hmm...what to say...I know it's Thursday already again, but sometimes I just can't make myself sit down and type.

The last week and a half have been pretty routine...Classes and back to my internship last week and this week (well sort of, but more on that in a minute).

Last week, I was still coughing, so the sent me home at noon on Tuesday. But that day I found some cough syrup so I was able to go in on Wednesday. Gundars outlined what they see me doing in my time there, which is more research and writing the background for a report to the Environmental Committee. So while I'm not excited that I get to spend my days mostly in front of a computer, I am excited that what I'm working on will eventually be presented and used in the European Parliament.

Over the weekend, I had no set plans so Liz and I went to Brugge for Saturday. It was such a cute city. (Once again, check out the pictures.) It seemed everywhere we turned there were lace and chocolate shops. The city is criss-crossed with canals, so we took a boat ride which was sooo nice. We also toured the Choco-story chocolate museum and visited Michelangelo's Madonna and Child which is in the biggest cathedral in Brugge. It's one of the few of his statues that left Italy in his lifetime. And it is absolutely beautiful. It's so amazing that stone can be carved into something so intricate, detailed, and life-like. We also saw their Markt and Burg.

This week we had our History midterm on Monday, so I had spent most of Sunday studying. It went alright, but we probably won't get grades until after break Dr. Malone said. On Monday, Chris from my internship called and told me that I didn't need to come in on Tuesday because both she and Gundars were ill. I actually still went in and sat in on some meetings that interested me, including an exchange of views with the Armenian Foreign Minister. After lunch, I wandered around Brussels to some of the areas I hadn't seen yet. So just kind of a relaxing day. I didn't get another phone call from Chris, so I assumed that I was going in on Wednesday. So when I got there it looked like no one had been in since last week. I waited for awhile, then called Chris to make sure I was supposed to be there, and she said yes, Gundars would be in. So I waited...and waited...and waited. No Gundars. It was lunchtime by that time, so I left a note with my cell number and told him I was going to lunch and then to watch Plenary. I never received a call, and I left right from Plenary at 6pm. Soooo I'm assuming he never came in either. But oh well at that point. And I had wanted to watch Plenary because it's the only one held in Brussels while we are there. It was interesting at first and then just turned into everyone stating the same position over and over again for two hours. And they really didn't get to the item on the agenda that I had wanted to hear. But it was a good thing to hear.

And that brings us to today. We had Law this morning and then Margaret called a History class for this afternoon since SHE had canceled one earlier...grr. It's not my fault she couldn't make it before! I don't appreciate being told only a half hour before class that we are having it, and it is not fair that some people had already left for the weekend. I don't approve.

This weekend we are headed to Geneva! Check back for that tale and more pictures :)