rock and roll high school.

leaving the youth hostel tomorrow. a breakdown of my favorite people.

1. nora - BADASS north african-french girl from the ghettoes of paris. speaks in hardass french to everyone, whether they know french or not. listens in spanish or english. answers in french. does not drink because she is muslim. this does not prevent her from smoking hash and sunbathing topless. is chef de cuisine in a fancy french restaurant in the city. wish I knew how to speak french so I could hang out with her in a few days. if i ever learn french, I hope I learn how to speak like her. as she said to me through a friend from quebec translating 'where I am from, it is rough and you have to talk hard or no one will listen to you'

2. askar - spanish dude in his early 40's who lives at the hostel as a handyman. more or less a gypsy, plays mandolin on the street for money. always drinking a beer, always giving funny/disapproving looks. yesterday he put on a little girls shirt and wore it in the kitchen while smoking a cigarette and drinking a 40. keep in mind that nominally, at least, he works here. I haven't asked him, but I am certain that he is a tom waits afficionado. I am pretty sure he is the one who just put the ramones on the stereo.

3. ida - the most down to earth girl I have ever met. would be total marriage material if only every norweigan girl wasn't totally secure and low key and kind of boring. when her best friend smiles she looks just like drew pearson. kinda makes me wish I was content and secure and low key and kind of boring.

gonna miss this place.