i am feeling decidedly homesick. and i probably shouldn't complain, in fact i should really count myself lucky, to have survived three months without suffering from any severe pangs of missing what is back home. but the fact of the matter is quite simply that regardless of that, i am still feeling homesick now, and 'now' is what matters.

part of the problem is, canadians have come to town. this might sound utterly ridiculous, but these canadians are here visiting 'my' canadians. still sound ridiculous? let me put it this way: suddenly 6 of my closest friends are extremely happy because 3 of their closest friends are in leuven. and this is a good thing. a very good thing. but all conversation now revolves around reminsicing - about canada, about ottawa, about university in ottawa, about people i don't know, about places i have not been too, about parties i never attended.

reminsicing is a wonderful thing to do. and, as many of you should be well aware, very much a favourite pastime of mine. however it is impossible to join in a reminisicing moment when you were not present at the event. you know?

and i guess i just feel out of the loop.

all i want to be able to do, is have 7 of my friends here, so that we can reminisice. it's been far too long since i last experienced that feeling.

in other news - sheep have now arrived in the stable and this is exciting!