Heh. But
seriously, this feels like a big prank. At any point
in any of your lives did this come to mind when you
heard Venice?
As
I mentioned in the last entry I booked myself at
a youth hostel near the airport. Ends up - it's a
friggin' campground. I literally feel like
I walked into the movie Meatballs. All the
summer-camp activities abound (there's even a TOGA
party tomorrow), and other than the fact that everyone
speaks a different language - you'd have no way of
knowing you were in Italy.
I mean, honestly?
Kinda cool. You know? Like - why the hell not? I never
got to go to a summer camp as a kid, so this is kinda
fun. A shuttle leaves every hour to the heart of
Venice (20 minute ride) for $2. Sounds good to me.
People kinda freaked when I said I was staying at
a hostel on Facebook, but I assure you - this is
livin' LARGE after some of the situations I've been
in. And I could really care less about sharing a
bathroom. Seriously, I was so desperate to take a
shower when I got here - I would've done it in a
hippie-commune on national television.
As well, 9
Euro gets me this "Doge". Each side could
technically house 3 people, but I'm lucky to
be by myself. I have power so I can
write my entries and charge my shit. Internet
access would be nice of course, but I'm so
close to being home now that if I have to
wait until then to upload everything, I think
it'll be OK. I seriously have to be the
hardest working video-blogger ever. The
amount of shit I've created this month is
painful. I really do wish I could
relax a bit - but there's just too many
stories to tell.
Had someone email
me about how it must be nice to go to all of these
countries and see that everyone really is the same no
matter where they're from. The sentiment is of course
true - but do you really have to travel to understand
that? I don't want to sound rude to anyone who
actually did figure that out by traveling, but
didn't Sesame Street teach you that shit? LOL. Ever
watch multi-ethnic kids play together before they're
taught to be racist? There's all you need to know.
Save your money. By the way - this isn't directed at
the person who wrote the email AT ALL... it just
occured to me that some people actually have to travel
to understand human nature. The only thing I've ever
found that sets people apart is religion. And then,
it's really only people that are so fundamentalist
they think there way is the right way for EVERYONE.
But that's got nothin' to do with what country you're
from.
But the French are
rude as fuck. :-)
Alright - onto the
REAL Venice tomorrow. Unless this really is a
new episode of "SUPER PUNKED" and it ends up
we're in Ohio. That would've been one helluva fast
flight though.
