Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 669

After three days of groggy afternoons asleep and sunrises wide awake I have started to get on a somewhat normal schedule. I took my first walking tour of the city which was interesting. It was led by a chipper New Zealander named Sean who I got along with nicely. When I told him I was in Europe indefinitely he said I reminded him of himself a few years back, and he put the idea in my head of eventually being a tour guide. It would take some work and it is an interesting way to live, but I could envision myself doing that for a while. Before I went on the walking tour I had my first bought of loneliness set in, but fortunately it faded as I walked the streets of the capital of Bavaria. ... read more

Hey all, Well, tomorrow begins my last week of classes, and it still feels like I will never get to go home. I'm not looking forward to finals at all... for many reasons. I guess I never really got used to the University system over here. Classes once a week, Professors canceling classes left and right, and I never feel sufficiently prepared whether I go to class or not- for most of my classes. My human resources class, where my teacher doesn't speak any English (and it's supposed to be an English class) feels like a lost cause to me right now. I haven't learned a single thing from him all semester, but am doing the studying from the reader on my own, since that is in English. At this point I am praying that the ... read more

arrived in berlin on saturday the 14th. the hostel room is a little small for 10 people but had some great people in there. have been doing the walking tours in each city and the one in berlin is great. visited all the major sites including the holocaust musuems and even a concentration camp which is really 'interesting'. we couldn't really find the happening nightlife in berlin but still had heaps of fun trying!!! lol. the weather now is HOT everywhere so its great and can go out without carrying everything with me. stayed for 4 days here which is heaps of time to see most things.... read more

Hellooooo American friends and loved ones, Sara speaking. So for awhile last night we didn't know whether we were in Germany or Turkey. For those who don't know, Turkey beat Croatia last night in the EuroCup quarterfinals and apparently, Berlin has a large Turkish population. Well, the city went totally nuts!!! Leah and I meandered down the streets amongst a throng of jubilant Turks waving flags and shooting off fireworks-- it was a blasttt and a half! It really improved my perception of the city, as I was a bit intimidated by the intial industrialized, graffiti-ed look of it as we came in from Amsterdam. Today was pretty decent weather-wise and we mostly roamed the city, making use of our Berlin CityCard. The Berlin public transportation system is SO efficient, I'm super jealous and think that ... read more

Hello all, Sara here! So, after a very long train ride from Amsterdam, we are safe and sound in Berlin at our hostel, watching Croatia play Turkey in the EuroCup. Funny stories about how our train ride to Amsterdam went...including how we learned days of the week in Dutch and other random happenings. Internet is not cheap, so the entries may be a bit more intermittent.... Love you all, chat with you later!... read more