Dear cyberspace,

Long time no see.. About time for me to let you know how things have been, and what I’ve been up to.

Wintersemester ended earlier this month, and like always, it feels great to have a break from going to class jeden Tag. WARNING: For those of you doing or thinking of doing the UR/ Göttingen exchange be prepared for an absurdly long semester break. Like our winter break, it is the pause between the first and second semesters, but it is much longer– about as long as summer break back home. It is the perfect time to go euro-railing, visit distant family in god-knows-where, grow out your leg hair/ beard or if you’re a real go-getter all three.

Well.. back to the serious stuff. The semester went  well, but Im glad it is vorbei. I’m excited to no longer have to deal with all of the arriving paper-work (residence permit, rent agreements, etc..), which require that you abide by the inconvenient Öffnungszeiten of German bureaucracy. That wasn’t meant to sound wütend. I wish there was a sarcasm font. Donnie, if you read this, remind me to fill you in on all of this (I heard you’re coming to UR next year ; )

Im currently in Südtirol with Alec. It is quite a peculiar place. The territory belongs to Italy, but it is fast auf der Grenze mit Österreich, therefore most people speak German here. In fact, Ive met some Südtirolers who prefer to  speak German than Italian, because they cant really speak Italian. Funny. hehehe. Were here skiing for a couple days. The mountains and the atmosphere here are reminiscent of CO, but with really cool rural, Euro-flair. Fluorescent onesies are legitimate ski attire here, and people seem to wholeheartedly enjoy Schlagermusik– even children. If you want a cultural experience worth every penny, go to Südtirol!

Picture time 🙂