Oh, and chocolate.

Tuesday, April 26

Making Arrangments

Patrick and I have been trying to establish some sort of rendevous in Europe. I don't know what we'll do but it will be interesting to see my roommate on the other side of the world.

I was thinking about the (sorta corny) "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step." quote last night. After a google search I learned that Lao-zi, a Taoist philosopher had it attributed to him. Another site described his intention in this passage as to describe how action rises from inaction. How movement comes from a void of nothingness.

I found that fascinating so I did something I hadn't done in months - I drew.

posted by Nick Helmholdt at 10:06 PM

3 Comments:

  • Helmers Road,

    Woot Woot! I bet you're getting more excited with each passing day. I fun and thriller, even if it is going to be for a quick three weeks.

    I try and pride myself as being a Citizen of the World, an avid traveler of sorts. With that, a few considerations I offer to you:

    -Pack LIGHT, and when you're done packing, unpack everything and throw out 5 items.
    -One suitcase, carry-on and a compact travel pack (school bag) are good items to have.
    -Go to your local bank in Grand Rapids or E. Lansing and get 50 Euro before you leave. You'll be happy you did.
    -Wear pants, no shorts.
    -Try EVERYTHING and talk to everybody.
    -Europeans are not like Americans. They don't hold doors open, say hello, smile, or shake hands all the time. Those actions are kept for the weak-at-heart, prissy Americans.

    Best of luck. We'll talk more next week. Cya at the CockyMold party next Saturday.

    ~Tony

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:41 PM  

  • Oh, and watch out for trains.

    You will see lots of them.

    We heard that many more Europeans are killed by trains than Americans. Maybe that is because you can stand next to many of our train tracks for days before even seeing a train! Who knows they might just be standing to close to the tracks or not know they are standing in the tracks because they are plugged into an ipod or talking on a cell phone. What's your thought?

    Mom & Dad

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:58 PM  

  • Well, I'm really happy to get so much advice before I leave, It should come in handy.

    Re: the trains: It's probably the iPods fault.

    By Blogger Nick Helmholdt, at 3:50 PM  

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