Monday, 19 May 2008

  • It's day six of my involuntary hunger strike, and it's starting to be a downer.  This weekend it was a particular downer when I was at Igor's family's country home on Lake Palic with all the usual suspects.  Of course, I'm still glad I went and I had a great time, it was just rough to watch them grill for hours and then to eat yogurt.  Again.  Oh well.  Like I said though, the weekend was still a success.  I rode up with Igor and some of our straight friends in a car (I know!  A real car!) on Saturday morning, and then the rest of the group (Dane, et al) came up by train later.  There was cutting grass with scythes, there was riblja corba, there was badminton (I still say it's for grandmothers).  There was even a boating excursion or two, which ended tragically for our friend Jekic (who fell completely in the water - which is supposedly where the entire sewer system of Subotica empties out.  Gross).  It was definitely nice to be out of Novi Sad for a while, and to see something new in Serbia, which doesn't happen nearly as often as it should.  I was hoping to get to spend some time in downtown Subotica, since I'd never been before, but I ended up just walking around after dark for an hour with Jekic while we waited for our train back to Novi Sad (everyone else went back by car).  I'm debating whether or not to take a day and go back, because it was definitely really pretty and unique, but it also reminded me a lot of Szeged, which was the most boring place I've ever been to in my life (including Williamsburg, and that's saying a lot).  We'll see.  We did manage to make a day trip to the Palic Zoo though, which was mildly depressing but not half as bad as the Belgrade Zoo.  I felt particularly bad for the alligator, leopard, and grizzly bear.  The elephant didn't look too happy either.  It was enough to make me rethink my plans to frequent the National Zoo this summer.

    Speaking of this summer, it starts in less than 10 days!!!  I still have to plan move-out with my landlord (which, if you remember my feelings towards him, will be an ordeal), a probable final party this weekend, and a last visit with Ljilja and Desko.  I have the feeling there are going to be some awkward times ahead, especially involving the last night dilemma of hanging out with the best friends or the new friends.  Oh well, I'm sure things will work out.

    Mexican food, here I come.

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    • From: novikent
    • Posted: 5/19/2008 9:14 AM

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