the bear necessities
The previous entry was written a lot earlier, but the site was down, so i couldn't post. But now you have it at your disposal to read with great enthusiasm. ;)
Steph and i are now in tübingen, a small town that you can walk around in the span of an hour. i think it's just a bit bigger than UT. The weather is still wonderful, but definitely warming up.
After my last entry, we enjoyed a wonderful selection of cheese and some wine with Juliane and Konrad, and then went to a bar called "Sausalito's" where steph and i had our first strawberry magaritas. They played awesome american hits from the 70s and 80s such as Prince and Michael Jackson, so we enjoyed that as well.
Konrad took us to the train the next morning and made sure that we found seats, which was awesome as the station was rather confusing. I already miss them and will probably be sure to stop back in Munich when i can, or just beg them to come see us in Austin ;).
Our hosts here in Tübingen are a nice family- they have two young children and a czech au pair (pardon my spelling), so there's a constant string of german flying over my head, and as the au pair only speaks czech and german, steph and i communicate with her with our poor language skills. Not that i didn't already know it, but it makes me realize that i have so much more to learn and improve upon. But at least it gives me a chance to converse in czech, which isn't an oppurtunity that you get too often.
We arrived yesterday evening just in time to catch the first game of the world cup. Everyone was wholed up in pubs or in their apartments, draped in german flags and other soccer paraphanalia. steph and i got out of munich just in time- as we boarded our train, drunken soccer fans poured out onto the platform loudly singing german fight songs. Instead of being in the middle of the action, we happily watched the game from an Irish pub, sipping pints of guinness and listening to the german conversations around us.
today we're just going to wonder around the city and admire the beautiful architecture. There is a university here, and the students comprise about a third of the population. It's definitely a different feel from Munich- it's a small town where almost everyone seems to know each other. It's saturday, so the marketplace is bustling with everything from fruit stands, unicycles, and a man with an accordion playing disney tunes such as "the bear necessities." It's a rather fitting song for someone traveling with their possessions on their back, always looking to toss out something to lighten the load- such as phrasebook guides that are helpful for communicating that you need to vomit or have scurvy, but useless in situations where you're having coffee with a czech and want to have a polite conversation.
Steph and i are now in tübingen, a small town that you can walk around in the span of an hour. i think it's just a bit bigger than UT. The weather is still wonderful, but definitely warming up.
After my last entry, we enjoyed a wonderful selection of cheese and some wine with Juliane and Konrad, and then went to a bar called "Sausalito's" where steph and i had our first strawberry magaritas. They played awesome american hits from the 70s and 80s such as Prince and Michael Jackson, so we enjoyed that as well.
Konrad took us to the train the next morning and made sure that we found seats, which was awesome as the station was rather confusing. I already miss them and will probably be sure to stop back in Munich when i can, or just beg them to come see us in Austin ;).
Our hosts here in Tübingen are a nice family- they have two young children and a czech au pair (pardon my spelling), so there's a constant string of german flying over my head, and as the au pair only speaks czech and german, steph and i communicate with her with our poor language skills. Not that i didn't already know it, but it makes me realize that i have so much more to learn and improve upon. But at least it gives me a chance to converse in czech, which isn't an oppurtunity that you get too often.
We arrived yesterday evening just in time to catch the first game of the world cup. Everyone was wholed up in pubs or in their apartments, draped in german flags and other soccer paraphanalia. steph and i got out of munich just in time- as we boarded our train, drunken soccer fans poured out onto the platform loudly singing german fight songs. Instead of being in the middle of the action, we happily watched the game from an Irish pub, sipping pints of guinness and listening to the german conversations around us.
today we're just going to wonder around the city and admire the beautiful architecture. There is a university here, and the students comprise about a third of the population. It's definitely a different feel from Munich- it's a small town where almost everyone seems to know each other. It's saturday, so the marketplace is bustling with everything from fruit stands, unicycles, and a man with an accordion playing disney tunes such as "the bear necessities." It's a rather fitting song for someone traveling with their possessions on their back, always looking to toss out something to lighten the load- such as phrasebook guides that are helpful for communicating that you need to vomit or have scurvy, but useless in situations where you're having coffee with a czech and want to have a polite conversation.
posted by Liz at 2:54 AM
1 Comments:
hahah- your mom asked you to mail gifts home... and if you don't, you really are the worst sibling :) gosh liz- dont you love your mommy? :D
PS- I cant believe you're actually over there and I'm super proud of you for making it! much love your way!!!
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