Well I think that it has been long enough since I last posted.  Just to let everyone know I have been keeping up with my friends from Poland.  I do wish that the humidity here would just go back to hell where it came from.  Other than that I'm doing quite well.  If anyone wants to see pictures just let me know, if you want to see the pictures from Auschwitz then you will have to read my paper first though just so that you are prepared for what might happen and you understand the full impact that it had on me.  On a much better note though Manda and I are doing just fine (well I'm doing better than Manda she is a little sick right now, get well soon).  Well other than that not much is going on with me just "The same old shit again" if you understand that you should be proud of yourself if not then ask me sometime and I might tell you.  Well talked long enough give me a call when you want to do something.

Alan

Well, I have made a major life decision.  I will be me and if anyone dosen't like it they can kiss my ass.  (the reason for this "declaration" is in light of my dad chewing me out for dating Amanda).  I have my way of living, most of the time it involves following the law, the primary one that breaks the law for me right now is drinking.  I CAN MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE DAMN COUNTRY BUT I CAN'T BUY A FUCKING BEER!!!  I hope that I haven't scared anyone off but I honestly haven't chenged that much.  Now I'm to the point that if you tell me that you don't like something that I'm doing then I'll just go ahead and say it "You can kiss my ASS!"

Ok now that I've got that off of my chest I feel much better.  Had fun yesterday. Hung out with Amanda and Brad, got to see people at Fazoli'a again.  After Fazoli's I went to Amanda's and Watch Shreck 2 with her, her stepgrandfather, her younger brther (that reminds me of my own brother), and her a friend of her stepgrandfather (or of the family Idon't know, you can correct me on that one Amanda).  To be truefully honest I am in one of the best moods that I have ever been in (with the exception of the above statement).  Well if you want to do something just give me a call.

Alan

OK well I'm back in the US finaly.  I'll tell you that US coustoms is a bitch.  It too me forever to get through it (and that was after a 9.5 hour plane ride).  Well if anybody wants to do anything you know the drill just give me a call.

Well this should be my last entry from Poland.  (Happy and sad at the same time).  this was a fun trip but now it's time to really get down to work (of course we have to work as the drama of the group starts to get into full swing, priveleged people will get to hear about it).  Oh well I have a 7-9 page draft of a paper due on friday and a presentation (on a poster board thank god) also due on friday.  I figured out that the best way for me to accomplish this task is to get a 24 bug (that has been going around) on tues. afternoon so that the professors can see that I am getting sick and my day off to work on Wed. to work on the paper will be validated.  Well if anyone wants to read my paper it will be a creative paper based on my personal experience of Auschwitz.  I didn't want to write a paper at first because I thought that I would have to site sources and make a movie about it but I don't have to do that and it's about my personal experience so I really want to make this paper good (and they want to try and get the classes papers published also, which would kick ass).  Well I'll keep leaving comments when I get a chance.  I will be home Sun evening around 7 but if you call me be prepared to have a grumpy person talking to you on the other end (I can't sleep on planes very well and I will be on a 10 hour flight from munich to atlanta then to nashville).  If you decide to stop by my house then I might be a little more receptive to you because you took the time out of what's left of your day to come and say hi but I think that I will probably be doing something with manda or brad.  any ways I'll talk to y'all later.

Alan

WOW what a week it has been.  I'll start by saying that I miss everyone very much and wish that y'all (I've been corrected on the spelling of that, long story) could be here.  Went to Auschwitz and Krackow last weekend and it was a blast (except for the Auschwitz part but that speeks for itself).  We hung out a a bar in Krackow untill about 3:30 then took a 30 min walk back to the hotel that we were staying at (a few priveleged people will get to here more details about that night).  Well I've finally "decided" onwhat my final paper will be for this class but I haven't come up with a title yet so if anyone has any ideas please let me know.  I will be doing my paper as a Polish-Jew experiencing Auschwitz and the jewish comunities here in Poland.  I think that I have a good portion of my shopping done so if you want something specific please be shure to let me know soon or you will more than likely get one of those generic thing that you could get almost anywhere.  Well I need to get some sleep for class tomorrow (my "faviorate" professor is in charge tomorrow and I haven't done some of the readings yet)  But sleep is a priority of mine and reading can wait.  so I'll talk to y'all later.

Alan