Leaving Bonn

Hello,

I'm in Bonn, waiting for a ride to Koblenz. The Filipina fencer is being hosted here by a Phillipine family who lives in Bonn, and they've offered to drive me to Koblenz so I don't have to buy a train ticket, which is very nice of them.

Yesterday, I went to the Cologne center and saw an AMAZING cathedral, and some old roman ruins. Jana (filipina) wants to take a look around koblenz as well as do I so we might do some sight-seeing as long as I get my laundry done in time. I'll post pictures if the internet actually works out in Koblenz.

In a couple other pieces of news, I just received another round of corrections on my paper. I'll try to get them done on the plane on the way back. In other other news, like the 6th confirmed case of swine flu has been (ahem) confirmed in the dorms in OSU, so its spreading. Kind of figures that it's all happening at the school lol. I'm gonna keep stocking up on my airborne. Susie Scanland (us womens epee) got detained on her flight to China just because she had a fever and was held in a hospital in Beijing before they confirmed she didn't have swine flu and discharged her. Stupid if you ask me, just like how the Puerto Rico world cup had to be canceled by the organizers because of all the federations who canceled because they were scared of swine flu. To me it all seems silly, especially since so far its just normal flu-like symptoms and responds well to treatment. Its good to be careful, but do the federations know that PR is like miles and miles and miles away from the places most affected by the virus? I got a pamphlet handed out to me on the way into Belgium. They call it Mexican Flu... Jesus. Poor Mexicans always get a bad rap... I heard anothe rnews story about how the Israeli government thought it was offensive to Jews and Muslims to name it Swine Flu, so it should be renamed Mexican Flu. LOL!!!! Not offensive at all...

Signing out,

Eileen


PS. Speaking of Puerto Rico... Ruben Blades is playing a huge gig there with Seis de Solar, and I'm thinking since PR invited me to train with them this summer, I should do it, and make the trip coincide with the concert!!!!!!