Oops, did I say blanket? I meant to write backpack....I have two backpacks, and are they ever heavy! So, we walked, oh say about 8km to the campsite and honestly, it nearly did me in. I had a backpack on the back, on the front, and a purse...plus, we bought groceries, but my friend carried those :D
So we got there, finally, and guess what...no water! Did I mention how hot it was? Right, so we had to boil the water...wait for it to cool...then drink it. What a gong show. It was so good to be there though. And the host was hilarious! She was the lady who came around to collect the money, and the first day she was nice enough...the second, she was SO drunk! And she brought this crazy vineyard worker with her who could barely speak, he was so inialated, and they were telling us the weirdest things! Like, while the guy told Ludovik about a million times that in one month, we coud pick anything we want, she was telling me about this hippie commune near here where there are lots of parties and drugs, where she lived for four years...but telling us to avoid it. Alrighty then lol. It was very strange. Then, suddenly, they decided to leave halfway through their "conversations" with us, and walked away. The vineyard guy kinda stumbled and put his arms around her waist, and she giggled, then turned around, looked right at me, and yelled, "You! Don't be afraid of the sun!"
Wtf?
What does that even mean!?
It was rediculous. Then she partied all night with the guy in the hippie van next door to us.
The next day, when she came to get our money, she seemed very embarassed and wouldn't even look at us, then took off after minimal polite conversation. Hahaha.
After a few days there, we found a job...what a lameass job tho. Works out to about 6 bucks an hour, so really with groceries, we have lost money here. Here is where the hobo part of this comes in. For example, yesterday, we worked our lame job, then walked into town to buy groceries. First, we stopped to use the bathroom, as of course, there are none where we are working. Then, we sat outside the (closed) tourist information office, because there are some outlets back there so we could jack their power :D I tell you though, sittin out there in the pouring rain, eating Mr. Noodles we bought and filled with hot water at 7-11 because our stove ran out of fuel, and shivering in the cold while we stole electricity...well, that was a low. Haha, pretty funny though!
Oh right, before there we washed our hair in the river because we have no access to showers...
And then we walked back, pitched our tent at the side of the river, and made ourselves at home.
Of course, since it was freezing, and I have no blanket or matress to keep me warm, I had to improvize! So I wore: 1 pair of normal socks, 2 pairs of wool socks, 1 pair of jeans, 1 pair of pyjama pants, 1 tank top, 1 cotton sweater, 1 wool sweater, and my winter jacket...and I was STILL COLD!!! Oh my God, I was FREEZING! It was nice to be sleeping on grass though, instead of gravel like at the campsite :)
Then today, it was still raining so we couldn't work, so our boss gave us a ride into town. We played cards at the coffee shop until the library opened at noon and...here we are!
It's pretty fun though, this hobo adventure. I'm glad it's only for a couple weeks, but it really makes you think in an excellent problem solving type way..think about it...no bathroom, so power, no fridge, no stove, no bed, a tent for shelter, no bike, no shower...the list goes on and on. What an adventure! Stoked to have a dorm room tho :P
Haha, did I write about my lip piercing adventure? I re-pierced my lip in the library bathroom, but since I had this stupid plastic stud that just bent, I couldn't get it through! So now I have a really sore lip and feel very stupid, and have to wait for it to heal so a can get it done proffessionally. Jeez Louise. For those of you wondering about my sanity, don't worry...my posts should become relatively normal in about 3 weeks :P...when I become...a student.
What will I do then? It is so unadventurous after the gong show year I have had...anyways I ran out of time again.
Peace! :D
Aug 14, 2009
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