bruxelles, noel (add two dots on the last 'e')

since yesterday i have been in brussels now, for family christmas. so far i'm the only guest at my aunt's and uncle's house, though, my mother, her new boyfriend (will we like him? even be nice to him? we'll see...), and my grandparents will arrive tomorrow. things are good, i like seeing my family, and for the extra christmassy feeling brussels looks like it has been dusted with confectioner's sugar. hmmm, i'm sooo lazy. i think i'll just stop writing here, and lie on the couch...

berlin, berlin

i finally arrived in berlin on sunday, after my flight had been delayed for two days due to the weather conditions on the east coast. waiting for two days wasn't too bad, since that gave me time to finish up my final papers and spend tow more days with brian. berlin is the way it always is in the winter, even though i had forgotten how grey and cold it is. maybe the sudden transition from california to here makes the difference more striking. i wonder if i am going to see the sun at all while i'm here...