Lost but not Forgotten

So I haven't had much time to write, I actually had to read my last post to remember when the last time I wrote was. I've been so busy since I came back from the Netherlands and have had a ton of adventures.

Since I last wrote I've started playing Rugby and working out regularly. Which has been a god send for my stress levels. I went from knowing nothing about the sport to running drills and playing some scrimmages in only 3 practices and am now considering sticking with the sport at URI, we'll see though.

I also started working on my institute project for credit at URI and am pretty excited with how it's going. We aren't working on electric car chase design any longer but instead a compilation matrix of engineering properties compared to customer based concerns. We are trying to make a formulaic communication format between the customer and the engineer, cutting out some of the design work. My group includes one of the Americans and two Germans. One of the Germans, Gunnar, invited me to a house party last night which was really fun. I went with a friend and met one of her friends who ended up coming as well. Overall the night was really great, and they especially enjoyed the macaroni salad they found. On the walk there I managed to snap this lovely picture...

I've also managed to pick up a German engineering class at long last. And it is going horribly. Even the German taking the class with us is more then a bit lost and it happens to be smack dab in the middle of Tuesday, which now consists of the following: 10 or 11, arbeitprojekt. Class at 3. Rugby at 6:30, stammtisch right after, followed by party and the joker. Crazieness.

Aside from partying a little too often and smoking too much Hookah I'm actually getting much healthier here. Even with the added calories from alcohol I've dropped around 10 lbs and thanks to Alina I'm on a veggie binge now. I'll never be one of those vegetarian people, but tonight I did make some amazing lazy baked ziti using a sauce based from a jar with added veggies for flavor and some cheese to give it the taste it needs.

Bad taste party was a great success, but literally only because we were there. Our group made up a solid half the party and were the only ones truly poorly dressed. We did have a ton of fun though and I got some incriminating photos of friends. Along with one of myself, my current Facebook default.

Halloween party was also a success, though not many Germans dress up aside from some face paint they smear on themselves to look "scary". Over all it was a fun time though, and as usual we stayed out the entire night.

Upcoming events? Sean's new and soon to be tried burger night, now with milkshake additives. I also booked a flight to London Dec 16th and am currently planning a trip to visit my friend Whit in Prague. If all goes well I'll be going to Ireland shortly as well and possibly meeting some of my friend's uncles. Also planning a potential trip to France and would like to hit Spain. We'll see though.