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My stomach

is totally messed up. I hate to say it, but the last week together has been a tough one. It's neither mine nor Noah's fault. well actually its both of our faults. You see I made the first mistake and that is drinking the water in the dubai airport. If you ever find yourself in the dubai airport (which looks an awful lot like a casino with windows) you may be tempted to indulge in some nice tasty fountain water. DONT, this water will make you horribly ill. I learned the hard way, and spent the evening after arriving here as close to the toilet as comfortably possible. The worst part though was not the violent part of the illness, it was the part that has lingered, keeping me from enjoying food, being able to drink heavily, or strenuous activity. All in all i've been experiencing general malaise. The good news is that this seems to be getting gradually better, the bad news is that the past week noah and I were left with nothing to do. You see, the other mistake we made in regard with this week was that Santorini is both cold and abandoned right now.

No-one is there, the water is cold, and the sun doesnt shine nearly enough in late april in the greek islands. Now if WE had researched this at all, we might have found out that late April is too early to go to Santorini and we might have been able to avoid the ensuing boredom of spending 16 hours a day in one room. So you see, our hard time was in a way both our faults. I'm trying to make it sound terrible, but there is a bright side.

The bright side is that Noah and I managed to make a week in a hotel room tolerable. Between watching (and making fun of) greek television, playing chess, playing cards, listening to music, and chatting we somehow managed to make 4 full days pass and actually seem somewhat enjoyable. I'll admit that the time wasnt what I was looking for, but it was good because it reminded me of what I learned on this trip.

I came on this trip, because I had a restless soul, and because I was scared of "growing up," and this is part of why NOT getting a job and hanging out with my best childhood friend appealed to me. Now that its ending, I'm reminded that as I leave Noah and traveling, I sort of  enter adulthood, and that scares me.  Soon I will enter the halls of lawschool and be on my way to a 90 hour work week, a spare tire, a mortgage, retirement, and eventually death. Gosh that sounds awful...

luckily this is no longer how I think. This is what traveling has done for me. When I return home, I am going to keep the same perspective that I have had while traveling. every day dawns with a thousand possibilities, and every night closes with at least one new experience. I'll admit that the possibilities grow limited in the confines of a job, familiar culture/place, and routine, but sometimes if you are open to the change and you try a little, an adventure happens. This is probably my last blog entry from abroad on this trip, so I want to thank you all for reading my journal and I hope that sometime in the near future we can share in a little adventure.

Adieu

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