Looking Back and Looking Ahead (repost)

I have left Montreal. I know I should be feeling sad, and part of me does, but I also think that the friends that I have made over the past few years are the kind of friends that I will have for a long time to come. Really it is all just beginning. We have great memories and will surely make many more in the future. But thanks to everyone who made the last few years special. And once I make it back to the continent I will be crashing on some couches.Dzido and I put together our egg carton tower before I left. It stood 12 feet tall and could hold almost 3000 eggs. If either of us have a heart attack in Europe, this may be one of the reasons why. Or it could be from fear as a pack of angry bulls bear down on us in the streets of Pamplona. Go here (http://www.dzido.blogspot.com/) to see a picture of it to give you some idea just how large this contruction was. People kept asking us what the heck it was and some tourists looked very confused. Probably thought that it was one of those Just for Laugh's Gags things.Convocation was a lot better than I thought. Those gowns made us all look so smart. And Chistopher Plummer gave a great speech. I really wanted to ask him to autograph my diploma as I went across the stage. I thought it would be really boring, but it wasn't so bad. Above is a picture of my parents and I.After that it was moving in a rainstorm. Not so much fun. Then a quick flight back to Mississauga and then a drive across Toronto to unpack. I really hate moving. It makes you look at everything you have and wonder "This is my life? This is all my stuff?" To be honest it was a little emotional to leave that couch. Oh Farty, he was more than a couch, he was a friend, love and confidant. Perfect for naps....what a guy. But at least the moving process is over with.Just 2 more days until I leave for Europe. While Dzido has his flights and stuff all booked and ready to go, I am going standby, which makes things harder. I am going to try for a direct flight into Prague, which probably won't happen since it is a full flight. Otherwise I will go to London and then try and get a standby flight to Prague sometime that day. But even those ones seem like they will be tough. We have a hostel booked in Prague on the night of the 6th, so hopefully I make it there somehow.There has been some speculation as to how long Dzido and I will actually last in Europe. My Dad thinks back by Christmas at the latest. Others think we will go much longer. So if you want to post a comment, mention how long you think we will last. The rough plan is a year, just to give you some idea. But post what you think.Next time I blog it will be in Europe!!