BACK IN THE SQUARE I CAME FROM

Oh boy. Its been a crazy last few months. I feel like the castle was totally fake, but I guess that works for something that is usually part of a fairy tale. It was a hard goodbye but I'm glad to be back. Its interesting to see the kind of connections I made at the castle and I wonder if they will last. It is such a surreal environment because everything is so sped up. You make fast friendships and fall into a hectic whirlwind of adventure. Due to my terrible neglect of this blog I think I will jump back into things by starting with a breakdown of the main parts of my castle life, starting with the family.
Kristin, Livija, Caroline, Me, Riley, Jared, Sam and David.Oh goodness, I've been looking through past fbook gems to dig up these photos. Reflection.

Anyway to put some names with faces:Sam

Riley

Livi

Kris

Jared

Caroline

Dave

In addition to the family there are a handful of other people that I hope I will continue to be friends with. It was a really good group of people in general. In the past three months I visited Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Prague. I've also consumed a lot of alcohol, explored the wilderness around Well, rode my bike, dressed up, made things and loved everything. It was truly fantastic, and yes, the trip of a lifetime. Now I am home and cleaning the house for Christine's visit on the 10th. I am going to get a new passport this afternoon (so I can sneak back into Prague) and pick up Evan from school. It should be fun to drive in my little car again. Before I came here I had a few days in Boston that were really fantastic though they were jet lagged. Kallie has been using the living room of the Nancy Drew house as a concert venue and I went to a show there on Friday night that featured three bands that were all really good. I really like that whole group of people in general really and with live music it just makes it all the better. Anyway, I suppose I should get back to finishing my little projects around the house. I am baking raspberry bars while I finish cleaning.