Hi Folks!
So, I’ve been out of the loop for the last week or so because I’ve been sick for awhile. I had a throat infection, which I lovingly called my flesh-eating bacteria (for reasons none of you want to know about). After a little adventure at the hospital, I got some crazy antibiotics (all in one dose) that I was a bit skeptical about, but it ended up doing the trick. One of the good things it brought about was that I had so much time at home (because I wasn’t allowed to go to class for two days) that I finished the scarf I was making. I was out of commission for most of Parker’s visit, unfortunately, but I did manage to do a few fun things at the beginning and end of his trip. Anyway, this is an overview of some of the random things that we’ve done and have been happening over the last couple weeks:
Garden?
One day, a week or so ago, Liz and I decided to go to the Botanical Garden here in Lisbon because we thought it might be interesting. After being impressed that we found our way through a part of town we’ve never been to before, we spent quite some time walking back and forth on the street, in front of the garden, unable to find an entrance. When we finally figured out that we were supposed to go in the entrance that said “no entrance” on it,
The cactus area, I guess
we were excited to find that it was only a euro fifty to get in, not yet realizing that even that small amount was a total rip off. First of all, the botanical garden was tiny. We could see the entire thing from the entrance. Second, there were almost no plants there. There were a few trees, and some scraggly little bushes, but for the most part, the landscape was barren. The pictures, amazingly, make this look much prettier than it actually was in real life.
Also, because I don’t think my mother even believes I am taking classes at this point, I’ll just mention quickly that we’re in our second class now, and that this weekend the three of us spent time writing the 10 page paper that was our final exam for the last class. I think we’re all pretty excited about never having to think about transnational dispute resolution ever again.
Us, back home at our bar...
While Parker was here, I did manage to make it out of the house two times for nights on the town, one pre-illness, and one sort of post-illness. The first time we went out for Fado music, which Parks talked about in his post, and then we ended up going to a couple bars and hanging out at our regular Brazilian bar until much too late in the evening (and by evening, I mean morning). Parker’s last night here, we went out to dinner with our friend
The tip jar and I really hit it off
Marco at this crazy old mansion that now has a restaurant on the top floor even though the building hasn’t been renovated and is kind of falling apart. Then we went out to a few bars with some other friends from school, and than actually went home early (which, here, means around 2 am). Here are some random photos from our nights out on the town.
Other than that, there isn’t much to talk about. We’ve settled into normal life here, so things are less exciting and new, and more just day to day living. Liz is going to write up a blog about a few more of our adventures, but for now, I think that’s all. Big hugs to everyone back home. We miss and love you all, and wish you could be here to experience all this with us!
XOXO,
the trio
