Humidty, A Naked Man, & Culture

Luckily the temperature has gone down a bit in the past few days here in Berlin, but unluckily, the humidity has not. It is honestly awful how humid it is here. No matter how little I move during the day, I am still so sticky by 11:00am. Hopefully the rain this week will help with…

Paprika Chips, Toilets, & Street Cats

I know it’s been a handful of days since I last posted, but I was in Dresden all weekend and did not have my computer with me. That being said, I have done a lot since then, so prepare for a long post here. Friday was just like any other day. It started with Unterricht, and…

Tatort, German History, and gute Laune

Quite a bit has happened between my last post and now. I need to start taking notes on the things I do during the day so I don’t forget what I’ve done. I lose track of what day it is too easily and then have to look back at pictures I’ve taken to remind myself…

Deutsche Welle & Maedchenbier

I’ve made it through my first week, and survived (and thrived). I’ve made friends, gone to museums, eaten good food, and been to places I’ve never gone before. I’m really loving it here in Berlin. On Thursday, my Nachtmittagskurs (afternoon course) had our first Ausflug (excursion). We went to the Deutsche Welle studio, which was really neat….

U-Bahn, Doener, & Sprach-Cafes

Wow, the past two days have been jam-packed. I honestly feel like I’ve already been here for a week and a half, but I’m only on day 5. That’s how much stuff I’ve been doing. So yesterday was the first official day of class. When I arrived at Humboldt, the class lists were hung up…

Fill in the Blank…but in German

Today was the first official day of my program, and so, of course, this was the day I got a little lost. I messed up my train stops this morning, but thankfully my mess up wasn’t too bad, and I still made it to Humboldt Univeristaet (HU) on time. This morning was final registration for…

Getting adjusted

Today was my first actual full day here. I slept through the night (thankfully), so my jetlag isn’t as bad as it could’ve been. I started the day with breakfast – some Muesli, and apple, and coffee. My host mother, Isabel, ate with me and we chatted a bit. At 9:30,  I met Claudio at…

The first day

*Disclaimer – this post was written in two chunks. I landed in Berlin about two hours ago, and I’m at my host family’s house getting settled in. My trip was, overall, fairly uneventful. The only thing that stressed me out was that my flight to Dublin was delayed for about 30 minutes, and I was…

T-minus 17 hours

Well, I leave tomorrow! It’s feeling weird to me, almost like it isn’t happening, even though I know I’m leaving. I thought I would feel more nervous than I do right now, like I felt two years ago when I left for my cross-continental backpacking trip, but instead I feel calm. It’s honestly so nice….

Waiting Game

Well, I leave in 9 days, and I’ve hardly started thinking about preparing to leave. I still have to get an adapter, call my bank and let them know I’ll be abroad, get some euros, figure out what to do about a phone plan, and pack! These are all on my to-do list for the…