http://www.theworldofstuff.com Semi-geeky musings, links, and observations by an all-geeky teenager. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Saturday morning, Andy and I were in Pisa, Italy. Our hotel was across town from the famous leaning tower, but Pisa is a small city, so it was a short walk. As we got closer to the tower, the density of touristy places like gift shops increased. Finally, I ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/07/03/tour-of-italy/ When we last left our heroes, they had awoken in a stylish apartment in Sabadell, a suburb of Barcelona. Last Friday was a short day since Andy woke up so late. He and I went downstairs to play the keyboard. I taught him a song and he played some others. That ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/06/27/a-tale-of-four-countries/ Once, I had a friend named Laura. We went to school together. Then, she moved to Seville, Spain. We exchanged a few letters, but they soon stopped. A few months ago, Laura contacted me through MySpace, and we caught up on things. I told her that I'd be going to Europe ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/06/19/nine-in-the-afternoon/ We didn't do much on Tuesday. I woke Andy up rather late. He used Skype, and I wrote my previous blog post. Before we knew it, it was the early evening, and we hadn't gone out all day. I wanted to see if the nearby Pere Lachaise Cemetery was open, ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/06/14/se-habla-espanol/ Andy and I stayed in the hostel till Friday. That's when we met up with Matthieu, who we would be staying with for a few days. He first took us to the ruins of a small Roman arena. It appeared to be a park because there were a lot of ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/06/09/last-tango-in-paris/ Saturday was pretty quiet. Andy slept until 4 in the afternoon, so instead of going out, we made pancakes. Actually, he made one big pancake that we cut up and ate. Not much later there was lamb for dinner. We don't really eat lamb in the States, but I don't ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/06/04/i-see-london-i-see-france/ The flight to London seemed endlessly long. And it was filled with children. Actually, that part wasn't so bad, but it could have been. I managed to keep myself busy mainly by just thinking about stuff. That's what I often do to beat boredom. When I got tired of that, ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/05/30/jolly-good/ I'm here at Orlando International Airport with Andy, Mark, and Dan. Andy and I made the trip here together courtesy of my family. I thought it would be a good idea to take the same flight out and back even if we're splitting into groups during our adventures around the ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/05/26/leaving-on-a-jet-plane/ I'm leaving for Europe on Tuesday. This may be my last post before I leave! Or maybe not. Stay tuned to find out! There are four of us: Mark, Dan, Andy, and I. The trip was Mark's idea, and he asked us if we wanted to come along. We've decided to ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/05/24/almost-there/ The Pasporta Servo (Passport Service) is a hospitality network for Esperanto speakers. Since my friend Andy and I are about to embark on a two-month trip to Europe, and because we're Esperantists, we thought we should take advantage of this great resource. There's just one problem: this year's edition of ... http://www.theworldofstuff.com/archives/2009/05/21/following-the-green-star/