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10.07.2009 - 9:49am
Hey everyone! Its been a while since I have written on here and a few of you have emailed me wondering whats going on so let me see if I can recap the last month or so.
My dad and I drove down here (although he did nearly all the driving) in late August. Nearly had a few close call wrecks on the way as well. Boy....people sure do drive crazy here!!
The building here is called Old Main. Its the "old main" building that...
07.04.2009 - 6:14pm
So I have finally arrived at my last month in Germany. It has been a long LONG year here in Europe. Its been more difficult than I could have ever imagined being away from my my loved ones this long.
Having said that.....I know that I have learned more this past year than I could ever have dreamed. I have made new friendships, learned another language, saw some of the most wonderful sights of Europe with my family, and completed my bachelors...
06.02.2009 - 4:59pm
It was a very quick trip to Valencia, but well worth it. I went with my good friends Javier and Ruth to their home town of Valencia Spain. I felt like I was living in a movie preview because we didn't have time to do anything but my quick drives and walks through the city. But it was so worth it.
Javier and Ruth went home to attend the first communion of Ruth's nephew in their catholic church. Since we were going to be out of school,...
04.15.2009 - 2:26pm
Well, they came, they saw, they went back home. As with all of my visitors, they had a fantastic time. They met my friends from Spain (Ruth and Javier), got to ride on a lot of trains, and saw some incredible sights. Here is a link to all of their pictures. Click Here!
Our first few days we hung out in Tübingen. I walked them up to the castle and through the Marktplatz (Market Place) area for some photos. It has just snowed the week...
03.09.2009 - 6:24pm
My sister Jennifer and her husband Greg came to visit me in Germany. Boy did we have a great time!!!
The day they got here we went for a walk and I took them to my favorite store Kaufland. :-) Afterwards, we went to eat at my favorite restaurant "Neckermuller" where all of my friends were to meet us later that night. It was sometime that day that things started getting a little crazy for Jennifer.
The next morning we...
01.08.2009 - 6:11pm
So at the drop of a hat, I decided to whisk myself off to another place before I went home. This time it was to the east of Germany in the Czech Republic. I decided to go to Prague for a few days. There are advertisements around Tubingen to visit Prague during the holidays, so I thought, well why not.
Prague is a beautiful city with many really interesting buildings. Some of them are very old and have a very unique style to them. This building...
12.08.2008 - 4:30pm
Paris was much more incredible than I was expecting. I was there for a Mayan Hieroglyphic conference which was RIGHT outside the Eiffel Tower. It was kind of shocking at first to walk right outside our class room and see the Eiffel Tower. This picture is at the museum I was studying at. Those are Mayan Glyphs.
I started my week by doing a free tour took me all around Paris. It was put on by the hostel I was staying at which was, by far, the...
11.15.2008 - 2:43pm
I have been thinking about this lately. The last few times I have stayed at a hostel, people seem surprised by the things that I do to make my stay much more enjoyable. Here are some tips you can do to save money, time, and make your stay more comfortable.
Bring ear plugs. I can't tell you how many times I have stayed at hostels and there have been kids running up and down the hall very late at night and people snoring extremely loud...
