I am currently having a mild anxiety attack about the spring. First of all, the idea of this school year ending had finally become real and suddenly I am panicking, trying not to waste my time here and cram as much as possible into my remaining months. But the cramming just makes me more anxious and stressed out. A lot of things are up in the air because I have absolutely no clue when my final exams will be. So I can't properly plan my mom's visit, or my trip to visit Friede and Urs in Germany, or any other potential visits and/or trips. I won't know those exam dates for two more weeks so until then I will just have to live with the uncertainty. It's just hard when other people are waiting on you to make decisions.

Until then I will be busy enough planning out my eurrail trip with Matt. He, Jason, and Jason's girlfriend are getting here on the 21st, the day after my classes end. The three of them will go to Paris and Brussels, while I stay here and hopefully work on my essays. A few days later I will meet them in Amsterdam, hang out there for a while, and then the other two will leave and Matt and I will travel southward by train. The tentative plan is southern Germany, Austria and/or Switzerland, and Italy. I am really excited to take the train, since flying is a huuuuuuuge pain in the ass, especially when you buy the cheapest flights (which of course I always do), and not nearly as scenic. Unfortunately, traveling with my brother, I am unlikely to meet the love of my life en route to Vienna and wander the streets with him all night (I just watched Before Sunrise--such a great film!).

Anyway, it will be a very eventful spring, and hopefully I don't fail all my classes. That's basically all I wanted to say.