Written April 13th 2009

My computer is still broken. It's funny that everything is closed here because it's monday. This morning we saw this kid at the metro station that we saw yesterday so we decided to take him out to brunch with us. The language barrier was rediculous. It took us the whole meal just to figure out his name and age. He kept winking at himself in the mirror across the room. Then we went and bought some groceries to cook out friends. We ended up falling asleep for quite a while, I didnt realize I was so tired! We woke up at 10 to cook some dinner but nobody else had any. I booked a hostel in Belgium though. During my nap I had a dream that my parents came to visit me and surprised me. At first I was excited but then they started taking control of everything and said that they were staying with me for 6 days, which is really alot. It really made me think about going home. My parents wanted me to cut some time off my trip, prefferably 3 weeks, but we comprimised with 2 weeks. Just this change in plans has me thinking about how different things are going to be and what I am and am not looking forward to. . I am looking forward to seeing my family and telling them stories. I am definitely looking forward to seeing Tyler. I am looking forward to Taco Bell and all the small things I miss about home. Im looking forward to graduation and the beginning of a new stage of my life. Im looking forward to the summer and all the good times I will have. Im looking forward to making my own money-hopefully doing something I love. I hope that when I go home things are different with my parents. I hope they realize the full extent of the situations this trip has brought up and respect how far I've come and what I've accomplished on my own. I hope my freedom does not fade or disapear. I couldn't handle that. I'm in love with the way I feel on this trip. I realize that I will be under their roof again but I should still be able to respect them while doing what I want. Life is about balance. oh man, I can't wait for London!