As I mentioned in my last blog post, I considered posting happy thoughts. (Side note: I just got distracted trying to find a specific Fetty Wap song that was stuck in my head from sophomore year. I don’t even like rap. I guess I really don’t want to type happy thoughts).

Think happy thoughts.

1. Soccer. Soccer was cool today. I taught a ten year old, and she was really cool. It was the first human social interaction I’ve had with someone around my age in two weeks. And she was 10.
2. Food- as much as it hurts my stomach and gives me heartburn, it does taste good and I’d missed a bunch of it.
3. Healthy. Healthy? Healthy! Bike riding here will help me lose weight or something.
4. Uh, well, drinking is legal here at my age… I can make fun of 16-year-olds getting smashed. And that’s about the extent of that one.
5. I’m really excited about the house we’re getting. And my room. I get to do it however I want and that’s really awesome.

Oh man- interruption! Just Skyped with my CyberPatriot team and had a Cadet Advisory Council conference call. Now I’m procrastinating on this post…. Don’t believe me, just watch. Crap… now the numbered list starts over. Oh whale. 15 more.

1. Family. I love being close to my family.
2. I can make money here on my year off from school.
3. I get to play with big boy cameras here. That one’s fun. Shout-out to my grandfather.
4. I haven’t gotten a mosquito bite here [yet]. That’s a positive.
5. My brother is enjoying it. He already has a few friends.
6. I have time to write blog posts!
7. I get to see things I don’t really remember from when I was 6.
8. My cat is here! ♥♥
9. It’s fun to go places, and absolutely no one knows you. It’s weird running in to people who recognize you but you don’t recognize them, though.
10. This has brought me and some of my friends in the US closer together. I found who my true friends are and who cares about me.
11. You can drink tap water without wondering what’s in it (chlorine wise.. or chemical wise… or anything). It’s neat.
12. It feels like things are cheaper here. You can go to the grocery store and buy 2 days worth of food and drinks for about 8 Euros. I could be wrong but it feels cheaper. I don’t know. Let me think it.
13. I can completely avoid all the asshats in the US here!!
14. I can get some cool clothes here. And I already got pants!
15. There’s Cat Cafes here. Like literally; Coffee shops with cats.

And, I mean, I have lots of time to plan my return trip in December. And June. Heh…

Well, that was my effort for today’s blog post. It’s 0350 and my chest hurts. Maybe I should sleep.

Good night guys, and keep finding reasons to smile.

-E.