February 20th - 25th
OLYMPICS (TORINO & MILANO)
Going with: Jocelyn, Simon, Scott, Jesus(part)
Arrive in Milano on the 20th.
21st HOCKEY: CANADA vs. CZECH REPUBLIC
we will be in section 211, row 15 (if you can figure that out. watch for CAN flags;)
22nd SNOWBOARDING (it was either snowboarding or Curling. take your pick)
we will be in section 105, row 1 (watch for USA flags)
23rd FREESTYLE SKIING: Men's Finals
we will be in the standing section (again, USA flags)
24th No events scheduled, probably will be hanging around Olympic Village
25th Leaving for Stuttgart
Around February 28th: FASCHING (Carnivale in Köln - still uncertain)
March 5th - 11th
NAPOLI (NAPLES)
Going with: Alex, Ryan
Naples - the bay, Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Island of Capri, Paestum, Salerno, Potenza
March 13th - March 21st
Going with: Stuart, Ryan
13th-16th: PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
17th-18th: BRATISLAVA (SLOVAKIA)
19th-21st: ZAGREB (CROATIA)
March 23rd - April 4th
Going with: JP, Lillan, Hügö, Chris
TURKEY
April 5th - April 18th
Going with: Chris
South of Spain
Morocco
April 19th - April 23rd ????? I say AMSTERDAM!
APRIL 24th - SOMMERSEMESTER FÄNGT AN.. NEIN!!!!!!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Wintersemester is finally over!
With skipping class today, I finally finished this semester here in Stuttgart (we took our finals about 2 weeks ago and I already have my transcripts.. why go to class at 9:00AM on a Thursday??) So the grades I got are: 1.7, 2, 2.7, 3.7, and unknown (we get them back in 2 weeks or so) - really.. the grading system here is stupid. 1 is like 110%, 5 is fail. a 3 here is satisfactory, but not in a "C" grade sense.. its like you did everything expected in class... too bad it doesn't transfer like that.
!!!!Now the semester break will begin! I am still finalizing my travel plans, but really that just means purchasing plane tickets. HAH! I can't wait! I will be publishing my vacation plans on the next post. Remember to check for photo updates throughout my vacation (Feb 16 - April 23), as there will be times when I get back into Stuttgart for laundry and recharging batteries etc.
!!!!Now the semester break will begin! I am still finalizing my travel plans, but really that just means purchasing plane tickets. HAH! I can't wait! I will be publishing my vacation plans on the next post. Remember to check for photo updates throughout my vacation (Feb 16 - April 23), as there will be times when I get back into Stuttgart for laundry and recharging batteries etc.
Re: Berlin Trip
So I got back from a four day trip from Berlin. I was travelling with other California students residing in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg. While I was using this trip as an excuse to see Berlin for the third time, I really wasn't expecting who I would be travelling with.
There were 46 of us on the trip together. I am the only advanced student from Universität Stuttgart, and there are four advanced students from Heidelberg. The advanced students went straight to their universities, while the beginner and intermediate students all started at Horb with host families, and then went to Universität Tübingen. Some branched off later to another university, but the point is, out of 46 students, 41 of them have known each other, partied together, and gone to school together for the past 6 months. I was going to know them all for 4 days and never see them again. If we were all in the uni setting that would be one thing, but we are all travelling.. and I wasn't in the mood to learn 45 names for 4 days really. That was the big downpoint in the trip. Another thing is, after being the only Californian at my school and one of like 10 Americans, it was really different and not as fun to be with a ton of Californians again. The atmosphere of being in a very diverse international group is really what I find best about being here in Stuttgart.
I've been to Berlin twice already, and those were in the Summer. It definitley is a lot better to be in Berlin in the Summer. We went inside the Bundestag, and listen to some people talk on the floor about youth unemployment and education. There was a rule that you couldnt fall alseep while listening, and I think a lot of us would have gotten removed if they knew. We went to Angela Merkels office building - that was pretty amazing. Then we did basic tourist Berlin things.
The night life was ok -- If we really knew where to go it would have been much better. We went out every night pretty much - and there are some pretty funny stories that I really don't feel like telling all the audience here :)
Over all, I would go back to Berlin again, but only with a group of my choosing.
There were 46 of us on the trip together. I am the only advanced student from Universität Stuttgart, and there are four advanced students from Heidelberg. The advanced students went straight to their universities, while the beginner and intermediate students all started at Horb with host families, and then went to Universität Tübingen. Some branched off later to another university, but the point is, out of 46 students, 41 of them have known each other, partied together, and gone to school together for the past 6 months. I was going to know them all for 4 days and never see them again. If we were all in the uni setting that would be one thing, but we are all travelling.. and I wasn't in the mood to learn 45 names for 4 days really. That was the big downpoint in the trip. Another thing is, after being the only Californian at my school and one of like 10 Americans, it was really different and not as fun to be with a ton of Californians again. The atmosphere of being in a very diverse international group is really what I find best about being here in Stuttgart.
I've been to Berlin twice already, and those were in the Summer. It definitley is a lot better to be in Berlin in the Summer. We went inside the Bundestag, and listen to some people talk on the floor about youth unemployment and education. There was a rule that you couldnt fall alseep while listening, and I think a lot of us would have gotten removed if they knew. We went to Angela Merkels office building - that was pretty amazing. Then we did basic tourist Berlin things.
The night life was ok -- If we really knew where to go it would have been much better. We went out every night pretty much - and there are some pretty funny stories that I really don't feel like telling all the audience here :)
Over all, I would go back to Berlin again, but only with a group of my choosing.
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