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Thursday
Lauren gave me a list with places I could go to - and that's what I did, cruising around in Denver with "my" bike. First I went to a park/riverside to calm down and chill a little. Then I went to a district, with lots of awesome shops (I had a really hard time not to buy anything) and lots of people that are fun watching. After walking around there I biked to Lauren's and her roommate's job to meet them when they get off work. We ended up hanging out there and drinking beer for a little while, before we went to grab something to eat. At night we went to watch a movie (for free lol), which was fun but I had a hard time not falling asleep.
Friday
Friday
On friday everybody had to work again, so I explored a little more of Denver by myself. Went to another park, and another cool street and got finally rid of my huge book (yay one thing less I have to carry!). On the way back to the house I walked my bike through the art district, which was pretty cool, because there's a lot of studios and street art.
At night we first went to 1st Friday - every 1st friday of the month all the art studios are open and you can just walk through and look at the stuff ans talk to the artists. Also you can see very many cool people walking around; Denver has a lot of punks and openminded people - it's a whole new America for me ;) At the art walk, we ran into a friend of Lauren, with who we ended up hanging out for the night. Some other friends of them joined and after having a beer at there house we walked downtown to go to a bar. Since I'm not supposed to go to bars or drink in the US (and I was the only one of the group), I never knew if I could get in. The first bar didn't check ID and the others always bought me beer. But at one point the bartender asked me for my ID, and since I didn't have one we got kicked out because he didn't want to get in trouble.
So we walked around, Lauren and Sabor singing, and I also had a dance in the streets of Denver. Then we found another bar where I could just sneak in, and everybody was so nice and I always got some beer :)
All in all it was a pretty fun night and I'm happy I got to meet all of them and especially that nobody cared how old I am and that Lauren always took me with her to do some stuff :D
SaturdayOn saturday we went hiking in a small town close to Denver. Finally I got a closer view of the mountains, and hiking was amazing! The mountains are at lot different than at home (everything is very dry around here) but I had a great time. I felt so good being outside and also working out was great :) Very good feeling :)
When we got home, we hung out a little and later we went to see another movie (by the same director, some pretty sweet japanese cartoon). At night we had some good food and played a game ( I forgot the name but it was fun) and then I was more than happy to get some sleep.
So all in all Denver is a really cool place to be, sometimes it kinda reminds me of Graz. And got so lucky with my host and her roommates, I'm really having a good time here :)
At night we first went to 1st Friday - every 1st friday of the month all the art studios are open and you can just walk through and look at the stuff ans talk to the artists. Also you can see very many cool people walking around; Denver has a lot of punks and openminded people - it's a whole new America for me ;) At the art walk, we ran into a friend of Lauren, with who we ended up hanging out for the night. Some other friends of them joined and after having a beer at there house we walked downtown to go to a bar. Since I'm not supposed to go to bars or drink in the US (and I was the only one of the group), I never knew if I could get in. The first bar didn't check ID and the others always bought me beer. But at one point the bartender asked me for my ID, and since I didn't have one we got kicked out because he didn't want to get in trouble.
So we walked around, Lauren and Sabor singing, and I also had a dance in the streets of Denver. Then we found another bar where I could just sneak in, and everybody was so nice and I always got some beer :)
All in all it was a pretty fun night and I'm happy I got to meet all of them and especially that nobody cared how old I am and that Lauren always took me with her to do some stuff :D
SaturdayOn saturday we went hiking in a small town close to Denver. Finally I got a closer view of the mountains, and hiking was amazing! The mountains are at lot different than at home (everything is very dry around here) but I had a great time. I felt so good being outside and also working out was great :) Very good feeling :)
When we got home, we hung out a little and later we went to see another movie (by the same director, some pretty sweet japanese cartoon). At night we had some good food and played a game ( I forgot the name but it was fun) and then I was more than happy to get some sleep.
So all in all Denver is a really cool place to be, sometimes it kinda reminds me of Graz. And got so lucky with my host and her roommates, I'm really having a good time here :)
Only thing is, I think I need to find a new name, because nobody here knows Bettina and I'm starting to get sick of explaining it all the time ;)
And another awesome thing about Denver - I haven't seen a single McDonalds yet!
Still living out of a more than full backpack is hard sometimes, and I feel like a homeless wanderer - but that's not only a bad feeling, it's exciting and I have the freedom to do pretty much whatever I want. Also not knowing what comes next is a good feeling - it's all just a big adventure :)
Soon it's time to move on again, and today I'm doing some planning and trying to find a place to stay in the next city I'm going to.
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