This weekend, I went to Tubingen, Germany. Two friends from DU are studying there, one for the semester and one for the entire year. Tubingen University has 23,000 students, 3,000 of which are international, so one third of the town is college-aged. My friend who I stayed with lives in a student dorm in the 'Altstadt' in Tubingen, where the castle, city hall, and other attractions are. She is taking most of her classes in German, and lives with other international students. Tubingen was a picture-perfect German town. The river Neckar runs through it, and the castle Hohentubingen sits on a hill overlooking the city. While I was there, the weather was beautiful - clear skies and warm temperatures. I spent most of my time walking around the city with my friend, seeing where she goes
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