nice conference. enjoyed it for sure and met some folks from bristol which is the nearest english town to cardiff. everyone says that bristol has a very happening music scene. cool. not as cool - most people from bristol haven't been to cardiff. mates, its 20 minutes on the train - and its a different country!!! i know, i know, the english think of wales kind of like what america thinks of canadia (bring it s!), but com'on, how can you resist that dragon?
took a nice walk yesterday into a park right next to the uni. the park is completely walled because, ready for this? - there are deer in it. they want to keep them in the park. it is a huge park and it has a castle (i was corrected and told it was a hall- huh? no idea what that means). very cool. so we played frisbee there, taught some europeans and isralies the beauty of ultimate. sweet!!!
and then tonight we had the conference dinner right next to the park in a place named Mr. Man. now you know, that kind of place is gotta be either an immigrant's restaurant or a strip club. well, it wasn't a strip club... but chinese food here is way way less spicy. and the funniest thing of the night - i got asked by the other participants to thank the organizers. you know, get a glass of wine, get everyone's attention and say a few words about their great organizational skills and incredible choice of food. the reason i was asked? they decided i spoke the best english...
bring it!!! and tomorrow - back to the scene of the crime - cardiff... (picture is for my mom, so shut up all of you)
Wow, so many places to begin ... and if you think you're getting a free ride on that picture up above, after you talk that way about the homeland ... boy o boy ... I hope you only get pickled vegitables and fruits for the next three years, nothing fresh ...
ReplyDeleteOkay, now that rant is over we can get to business.
Seriously. You? English? not french-italian (cause that I would believe) or hebrew-japanese (cause that's your dream)? Wow... people there have no idea what english is supposed to sound like.
Now, I don't think you should be worried that people living 20 minutes away haven't been to wales ... all that says to me is that they aren't know for their food, and there are no casinos. Wait, that's not great news ... well, I'll go have a big burrito for dinner and think about you and your carrot, cheddar cheese sandwich.
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ReplyDeletewow. i love all of it. the walled park with the deer. the cheddar, carrot, and tomato sandwich, eating the garnish, the ultimate with foriegners, mr. man (hah!) the chinese place, and most of all, you giving the speech at the restaurant..i can totally see all of that.
ReplyDeleteawesome.