Snowboarding in France, Riding Bikes in London, 5 Game Winning Streaks in Boston

Greetings Globalites, male and female, young and old and inbetweeners. I know its been a long time since you've heard from me old friends. I've been hard at work procrastinating this post. Although procrastination can be a terrible thing, its given me a ton of things to talk about right now. First off I must give a shoutout to my brother Geoff, who was recently offered a job in Indianapolis. Congrats broski. On to my life these days.
I just finished the first half of my final term here. I came back from break with six weeks to get through before vacation, and now those six weeks have come and gone and so has vacation. I can't believe it, but I only have 6 more weeks of work. Last week was incredible, I took an overnight train with my friends Crandon and Evan to a town in France called Bourg-Saint Maurice for a couple days of skiing in the Alps. The beauty of that place was absolutely breathtaking. Apart from Bow, New Hampshire, it was definitely the most gorgeous place I've ever been to. I'll post the photos I took on facebook so you guys can see it all. The only complaint I have was the train rides. Well only the train ride back. On the way there we were very excited and made good friends with a bottle of whiskey (which also made the sleep much easier). On the way back I wasn't blessed with a sleeper cabin like my companions, and was forced to sit in a seat for 8 1/2 hours next to a snoring and farting Frenchman. Oh well, an experience is an experience no matter how stinky and unpleasant it may be. We did a lot of searching for places to stay while planning our trip and definitely found the right place. We stayed in a hostel for 25 euro a night and to be honest, I would have paid more. It was such a cool little place with really easy access to the mountain as well as a bunch of other young people staying there. We had a great time with them the first night there and they were all really friendly. I'll include some photos of the hostel in the album. The conditions on the mountain were terrific. We really lucked out as they hadn't had snow for 8 weeks prior to the day we arrived. As it was, we had loads of fresh powder and all the trails on the mountain were open. This was the first time I've snowboarded above the treeline and it was crazy being able to go pretty much anywhere without worrying about slamming into trees. In addition to the skiing, we also had some fantastic meals, despite them averaging about an hour and a half a piece.
Here in London, things have been great as well. I took one of my days off to go check out the Tower of London and ended up staying there for about four hours. That place is incredible. I would recommend it to anyone visiting London as an absolute must-see. There are tons of things to see like the royal armory, the crown jewels, beefeater tours and loads of other historical items. After that I met up with Greg Acone for yet another wonderful night of dinner and drinks. Its always great when he has a night in London and hope there are more to come.
A couple weeks ago I met up with Crandon and Evan for what proved to be another memorable night. We rented bikes and rode them all over the city. It was great riding past places like Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tower of London and Tower Bridge, as well as cruising along the River Thames. Its a great way to get around the city, as long as your careful to avoid the ridiculous amount of cars and other bikers. My bike had a huge pile of bird poop on the front but I didn't let that ruin my fun. Another great time was the night we went to a roller disco. This place was fantastic. They had 2 skating floors and 3 bars. Everyone was in all sorts of crazy costumes (I went with the classic look of jorts and a sleveless flannel, lots of thigh exposed...sexy) and we were as giddy as school girls as we skated around. Its definitely a place I will be returning to in the short remainder of time I have here.
Work and lacrosse have been going well. The up and down season of the Purley Pride has continued as we went undefeated for the first 3 weeks of the new year before getting absolutely smoked in the next two games. But we're fresh off a win and hope to win our last 3 games to finish on a high note. The kids are pretty crazy at times, but I've been getting better about keeping them under control and definitely feel like I've become a much better coach from this experience.
I refuse to comment on the demise of the New England Patriots as the wound is still fresh, but will definitely talk about the Boston Bruins. They are playing fantastic hockey right now and anyone who says they aren't cup contenders is an absolute fool . A 5 game winning streak and David Krejci looks like the superstar he deserves to be. Also playing great is my fantasy basketball team, Chainsaw's Bonesaws. My fantasy hockey team, 2 Girls 1 Stanley Cup, is ok. Good not great. Not that you guys care.
Thats it for all the big things that have been happening to me lately. Going forward I have much to be excited about. A power-convoy of Joseph, Laurie, Geoffrey and Molly McDonald, as well as Josephine Unger and Kyle Patrick Kirwin are only 11 days away from their visit and I am absolutely thrilled for their arrival. I can't wait to be with them all and am sure it will prove to be a week I'll never forget. Following that, I'm off to Prague at the end of April for a box lacrosse tournament, and am in the process of planning the other traveling I will be doing when I'm done with work. I'll keep you all posted as it unfolds. In the meantime, stay classy, go bruins, keep on keepin on, farewell, take it easy, good night and good luck.