sofia is for lovers?

so i had pretty good weekend again. usually my weekends are quite pleasant actually.... i spend them away from my town with my partner in crime. i always think it's kind of funny that my fondest memories thus far are those having nothing to do with my school or kyustendil, but in the capital or another more cosmopolitan city with other americans. i expressed this sentiment to my mother one time.

noteworthy:
two times ignorant people made racial slurs at shantay.
1. a dirty looking older man (50s), walked past us saying, "white power." as we stood there in amazement and watched him walk down the street, he called out again (in english), "white power. do you understand me? white power." we just kind of looked at each other like, what the hell was that all about?! i was tempted to yell something back, but sadly i'm just a small girl in a foreign country and well.... he looked like a psycho. (go figure).
2. we took the train back to pernik (shantay's site). as we were getting off she had the audacity to say "excuse me," to someone who was blocking the exit. (note my sarcasm). his response? "you need to put some sun screen on, you've been in the sun too long!" did i mention that this guy was smoking a cigar and drinking a 2 litre of beer? yes folks, they sell two litres of beer here. obviously he was of an extremely high calibur in regard to character.

i was shocked that it had happened not once, but twice in the same day! i kind of hope the old man breaks his hip and the younger guy gets lung cancer. at the very least, i hope they don't reproduce.

in other news, school is the same as always. one of the boys was unhappy with his grades, so he crumpled up his papers and threw them at me. his dad is supposed to come in for a conference, but i doubt anything will come of it. then on friday, another boy said, "what the fuck," after everything i said, so i kicked him out of class. when i told him to leave, he said "thank god." i know jesus said love your enemies... but i never expected my students to be the enemy.

finally, i am pleased to announce that britney spears's new album is fabulous. i expected no less. on a more tragic note, all my friends have tickets to her show.... and alas, i will not be a part of the fun. i was really hoping she would have a summer tour, complete with european stops... but she only has two london concerts, and they take place while school is still in session. however, i have decided that this will not stop me. i feel as though it is my duty as an ever loyal britney fan to finagle my way to that june concert in london!

and speaking of london... i will once again mention that my departure date is quickly approaching!!!!! my heart soars every time i think about it. *sigh.* i am voraciously (my new GRE word) reading my london guide books. and while i am quite sure that i will return home peniless, i know it's going to be worth all of my weak american dollars and more!

by the way, i hope everyone is in the holiday spirit! i must admit that i was rather perky this week after listening to such christmas classics as "christmas in hollis," by run-dmc, madonna's "santa baby," and the amazing rendtition of "winter wonderland," by the eurythmics. good times.