of how laundromats run in antwerp, so if anoyone ever needs that information i'm the guy to ask.

getting to amsterdam was pretty uneventful. it was finding my hostel that proved to be tricky. i walked around for a while, but eventually bumped into a kid from califronia who helped me out. amsterdam is actually a really beatiful city. unfortunately, i don't think that most of the people who stop for a visit really take the time to find out. i did check out a couple "coffeeshops," but i spent more time wandering around the city. the red light district is definitely shady, though. overall, amsterdam was pretty cool, but i was happy to be moving on to berlin.

oh, and matt viglione, if you are reading this, i have now heard both "stand" and "shiny happy people" being played in public places in the past 2 days. i'm sure you can appreciate that.

anyway, i have some more stories to tell after amsterdam about my adventures getting to berlin, and, even better, prague, as well as my OH SO FUN banking adventures in vienna. unfortunately, some fat, ugly, smelly german has decided to sit next to me at the internet cafe and light up a cigarette, and i have a sore throat and don't feel like inhaling it, especially since i am in munich and i REALLY want to be able to enjoy oktoberfest tomorrow.

but i will say that regardless of what kind of adversity i have facedd, and will continue to face, i'm still having an awesome time and i can't wait to move on to the next place.

ok, the stench of this guy is too much to take. i'm out like a fat bitch in dodge ball.