Britney spears should move here.

It is not uncommon to see babies around here. They are like any other baby in the world. The parents seem pretty similar too. This is where Britney Spears comes in: Driving with babies. They have carseats, but rarely is the child buckled, or actually in it. It shocked me when I first saw a baby riding in the front seat just hangin' out with its parent. Oh! Ok! Its not like they drive very far, because lets face it, the furthest they drive is MAYBE 20 mins. and that is unlikely. Crazy drivers. They bus drivers are no exception either.

New spring break plans: Malta to Breman, train to Hamburg, train to Berlin, train to CR, train to Poland...and maybe on the way home, one night in Switzerland.
I cannot wait!!

I am leaving soon for Marsa to go and teach. In the meantime it is really nice out, so I may head to the roof and sit with a book. I finished the one I had brought with me initially, so until I can get another one, I am reading tourist books. Not the greatest reads ever, but it's something.

I have decided the Maltese food is not my favorite. Yes, sometimes it tastes ok, but mostly, there is no salt, no spice and full of fat. gross. The best coffee comes from McD's. No joke. Imagine a world were something from McD's is actually better than anywhere else. It is the biggest coffee I have found also. Maybe the size of a styrofoam coffee cup. Until I am back in the States, aka, the land of super size EVERYTHING, I will savor my cup of McD's coffee, which unless I make a special trip, I can really only get easily on Tuesdays. So for 1 Euro and 5 cents, I have a cup of sanity!

I purchased some awesome socks today. Not just socks, but slipper socks! They are knits, so they are warm, but the bottom almost resemble those mens suits that have the elbow patches. Well, anyway, my socks have "elbow" patches. They are not ever coming off, because for once, my feet don't freeze when walking on the cold, hard floors that are everywhere in Malta. One of our classes is held at a Seminary. IT IS A CARPETED classroom! To my complete and utter joy, somewhere in Europe has carpeting! I don't know how they keep it clean though, because I have yet to see a vacuum cleaner anywhere. People here believe in mopping and sweeping. Everyday. Every morning. The women wash the step and sidewalk in front of the house, and then the insides, and wash the windows. Gosh forbid there is a spec of dust for someone to see. Man, they would not like America so much. I don't think I've ever seen anyone actually wash a side walk.

Oh yea, people in my group are finally getting over the plague. We didn't lose anyone. I am finally feeling better today, but I was pretty miserable for awhile. When we leave for Greece and Turkey, our guide is coming from America, with Abreva for me which is going to be so nice. Abreva here (I've seen once) costs nearly over 20 euro! Thats like, $40 USD. Ugh! Yikes.
Well, I'm also out of groceries. If you want to eat anything healthy here, you have to be prepared to shell out the mulah, or else you can be cheap, and eat like sh*t. For now, i'm eating like shi*t. I walk a lot everyday, so I figure it's ok until I'm back from my travels. So toast with Nutella it is. Peanut Butter is expensive here, plus, I was in a bind and the little corner store didn't have any, so I bought Nutella. It's good, but nothing that I will miss.

I found Absenthe (sp?) today. I'm thinking I might smuggle some back. Meg had a shot of it the other night. She didn't know thats what it was. Ew. But nonetheless, I am thinking of trying some, and perhaps for once in my life, I may be able to create a masterpiece that doesn't involve stick figures.

Tomorrow I have the day off! I always look forward to days off. I am headed out to look for a travel backpack! How official! Haha! I will look even MORE like a tourist than I already do!

Tata for now.