keith birthday has norwegian arms

mind was blown twice this morning.

went to the airport this morning in order to drop off two europeans (german, french) in exchange for one (german). got picked up by the ‘university car’ felt like I had a chaffeur. then we drank some tea in the airport. Tanya arranged it. she sat in the front seat and I in the back so I felt like a fatcat. it was a ford mondeo, whatever that is.

When the german I arrived I went to meet him. (in german) I asked him where he was from. He said ‘Aalen’ I said ‘you are kidding me I lived there!’ he said ‘which aalen, the one with one a or two’. I said ‘with two, I went to Schubert Gymnasium’. His eyes went wide with disbelief and he said ‘no way’. I said ‘I lived in Unterrombach’ (the section) he said ‘me too’. Weird we were neighbors then and now occupying the same Russian city.

then we went to the dormitory to get him situated. we took him up to his room. we met some of the roommates. then one came up to me and said ‘hey how are you?’ I said ‘good, where are you from?’ he said ‘Colombia, you’re czech right?’ I said ‘no, I’m american.’ he said ‘Oh, you’re Brendan.’ I said ‘what?’ he said ‘you’re famous around here, you have good parties.’ I think i blushed.