Where's Morton...

Such a fun weekend...Friday was a lazy day. Betsy and I took a walk and did some shopping, and then I went to a nice pasta dinner with the girls. Later on I went out with Erin and Melanie to Mephisto, and we met Djeffrey, Eef, Paul, Neiv, and Phillipe. We went to 7 Oaks, our favorite bar, and came home pretty late. Saturday we got up and went to Maastricht. The day was such a bummer, everything kept going wrong. I lost my Go Pass on the train, we couldn't find Morty, Meghan's Danish friend, I lost my key and my atm card, and then, to top it all off, the club we went to had an 8 euro cover. But everything turned out wonderful! We played the game Where's Morty in Maastricht by just calling out his name in random groups of people. Morton turned out to be AWESOME. He crashed at our dorm and then me and him had a really nice day exploring Leuven. It's amazing how similar someone from the US and someone from Denmark can really be. I think he would be a good friend on mine were we to live near each other. I am doing some laundry and studying for me midterm tomorrow. Steve comes in the morning too...Here we go, eye on the prize....
Goodnight moon

Legendary Thursdays...

We did it again, another awesome Thursday night. As the economy crumbles back at home, I spent my evening dancing the night away with the most beautiful girls in all the land. The Square was so crowded last night. I felt like I was at Lolla again. We went to Key West, and it was eh. Then we got Euro Stella's and danced at the underground pub. Got Durham and hit up a few more places in the Square. Joyce, Eva, and Melanie really broke it down last night :) I ended walking in on Erin and Joyce in various states of undress back at home, then me and Meghan chilled and watched South Park and Grandma's Boy. The breakfast table was a blast this morning...as always. I organized my whole life and now I am going to explore! Peace and positivity...
3 Days till Steven...
AK

If you want to burn out...

OF MONTREAL ON OCT 19th, IN BERLIN

Not enough time in a day...

I am overwhelmed...There is just so much to do here and I do not have the time or the funds to even put a dent in all the opportunities that are available to me. It's frustrating, to say the least. Next week is constituency week at the EU, so hopefully they will give me some time off! Steve is coming next week. I have nothing but the highest hopes. Long distance sucks balls. It just makes everything so difficult, and tense. I foresee I romantic European excursion!
My travel plans are so confusing. I am behind in my homework, yet all I can think about is if I'll be in Germany, or Switzerland this weekend. And what about next weekend!? Will I be in Poland, Germany, or Belgium!? Oye...
Mom gave me some money, so that is a relief. I fucking hate money, and my epic struggle with the euro continues on.
We are going out tonight. Thursday's have become legendary here in Leuven....Should I survive, I will write more later.
Peace and Positivity,
AK47

Yeah, I work at the EU...

I am starting to feel bad ass...Work today was better. I helped manage my MEP's agenda, researched Ireland's position on the Lisbon Treaty, filed and copied plenary reports, and I got an assignment to plan Spanish classes for him and his family in Valencia. I still feel like I could be learning a lot more about the big picture of the EU, but I really am starting to see all of the opportunities this will give me. I want to go to grad-school in Leuven. I love this city, especially now that the students are back. It is a town filled with young people from all over the world, but it is so easy to live in at the same time. I am also working on my trips to Hannover, Germany to see Steven, and my fall break in Spain with our group.
I don't know what the fuck I am going to do with my life. But I really want to graduate and start. I feel like I get to finally be in the driver's seat. I wonder how the new DMAC crew is?
Peace and Positivity
AK

BloggingAbroad

"There was Eru, the Once, who in Arda is called Iluvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad."
My name is Alex Kuehr. I am 21 years old and I live in Chicago, IL. I could have started this blog in a less nerdy way, but everyone who knows me should find my obsessions endearing by now sooo...eh...A Tolkien quote is actually appropriate...
I am from Flossmoor, IL, a little suburb south of Chicago. I went to Marian Catholic and now I am at DePaul University studying Political Science and Media Communications. I have a minor in theater too, for my sanity ;)
I love my mom and my sister. I love my cat Yoda, he is my partner in crime. My favorite movie is Requiem for a Dream. My favorite book is LOTR. My favorite music right now is probably Hot Chip, but that always changes.
So...
I am currently studying abroad in Leuven, Belgium. This trip is supposed to be huge for me, and I am at a place where I just had to document it more sufficiently...This will be something I want to remember someday. The past three weeks have already changed my whole outlook on life. There is so much I want to do and so much I want to be. I don't know if I am on the right path to accomplish it all. Foresight IS 20/20!
I wish I knew another language. I wish I knew more about economics, or rather, I wish I was good at math so economics wouldn't have been something I am scared of. I wish I didn't have so much pressure to graduate and pay back loans, because there is so much I need to see in this world. I wish I was stronger. I wish I could be independent. I wish I could play an instrument. I wish people saw me as I see myself. I wish I knew myself better so I could really live what I believe...So far, that has been difficult.
We have accomplished 4 EU classes here in Leuven. We have internships at the EU. I work for an MEP from Slovakia. More on that later...
I have conquered Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, and Amsterdam. I have been having an amazing time so far...We don't get much free time, but we have used the time we do have to the max. I love the people here too. The same drama is inevitable whenever such a random group of people is thrown together, but there is some potential for really good relationships here. I don't want to miss that either.
Apart of me is at home...but its shipping over now. I don't know what to do with it. I don't know what to do without it.
So I have compiled three weeks of studying abroad...dinner dates, homesickness, hangovers, nights out, boys, girls, bars, cafes, trains, roomates, tours, classes, work, weekends, and everything else into this blog. I guess it all begins now...
Work at 930 tomorrow in Brussels...
Goodnight moon...

AK