Day 2 + 3

We had a fun time taking pictures of a few of the US stores that we found. Take a look at these.



Day 2, May 26th

Day 2 was our first day of real orientation. I forgot a few things (a comb, floss, washcloths, the list could go on but i prefer not to embarrass myself further) that I had to buy. Freiburg is a beautiful city of about 200,000 people. Everyone gets everywhere on these little local trains which is pretty cool.

The other people in the program (17 others and me) all seem like pretty nice people. We come from as diverse places as Florida, California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Oregan, and quite a few more. No other Floridians besides me though.

As you might figure, about 10 of the people are International Relations majors which makes for fun political discussions.

Ok, got to my room, few fun things I discovered:

-The toilet has TWO BUTTONS to choose from...apparently button one is for #1 and button two is for #2...
-I'm living with 4 Germans and another American in my suite (I have my own room, we share 2x bathroom and kitchen
-Bikes are HUGE in Germany, people ride them everywhere and there are quite a few bike lanes
-The street and sidewalk are somewhat merged together in places, making travel a bit annoying.
-You have to PAY for ketchup packets in McDonalds (I've seen 2 MCDonalds so far)
-We've invaded Germany...I've seen 2x Starbucks, a gamestop, a subway, a few high-end clothing stores, and a CitiBank)
-I've already decided what I'm getting a few people (among them Misters Feinman and Trager)...I'm sure you'll enjoy it
-Germans don't drive SmartCars (seen only 2), most are regular cars that are pretty fuel efficient nevertheless.
-Many Germans speak a little English which makes life so much easier.

Day 3, May 27th

Today is almost finished (going out later tonight). I spent about 2 hours exploring the Freiburg area, which is actually pretty cool. Classes are starting tomorrow and I don't really know what to expect. Also, a few of us are planning a mini-trip this weekend to possibly Switzerland, which is really close by.

My friend Ben and I decided to go aimlessly wandering around the city today, which was pretty fun. While having an HD video camera is pretty cool, unfortunately the videos take FOREVER to load...

Take a look at all the fun sights we saw: