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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tschüss Freiburg
Well, here I am, sitting at the Freiburg Hauptbahnhof waiting for my train. It's 9:31 right now and my train leaves at 10:57. I didn't have any choice to be here, the Hausmeister kicked me out of my room once he "checked" it for damages (I hope he never gets employed as security at an airport. He just stood in the room, stared around, then asked for my keys).
I'm basking in a bright, beautiful, German, summer's day and letting the German language swirl around me. It'll probably be the last time I hear it for a very long time. I love train stations, and love Freiburg's in particular. Here's hoping the train has Internet. If that's the case, I can upload some of the videos I've made.
Tschüss!
I'm basking in a bright, beautiful, German, summer's day and letting the German language swirl around me. It'll probably be the last time I hear it for a very long time. I love train stations, and love Freiburg's in particular. Here's hoping the train has Internet. If that's the case, I can upload some of the videos I've made.
Tschüss!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Köln
So I've decided to not apologize for anymore lack of blog posts... It's kinda lame. However, I have been absent for about 2 and a half weeks. Here's why:
When I got back from Italy, I had to start writing three essays (Hausarbeiten) before I left on the 19th. Well, it soon became apparent that I'd have to lock myself in my room and write, and that the third Hausarbiet would have to be dropped, due to lack of time, after a couple days procrastination.
Then, on the 15th, I left for Games Day in Köln (Cologne). Now I find myself with only one of the two remaining Hausarbeiten finished, and I leave in 2 days... *sigh*.
To top that off, I had to cancel my Internet already, because I was told that I could only hand in the modem to their office in my dorm (which is open from 14-15 Wednesdays, and 9-10 Thursdays). So I did it on Thursday. Well, now I've found out that I could've handed it into their main office (two blocks from my place), and that I wont be able to get my deposit back 'cause they don't give deposits to foreign accounts, and I have to close my bank account tomorrow!
Ach du lieber...
Anyways, I have made two videos so far (and will make a couple more) before I leave and I'll find a way to upload them (even if I have to wait 'till I'm in Frankfurt or New York), and then close this blog on the 20th. I'll still keep it up, but it wont get added to.
I'll also link to my Games Day photos later.
Tschüß!
When I got back from Italy, I had to start writing three essays (Hausarbeiten) before I left on the 19th. Well, it soon became apparent that I'd have to lock myself in my room and write, and that the third Hausarbiet would have to be dropped, due to lack of time, after a couple days procrastination.
Then, on the 15th, I left for Games Day in Köln (Cologne). Now I find myself with only one of the two remaining Hausarbeiten finished, and I leave in 2 days... *sigh*.
To top that off, I had to cancel my Internet already, because I was told that I could only hand in the modem to their office in my dorm (which is open from 14-15 Wednesdays, and 9-10 Thursdays). So I did it on Thursday. Well, now I've found out that I could've handed it into their main office (two blocks from my place), and that I wont be able to get my deposit back 'cause they don't give deposits to foreign accounts, and I have to close my bank account tomorrow!
Ach du lieber...
Anyways, I have made two videos so far (and will make a couple more) before I leave and I'll find a way to upload them (even if I have to wait 'till I'm in Frankfurt or New York), and then close this blog on the 20th. I'll still keep it up, but it wont get added to.
I'll also link to my Games Day photos later.
Tschüß!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Eine Reise nach Italien
I'm going to Italy from Sunday the 26th of July to Monday August 3rd. As such I'll be mostly away from the Internet. This shouldn't be that big of a change to this blog as I hardly update this thing anyways. I'll be visiting some family while I'm there, and my aunt and cousin from Vancouver are coming over to escort me through the wilds of Italy! I've never been, so this should be nice!
Ciao!
Ciao!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Einunddreißig Tage verbleibend
31 days left. One full month. Four weeks and four days.
There's gonna be alot of these countdown posts on here the next - well - few days as I come to terms with the leaving of this program.
Laurel is one of the Canadians that is in the same program as I am, and today was her last day in Freiburg before she heads to Estonia for a week or two before heading home. She's the first one to leave, up next is Leslie on Wednesday.
It's sad, because for the last year we've been each others friends and family, and now people are going their separate ways. The worst part is that there's 21 of us from five different universities, making on average five or six students per university, and thus Province (one university has only one student from it). Seven of us are from UBC, two from Victoria, four from Manitoba, one from Acadia in Nova Scotia, and seven are from Trent University in Ontario.
Actually to be accurate, April was the first one who left the CYF but that was in late March, due to financial reasons. Laurel and Leslie will be the first of the group to leave due to our time here expiring.
I sit here and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins, who always make me feel nostalgic as it is. I think of how much I'm going to miss it here, but also how badly I'm itching to get back to North America, see New York, go back to Seattle, and finally to Vancouver.
Tschüß!
There's gonna be alot of these countdown posts on here the next - well - few days as I come to terms with the leaving of this program.
Laurel is one of the Canadians that is in the same program as I am, and today was her last day in Freiburg before she heads to Estonia for a week or two before heading home. She's the first one to leave, up next is Leslie on Wednesday.
It's sad, because for the last year we've been each others friends and family, and now people are going their separate ways. The worst part is that there's 21 of us from five different universities, making on average five or six students per university, and thus Province (one university has only one student from it). Seven of us are from UBC, two from Victoria, four from Manitoba, one from Acadia in Nova Scotia, and seven are from Trent University in Ontario.
Actually to be accurate, April was the first one who left the CYF but that was in late March, due to financial reasons. Laurel and Leslie will be the first of the group to leave due to our time here expiring.
I sit here and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins, who always make me feel nostalgic as it is. I think of how much I'm going to miss it here, but also how badly I'm itching to get back to North America, see New York, go back to Seattle, and finally to Vancouver.
Tschüß!
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