But Baby it's Cold Outside...

Sorry it has been a while since I last updated. Yes it is cold here. Yes there has been snow on the ground for the last week or so, yes I love it! I like the snow and view I have in Feldafing and how pretty it looks!

This weekend Gail, a friend from Saarbruecken came and visited. We went to the Duestches Meusem, which was awesome! And did some other touristy things, ie the English Garden, Olympiazentrum, Marienplatz, ect... It was fun.

Christmas decorations have come out here, and it is so pretty! I had Gludwein for the first time on Sunday, it was really good. I cannot wait till all the Christmas Makets open next weekend! There is a possibilty of going to Vienna in the next few weeks, along with visiting the Christmas Markets and Neuschwan Castle! So hopefully the next few weeks will be packed full of some Christmas fun!!

Pizza, Star Wars, and New Friends...

So Saturday Ben, Holly, Hunter, Cassandra, and I had pizza and watched the original Star Wars on the big screen at Church. It was sooo much fun! Ben was the master chef and made pretty close to the best pizza I have ever eaten! It was alot of fun just relaxing and hanging out warm inside with it cold outside.
I realized that I have not really informed you guys about the new friends I have made while here so far. I will start with some Saarbrücken kids...
Mikey - He is from California (Literally the OC area) and he is 25 (i think). He is actually a pretty awesome guy. Very smart and passoniate about politics and the USA. And although me and him are almost complete opposite in some of our ideas pinions,the way we were raised, religion, and pretty much everything beside loving the Beatles... We have great conversations about our views on like everything. He is actaully a pretty nice guy and I am glad I have met him. We also had a lot of fun on our trip to Ireland!
Andrew - 22 From Michigan. Goes to Michigan Tech majoring in ME and Business. He is actually a very typical guy. He is very good looking, and has an awesome yankee accent. He loves motocycles. He can be very gentleman, when he wants. He also went to Ireland and is alot of fun to be around.
Danyelle - 24 from Seatle Bio-Science Major. She is a character. She has an awesome smile and is very direct. I like hanging out with her, and I am glad I met her in Saarbrücken and I am glad she is here in Munich with me. She is not afraid to express her opinions and likes to have fun!
Annabelle - She is our Tutor here in Munich. Her mom is German her dad is American, from Arkansas. I love her! She is very fun and very nice. She loves my southern accent and is really trying hard to help us have a great experience here.
Holly and Hunter - They are a young couple doing missonary work at church. They both graduated from Libscomb. They are really nice and welcoming. It is great to have good Christian friends here.
Ben - He is another ppler but was in Köln for language school. We ride alot of trains together because he also lives in Feldafing. 22, graduated from Cornell in Industrial Engineering. He is very nice, kinda reserved, and loves The Office. Hanging out with him is alot of fun, because he likes to chill and relax which is what I am used to anyways.
Well anyway here is an idea of some of the friends I have made while here so far. There are more of course, but these seem to be the ones I hang out with the most. It is really cool how so many people from so many backgrounds get along and react with each other.

1/4 of the way there..

So I have been here over 3 months now. A quarter of my time here is finished. Looking back I can not believe I have been here that long all ready. I have learned alot the past 3 months about language, culture, and myself. This is the longest I have gone without seeing my parents, brothers, or closest friends and family. I know I have grown and become stronger and more independent in these short few months. Part of me is homesick and part of me is still the excitied little girl wanting to explore more.
I have not traveled anywhere in particular the past weekends and probably won't until the end of the month or beginning of Dec. One my budget is tight and 2 it is nice to relax and have a routine here. Friday nights are fun, because church has a little Devo thing and then we hang out and watch movies and what not. Sat and Sunday are nice and relaxing. When it is pretty walking around the English Garden is always nice. Now that it is getting cold I will need to find other options to occupy my time on the weekend.
Anyway I just wanted to give you an update on life. I have an interview next week with MTU Aero Engines for my internship. I really hope it goes well. Other than that I'm just going to some class, chillin' out (literally, its cold here), and trying to figure out where/when my next trip will be.

Music

I am currently sitting in my favorite coffe shop here, San Fransico Coffee Company. I mainly like it, because I get pretty cheap internet here. As I was walking to the train this morning and listening to shuffle on my ipod I realized I am more like my dad then I like to admit. Almost all of my songs tend to link with a memory of some sort. 75% of those memories make me think of my family. Paino Man came on, made me think of Dad singing it in our living room. Move B**ch came on, and it made me think of Kev and Colin's boy/girl B'day party they had in Middle school. We used the edited version of course and still laugh at all the random noise and screams they use for bleeping out the bad words... I love Rock and Roll ( the real version, not Brittney spears) comes on and I think of mommy. Any Random old country song = my family in general. Aunt vicki Dancing with colin at Nannie's, Uncle John playing guitar on the back porch trying to find a song me and my brothers do not know the words too, Boone singing Hank at our house on Christmas Eve. Kevin living out the words of Corey Smith in his daily life:) Colin trying to Harmonize with everything. Singing the Eagles on every family vacation. Jimmy Buffett = the Mezicks ect...Then their are the songs that remind me of friends and good times. Happy day on Sister Act will always make me think of Christi. Boston will makes me laugh again at Sarah and Anna. Hey Ya, Holly and the kids at Boys and Girls club. Accapella songs = Randy. Metallica, Fuel = Ryan. Family tradition reminds me of AC and all my friends there, so does Patience and Every Rose has its Thorn. And Their are so many more... Even tho I don't remember the exact time and date I heard every song, like my dad does, they still remind me of home....Songs, music, they help me feel I not that far away from home afterall.

Kiss me, I'm Irish...

Well partly anyway.
I went to Ireland this weekend. Simply put it was amazing. I had so much fun. Me and 2 of my guy friends went for a long weekend trip. We saw all the sights, including the Dublin Castle, old Jail, the Cathedrals, Guinness, and Jameson. At the top of the Guinness Factory is a bar that overlooks the whole city. It is amazing, and of course you get a free pint of Guinness. At the Jameson Distillery 6 pple from each tour is selected to be taste testers and compare Jameson Irish Wiskey to others. I got selected. I vote Jameson best Irish and second best overall. The best is of course, JD (Jack Daniels). I am my daddy's daughter after all :) Saturday night was the 2007 Rugby World Cup. England vs South Africa. Of course all the Irish want England to lose, and they did. We went to this awesome bar and watched the game and it got crazy! It was so fun. The last night there we went to another bar where they had traditional Irish music and dancing. It was really cool! While I was there I even found the "Barrett" family sheild and learned a lot about the Irish history that I did not know. Sunday we took a day trip to the country side and an old Monestary. It was cool and pretty. I even ate fish and chips! I had so much fun, did I say that all ready? I highly recommend a visit if you get the chance!

Long overdue update!

So I am starting to get used to life here in Munich. Things are going to start a routine this week which is good. I went to Oktoberfest last week, it was fun! Some of the pics above are from there with me in my dirdle. This past weekend I went with church to a retreat at the Hinter See. It was simply amazing. God's beauty there was breath taking. I don't have my camera cable with me to upload those pics, but I will add some soon! School has internet so i should be able to have more access!

The best thing so far has been church. It was great to go somewhere and be instantly welcomed and have something similar in common. They even sing some songs in English and it was amazing to sing familar songs again.

I started classes today. After this week I will know my rountine for sure and that will be good. I am also really excited about going to Dublin this weekend! It should be fun!

Miss ya!

Making Changes again...

<<< before i begin i am using a german kezboard to write this post, so please excuse the tzpos (ie y and z)

Did I mention earlier that I love mz host fam in Saarbrücken? I finallz gotten used to the town and mz dailz life there and then I leave. I was sad, I even cried on the bus for bit. Thez gave me this awesome book, and promised to staz in touch and I know i will see them when thez come visit München! Thez also invited me to go skiing with them in Switzerland over easter! I arrived on Saturdaz in Feldafing. Mz host mom is reallz nice. It just different than what I had finallz gotten used to the first two months here. So I am adjusting again.

Frau von Blücher is in her 50s (i think). She has 2 daughters (24 and 26). Neither live at home. The 26 zear old has a 2 zear old daughter that is precious. We all had a big lunch bz the lake on Sundaz, it was nice. The countrz here is beautiful! I am looking out mz window and i can see thelake and behind it the ALPS! It breathtaking. She is verz nice and I think we will get along fine once we get used to each other and settle into our routines. The onlz down side is she onlz has one internet conncetion right now. We are looking into getting a connection for me in mz room hopefullz later this week! I will die without more internet access than what I have right now....

I registered with mz Uni todaz, and walked around München a good bit. Its a huge citz, its gonna be fun! We are going to Oktoberfest tomorrow and Saturdaz the girls are gonna go to a second hand shop an dlook for the traditional german dress so we can wear them our Sat night!! Its gonna be fun! Well thatäs all for now, iäm gonna get off her comp and go unpack mz luggage that finallz got here! I miss zou all and since I have limited internet access and wanna chat please call mz german number if possible, or send me a text on mz american number and i can call zou back when i get it! Its a lot different here because were are more on our on, and donät see as manz people that we know everzdaz. So Iäm kinda getting lonelz. Things should get better when uni starts tho. Love and miss za!