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• Vancouver, BC
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• 2003-08-02
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• Writer; Part-Time Hero
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• James
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• Visiting eight different myO friends in person thus far
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• Winter 2001
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure)
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• Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300
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• Writing, Gaming, Kung Fu, Movies, Acting somewhat strange in general
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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Computer geeks know English . . .
Shadow' dropped me off at an internet café before heading back to class for a bit more. My idea, really. Anyway, I saw the guy working the desk who was a lanky, young-ish guy with a slight overbite, big glasses . . . working in an internet café . . . yeah, there's no way he doesn't know English. Either way, Shadow' was there to finish off my thoughts in the local dialect and such. So yeah, here I am. And the internet is quite cheap here, so I'm happy.
So my goodness! Being in the Açores has certainly been quite a treat! And believe me, it continues to amaze me as to how accomodating and hospitable Shadow's family has been all week. Like I mentioned before (I'm pretty sure I mentioned it), her mom gave me her cel phone for while I'm here so I can stay in touch with people when I'm by myself or at the hotel or whatever. She's also been very prepared to shovel food into me as any mother would to her own child (and she cooks some damn good ribs, yo).
Shadow's brother, Flavio, continues to astonish with the lengths he goes for others. He's basically the driver of the family, taking us to all the places, driving me back to the hotel in the evenings . . . and he's been doing a LOT of driving! Saturday alone, he really worked the car shuttling us back and forth over the island. More than that, though, he's been very enthusiastic about showing me around to all the places, all the sights . . . and when the weather turns sour, he's always the first to lament the fact that I won't be able to see the beauty of the land through the fog. That's not something I was really expecting from the brother of the friend I was visiting . . . oh, and not to mention that he's the reason I got a good deal at the hotel.
So all together, we've had meals, seen local festivities, ate traditional foods, saw the local flora and fauna, got sand in our shoes, quoted Hiro Nakamura, walked through unlit, 1300 meter long tunnels that go practically across the entire island and back with only a crappy flashlight, three cel phones, a PSP and an iPod for lighting (now THAT was an adventure!), and otherwise just having a memorable experience.
The time has really flown and I'm pretty surprised to think that I have in fact been here five/six days already. Man . . . I almost have to come home really soon, too! When did that happen?!
Anyways, I made it, I'm doing fine, and I guess . . . I'll give a full report when I'm back in Vancouver. No one needs to worry about me right now (including local girls who do NOTHING but worry [hint hint, Shadow']), and I'll talk to you later.
Take care of each other.
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