Last night found me very lonely, sitting in a hostel room with no roommates, hearing French everywhere I turned. As I sat there nursing my €2.50 Chimay {hah!} I suddenly heard loud drunken English wafting down the hall. The source turned out to be a group of 19-22 year old college students from California. They talked me into going to a disco with them... not one of the finest decisions I've ever made, but now I can say I've done it, I suppose.

I wandered around with them all day today, and was reminded of how glad I am that I'm doing this trip on my own. And also how glad I am to be out of college. The guys in the group were OK, but the girls made me insane with their constant babbling about nothing. I never want to feel like that much of a tourist again. Traveling vs. touristing: traveling is going to a new place in hopes that it will change you. Touristing: doing the same thing as always and expecting the place to change for you. Whoopdie-freakin-do.

Off to Amsterdam tomorow. Forgot to book a hostel until the last minute, so the place is kind of out of the way, but that will probably be a good thing in the end. Looks nice enough, and it's a single room for only €23 Not bad...