Sunday, October 31, 2010
(Pre)Halloween shenanigans
I made this album completely public, so follow this link-
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=244454&id=506827218
-and check out my hike with Zach, as well as pun'kin carving with my friends.
Enjoy!
:)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=244454&id=506827218
-and check out my hike with Zach, as well as pun'kin carving with my friends.
Enjoy!
:)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A moment of honesty
Honestly,
Sometimes I feel so down,
I feel like I'll never get up again.
Honestly,
It scares the hell out of me.
Sometimes I feel so down,
I feel like I'll never get up again.
Honestly,
It scares the hell out of me.
Friday, October 29, 2010
In my room
Sorry for not posting and not getting back to you guys! I've been slightly under the weather and school's actually becoming this weird new reality that I have to adjust to.
It's Friday night and all my friends are in my kitchen playing Beer Pong but I just can't muster the interest. Usually I have enough energy to fake it, but tonight, the week is taking its toll on me.
Classes are fine- not much to say about them. All my reading is in English this week for my history class, so I'm happy about that. And! I met a girl who lived in Portland for 5 years who is also in that class, and she told me not to worry; most of what the other people are saying is complete BS because they don't understand the English readings. Ha!
New friends? Not this week. I'll keep trying though!
New experiences this week- I tried a to-die-for baked good. I went hiking and got COMPLETELY lost with Zach. I went to the Modern Art Museum of Freiburg with Chris. I went to a lesbian group and survived an all-German environment completely on my own. I joined a gym! I went to said gym and chicken'ed out of the group shower. *Shudder*
Overall, I'm very happy here. It's been sunny for the last few days and that helps immensely. I wake up smiling now, and that's a really nice change. I'm not 100% on the one semester or two semester decision, but I'm just "giving it up to God" and just seeing where this journey takes me.
This weekend-
Tomorrow, I may go to the theater and see an opera (Hansel & Grettle). Probably gonna be a day of reading and relaxing because tomorrow night is partynight and concert night and whatever other types of mischief we can find. None of that matters to me because SUNDAY is the day of days- Halloween. At Europa Park! Wooo! Roller Coasters all day, dancing all night.
This is a shameless plea for some snail mail. (I promise to be a good pen pal!)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Who refuses to get sick?
This kid!
The other day I filled out an "I'm interested in your gym" type of form, and they called me last night, and I have an appointment at 1:00! I'm heading out with Chris in about 20 minutes. At this point, I almost don't care about the cost- my ass needs to get to the gym, haha.
Hmm what else? I'm seriously concerned that my history class will be too much for me to handle, but instead of shirking away, I'm going to write my prof, my tutor, and Anja. We will find a solution to my inability to follow what's being said! =]
It's sunny! It's about 2 degrees Celsius! TIME TO GO CARPE SOME DIEM!
The other day I filled out an "I'm interested in your gym" type of form, and they called me last night, and I have an appointment at 1:00! I'm heading out with Chris in about 20 minutes. At this point, I almost don't care about the cost- my ass needs to get to the gym, haha.
Hmm what else? I'm seriously concerned that my history class will be too much for me to handle, but instead of shirking away, I'm going to write my prof, my tutor, and Anja. We will find a solution to my inability to follow what's being said! =]
It's sunny! It's about 2 degrees Celsius! TIME TO GO CARPE SOME DIEM!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Demonstrationen!
(Protests!)
Yesterday, I was bored so I decided to hop a random tram and see where it would take me. As it turned out, it took me nowhere magical, but what I did learn from it, was that there was a "Demonstration" (<-- See, German isn't that hard to learn!) in the inner-city, which might cause our trams to be slightly delayed.
So I went a'huntin'. I went to the inner-city and looked long and hard for those protesters, but alas, they were playing hard-to-get.
I read this morning that they were protesting against using nuclear energy in Baden-Württemberg.
There were also "Demonstrationen" in Offenburg, a city about 60 km North. These protests were against Neo-Nazis. I read that there were about 100 Nazis and about 500 protesters. These demonstrations happen all the time in Germany. I really don't understand the situation; maybe I'll get to talk to a German about it sometime soon.
Plans today?
- Shower, clean room
- "Cleaning party" with my floor (THANK GOD)
- Go to carnival, even if it's by myself
- Eat leftovers, watch Hocus Pocus and play cards with my girls.
THE END!
Yesterday, I was bored so I decided to hop a random tram and see where it would take me. As it turned out, it took me nowhere magical, but what I did learn from it, was that there was a "Demonstration" (<-- See, German isn't that hard to learn!) in the inner-city, which might cause our trams to be slightly delayed.
So I went a'huntin'. I went to the inner-city and looked long and hard for those protesters, but alas, they were playing hard-to-get.
I read this morning that they were protesting against using nuclear energy in Baden-Württemberg.
There were also "Demonstrationen" in Offenburg, a city about 60 km North. These protests were against Neo-Nazis. I read that there were about 100 Nazis and about 500 protesters. These demonstrations happen all the time in Germany. I really don't understand the situation; maybe I'll get to talk to a German about it sometime soon.
Plans today?
- Shower, clean room
- "Cleaning party" with my floor (THANK GOD)
- Go to carnival, even if it's by myself
- Eat leftovers, watch Hocus Pocus and play cards with my girls.
THE END!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
"Wanna get out of town?"
"Duh! When?"
"Now?"
"Let's go."
That was basically the conversation that lead to Zach, Cat, and I venturing off to Titisee, a small village about 40 minutes outside of Freiburg. Zach and I had just gotten out of our EU class at noon, and by 2pm, we were on the train with Cat in tow.
The ride was BEAUTIFUL. I forget how much I hate urban life until I get out of it. We started out seeing huge fields with cows and small farms, then we got into the mountains, where it looked EXACTLY like Oregon, and then, finally, higher elevations with small villages covered in a very thin layer of snow.
We arrived in Titisee exactly as scheduled (gotta love the Deutsche Bahn) and meandered through the streets, looking for a hiking path. Naturally, we found one in minutes (Germany is COVERED in walking/hiking trails) and yeahhh. Pictures can say more than words:
"Now?"
"Let's go."
That was basically the conversation that lead to Zach, Cat, and I venturing off to Titisee, a small village about 40 minutes outside of Freiburg. Zach and I had just gotten out of our EU class at noon, and by 2pm, we were on the train with Cat in tow.
The ride was BEAUTIFUL. I forget how much I hate urban life until I get out of it. We started out seeing huge fields with cows and small farms, then we got into the mountains, where it looked EXACTLY like Oregon, and then, finally, higher elevations with small villages covered in a very thin layer of snow.
We arrived in Titisee exactly as scheduled (gotta love the Deutsche Bahn) and meandered through the streets, looking for a hiking path. Naturally, we found one in minutes (Germany is COVERED in walking/hiking trails) and yeahhh. Pictures can say more than words:
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