Last Week in Germany..

Wow, I only have one more week in Germany. This year has really gone by fast. I am filled with all sorts of emotions right now. I am excited for my last two weeks of travel, excited to come home. But at the same time I have gotten into a routine here and have friends here as well. It is another change, a change back to something I all ready know supposedly. However, things at home have changed since I have been gone, and I have changed since I have been gone. I am anxious to know how it will feel when I am home again. If I will experience "Reverse" culture shock, or just fall back into my routine... Its a weird feeling really. I do miss my friends, family, Auburn, and the lake. And am so ready to get back, but at the same time I bet I have high expectations that might not be met or something. Its a weir feeling. One more week in Germany...wow...

Salzburg, Austria

Danyelle and I took a day trip to Salzburg. It is the city where "The Sound of Music" was filmed. It was really cool to see. Mozart was also born there. There was a huge Fan Fest set up for Euro Cup 2008. We saw like 5 couples getting married. I absolutely loved the view from the top of the castle! It was so pretty! It was a fun trip. Made miss miss home and my brothers tho. We all know all the words to that musical :)

Do, a dear a female dear....

I will be home in about a month! Check out my new pics on the right :)

Berlin

First sorry it has been so long since I have updated. The last week of May was our End of the Year Seminar in Berlin. Berlin was really cool with all its history. I got to see Check Point Charlie, walk through the Jewish Museum, and touch parts of the Wall. It was really good to get to see other people from the program I have not seen in a while. I learned alot about the East and West Germany before the wall came down. You can really tell the difference between where the divide was in the city. We spent all day that Friday in the Bundestag (like our congress). It was really cool. At last minute Angela Merkel was able to find time to come and greet us. It was really cool to get to meet her. I will always remember that. I have added some photos from the trip. I come home soon!

May :)

So it is May now, and it is finally getting warm and pretty outside. There are 3 holiday in May which means I only work one full week in May. Pretty awesome! On Mzy first we had a weisswurst and weissbeir breakfast at Ben's host's house. His host dad is the Prince von Bayern. It was pretty fun, we got to dress in traditional German clothes and meet lots of Germans.

My host parents love to grill out on the weekends, so I will be doing that alot this spring. Last weekend we went to this free concert thing in Olympia park. It was fun.

The pics are from the May Day breakfast, one of my host mom and me, and one of me and the girls at the concert. For more pics check the link on the right side :)

The week of May I am going to Berlin for our final Seminar. Then only June of work. The first week of July I am going to Spain and the Second week I am going to Greece. I will be home July 17th! on like 65 more days! It has gone so fast!

Weekend Fun and Updates

So last weekend 10 of us PPLers meet up in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.(Google or Wikipedia it for more details) It was a really cool little city. It was built in the medieval times and was protected from bombs during the war. The original city wall and lots of buildings are still there. It was fun! For more pics check out the new link on the right...

My internship is going well. I really like the people I work with. My German has improved so much, because I talk and use it everyday now. I cant believe I only have 3 months left! It really is going by pretty fast!

The last 2 weeks here we get to just travel. I think my plans are going to be, go to Spain (Barcelona and Madrid) the first week. Then to Athens, Greece and do some island hoping and chillen on the beach the last week! I am so excited it should be so much fun!

This weekend i just kinda relaxed. I went and saw 21 in the English Movies here. It was really good. I am kinda lay low and save up some money for my 2 weeks of travel the next few weeks. I miss you all and be ready I come home July 17th!!

Lots of love and WAR EAGLE!!

When In Rome...

Jimmy and I went to Rome Tuesday -Friday. It was pretty amazing. We saw all the main sights even in such a short amount of time. (Collisuem, Forums, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Vatican ect...) We were walking and I turned and saw my first sight of the Collisuem and literally stoped in the middle of my sentence. I was so amazed. Everything we saw was so big. We only paid for tours of the Collisuem and the Vatican. Everything else we just kinda saw and read for our selves. There is so much history there is it so cool to learn about it all. I think we did pretty good traveling together, despite the fact that Jimmy is scared of flying...ha! It is kinda surreal to think we really went there!

We took over 1000 pics while he was here, so many! I have added some to online albums on the right hand side. Check them out!

Jimmy's Visit

So last week Jimmy came and visited me. We had so much fun. The first day he was here we toured downtown Munich (Marienplatz area). We went up Alte Peter for a great view, visited the Frauen Kirche, and took pictures in front of the Rathaus (town hall). We went home and had dinner with my hosts and just hung out because he was so tired from jet lag. Saturday was a pretty day so we went to the English Garden and walked around and got Ice Cream. That night we meet up with other pplers at Hofbraühas.

Sunday we went to Dachau (the Concentration camp). And Wow It was an experience. It was huge and to see all that history, and the memorals and stuff. At the cerematory u can still smell the burned body smell. It gave me chills and i did tear up at some point...

Monday we went to Neuschwanstein, the Castle Walt Disney modeled Cinderalla's Castle after. It was Georgous. It was built by King Ludwig II. It was raining when we first got there, We went thru his parents castle first and then Neuschwanstein. When we came out it had begun snowing! It was just like a fairy tale!

Tuesday Through Friday we were in Rome. The next entry will be about that trip! The last night he was here we went to Hard Rock Cafe and ate dinner. It was so much fun! He left Saturday morning :(