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Europe » Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Magdeburg May 17th 2009

So, the apartment fell though. Here’s the story. I left for my 11am appointment at 9:45am, so as not to be late. I waited for the bus for 1.5 hours; it is extremely unreliable on Sundays. Then, nobody knew how to get to Walter-Rathenau-Strasse, so it took an additional hour on top of that to find the building. Long story short: I was ridiculously late for the appointment. I rang the doorbell anyway, and the student let me in. He was not pleased with my tardiness. Turns out, only students can rent the apartment. Not only do I not have an apartment, but I wasted 3 hours of the day trying to find it. This deserves a resounding, “FML.” Immediately afterward, while I was feeling bad for myself, I went back to the internet café, emailed ... read more

Europe » Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Magdeburg May 17th 2009

When I was 16, I started an online ‘livejournal,’ which seems silly now - the entries, that is. I do, however, miss writing in it regularly, as it was oddly rejuvenating. As I sat in my hostel without internet or telephone capabilities, I thought (a lot): “Maybe it would be a good idea to start the journal up again!” Perhaps out of boredom, or perhaps because this is actually a good idea, I plan on logging my trip as much as possible. So, where do I begin? As I told many of you, Magdeburg does not have an airport. When I arrived in Berlin yesterday, I had to take a bus to the train station, then a train to Magdeburg. The experience was certainly interesting. First off, the Berlin airport is shockingly small. Who knew? I ... read more




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