The worst story of what will be a terrible scar that you'll ever hear

This is how I've been walking around the last two days: For a little better look, lets remove the bandage and make it bigger: I understand I exaggerate, especially in instances where there is room for me to feel sorry for myself, but I plead to all reading to understand that none of this story is exaggerated whatsoever. I'm copying papers at the printer yesterday morning, I proceed to drop one, and on my way down to pick it up, I hit my head on the corner of a piece of wood on the wall that a phone sits on. Apparently I retrieve my dropped papers with the intensity of a Takeo Spikes victory dance post-sack because I NAILED my forehead and immediately blood absolutely poured down my face. After trying to stop it with tissues and wandering for a few minutes looking for who knows what, a teacher sat me down and cleaned me up. I thought I was fine, but after some more aimless wondering and continual questions as to if I was OK, a friend insisted on walking me back to my room where I should sit down for a while.

Jumping forward, my roommate walks in, Because by The Beatles (completely spacey, trippy song) is blasting, I'm staring at the wall, and I slowly acknowledge his presence as he walks in. I go through the day laying to waste any comments about anything being wrong as I proceed to change band-aids one after the next after bleeding through them. This morning I realized, after still bleeding a little, I should definitely have gone to the hospital and got stitches, and I definitely had some type of concussion...FROM HITTING MY HEAD ON A PHONE.

That picture probably doesnt do it justice, but its going to be a nasty scab for a couple weeks and I'm sure leave a terrible scar afterwards. Good story though....I guess?

Maybe theyll call me Zatarra, cause it sounds fearsome! It means drrrrriftwood......... ;-)

Got another job working in the school library Tuesday mornings 9-1 for 20 Euro. Thats 40 Euro a week, score!

Booked my Rome to Istanbul, Istanbul to Cairo, Cairo back to Rome flights for spring break for a total of 370 Euro, not bad! Especially considering we are couch surfing in Istanbul and hotels in Cairo where they cost $10 because of great exchange rates! We are going to actually be able to eat on this trip! Three full days in Istanbul, four in Cairo, three travel days in there still with time to explore, its going to be such an awesome time.

Saw the Pope today. Pretty wild huh? We attended a papal audience; in a huge hall, tons of groups attend, he blesses everyone in different languages, blesses the individual groups that came, and as a result every single thing you were wearing/brought is considered blessed, rock on. Honestly, it had the atmosphere of a rock concert, people responded to him like a pop icon, it was pretty wild.

I could be hallucinating this entire time due to the crater in my head, but if not, I'll thank you all again for following me on this journey--

Zach