Wow, okay.
So firstly, sorry to all of the people that kept asking me to update!
Secondly, I am still having fun in/enjoying Germany. I guess that's a good thing.
Well, for a quick update...I have a job now. I work in the AYF program office. Good times. My intensive German course ends next week, I believe. More good times. I've celebrated my 20th birthday in Germany! That was pretty awesome, it involved a karaoke bar.
Yeeeeah, so I'll post a more proper update sometime soon. I promise. For reals.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Arrival in the DE
D-Day (D for Departure, that is)/Arrival
So as I’m writing this, I’m sitting in my room here in Freiburg. It’s about 8 am on Friday and the sun is shining. This place is amazingly pretty. It’s very green – both in terms of trees, grass, flowers and other types of plants, but also in terms of the buildings. I’ve never been to a place that has so many houses and buildings fitted with solar panels. But anyway, let’s rewind a bit.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBER 1
Okay, so on September 1st I showed up at JFK, aka Hellhole, at about 7. I went through security and stuff etc. My flight was scheduled to take off at 9:25 pm, but that got pushed to about 9:45 pm. I flew with Singapore Airlines – which I must say is *the* best airline in the world. Hands down. The dinner they served was delicious, as were the copious amounts of white wine, water, orange juice and coffee that I consumed.
The service was top-notch – it was just so excellent of an experience, I was tempted to stay on the flight as it continued from Frankfurt to Singapore. We arrived in Frankfurt at around 10:45 am (4:45 am EST).
(I guess this is where THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 begins.)
From Frankfurt, myself and nearly all of the AYFers from UIowa (and an AYFer from Michigan State) got onto the Deutsche Bahn to finally get to Freiburg. After a train transfer in Mannheim (on this train, we had to stand because of a lack of available seating/space for our luggage) we were truly on our way to Freiburg.
So upon arrival in Freiburg, we headed over to the AYF Table that was set up in the train station to greet us/give us our keys/a folder packed with maps, timetables, miscellaneous information and such). I then took a cab to Vauban (the neighborhood I live in) with another AYFer from Michigan State. I finally was able to just dump my luggage somewhere and not be concerned about it! But I ended up dealing with unpacking upon arrival here anyway. About two hours later, all of the AYF students went off to the AYF Pizza Party, where we ate pizza (obvs) and received a brief welcome to Freiburg from the AYF director and Prof. Steakley of Wisconsin-Madison, the coordinator for the 2010-2011 year. After this, a few of us from Vauban went to the supermarket in our neighborhood. Rewe (Ray-veh) is a pretty nice supermarket. I bought stuff. Stuff that one would typically pay a lot for in the US. And I spent only 10 euro. I love grocery shopping in Germany.
So yeah, today we’re going to take a tour of Freiburg and of the University, so that should be fun. Hmkay, that is all for now. Tschüs!
So as I’m writing this, I’m sitting in my room here in Freiburg. It’s about 8 am on Friday and the sun is shining. This place is amazingly pretty. It’s very green – both in terms of trees, grass, flowers and other types of plants, but also in terms of the buildings. I’ve never been to a place that has so many houses and buildings fitted with solar panels. But anyway, let’s rewind a bit.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBER 1
Okay, so on September 1st I showed up at JFK, aka Hellhole, at about 7. I went through security and stuff etc. My flight was scheduled to take off at 9:25 pm, but that got pushed to about 9:45 pm. I flew with Singapore Airlines – which I must say is *the* best airline in the world. Hands down. The dinner they served was delicious, as were the copious amounts of white wine, water, orange juice and coffee that I consumed.
The service was top-notch – it was just so excellent of an experience, I was tempted to stay on the flight as it continued from Frankfurt to Singapore. We arrived in Frankfurt at around 10:45 am (4:45 am EST).
(I guess this is where THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 begins.)
From Frankfurt, myself and nearly all of the AYFers from UIowa (and an AYFer from Michigan State) got onto the Deutsche Bahn to finally get to Freiburg. After a train transfer in Mannheim (on this train, we had to stand because of a lack of available seating/space for our luggage) we were truly on our way to Freiburg.
So upon arrival in Freiburg, we headed over to the AYF Table that was set up in the train station to greet us/give us our keys/a folder packed with maps, timetables, miscellaneous information and such). I then took a cab to Vauban (the neighborhood I live in) with another AYFer from Michigan State. I finally was able to just dump my luggage somewhere and not be concerned about it! But I ended up dealing with unpacking upon arrival here anyway. About two hours later, all of the AYF students went off to the AYF Pizza Party, where we ate pizza (obvs) and received a brief welcome to Freiburg from the AYF director and Prof. Steakley of Wisconsin-Madison, the coordinator for the 2010-2011 year. After this, a few of us from Vauban went to the supermarket in our neighborhood. Rewe (Ray-veh) is a pretty nice supermarket. I bought stuff. Stuff that one would typically pay a lot for in the US. And I spent only 10 euro. I love grocery shopping in Germany.
So yeah, today we’re going to take a tour of Freiburg and of the University, so that should be fun. Hmkay, that is all for now. Tschüs!
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