Malta

On April 30th we (Kya, Nat and Brett and I) went to the capital Valletta and watched a firework show.  It was spectacular.  The show was in celebration of Malta's 1 year anniversary of EU membership.  One year previous the largest Expansion in European history took place and accepted 10 new member states into the Union.  The expansion was meet with alot of criticizm by the other member states fearing a drain on the economy and a mass rush of man power into their member countries.  However these fears did not come to see the light and over all the new members have been a pleasant addition to the union.  The display that the Maltese Government to celebrate was one I will never forget.  As my room mate from Arizona put it " it was like a 3 hour theatre production with music, commentary, pyro technics, lazors and fireworks." 

In the begin, they had canoes and gondaloas going through the harbour light up appearing as if they were on fire...re inacting the 1565 Seige of Malta.  Across the water they had lazors on Fort St. Elmo which had been a central point of the seige.  That is also the location for the majority of the fire works.  Much to our surprise part way through the first of many firework displays of that evening put on by several different Maltese and EU national companies.  there was a massive bang and crackle that came from behind us and low and behold there where fire works directly behind us.  You would never see the likes in North America for fear of being sued.  The surprise added to the wonder of the spectacular event.  The had in fire works like up in red and remain on fire the Knoghts of St John's Cross as well as two fire spinning fireworks that whistled as they spun it was amazing.  They hired the Italian firework company that was in charge of Rome's  millenium fireworks.  They had fireone the world most advanced firework, pyrothechnic, set to music fireworks as well, along with several other Maltese companies and their fire work displays.  There was 1000's of people's lining the streets and in the gardens and just everywhere.  they had street vendors as well selling food and ballons.  It was an amazing event.

We have also received a new room mate yesterday.  She is from Paris here name is Laurence.  She seems very nice.

Uni is getting really busy with papers and exams but only 4 weeks left and it's summer vacation with a trip to Italy for a lil over 2 weeks!!!!!!!

(I'm on exchange from Canada with USAC, 21 been in Malta since September)