well.. its been about a week and I think i've done pretty well.
I've been on this crazy binge of running everyday and eating right, haven't been drinking. Actually, haven't even been out lately...
Studying for finals have pretty much consumed most of my time, and I spend hours on end locked away either at home or in the Eo café or the library studying grammar and Handelsbezogene Aspekte der Rechte des Geistigen Eigentums... HELL.
I'm starting to get lonely. Its that time of year in Mannheim where as soon as I wake up I have an hour of daytime, then it becomes dark. I live in the warmest state of Germany, but its still blistering cold at times. I talk to David the white tiger when I get lonely, if im lucky I bother Gillian on Skype. I get to talk to Adam for a while everynight. its nice to see him, but I still feel lonely.
Thankfully I get to go home in a few weeks. I can't believe time is going by so quickly. When i sat down with Renatte and discussed how long I should stay over here, I thought that one semester would be enough.. she said to me, that it takes one semester to get used to it, then the 2nd semester I can relax and enjoy it. I'm sure she's right, but its such a long time..
This week was concert week. This week was the week that Gillian and I looked forward to for quite some months. Two concerts, from two of the most favorite bands in all of Germany, and we were going to be there!!!!!!!!!!!
FETTES BROT AND TOTEN HOSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fettes Brot was on Monday, we even had döner. Whats a concert if you don't eat Döner to get strength??!
We got their relatively early and got all the way in the front :-) Thats how we roll. We moshed with the best of em, and I even had my hair in a female mohawk!!! Its was awesomley classy. They put on such an amazing concert, i sung along and felt extremely German.
For the rest of the week nothing went on... I mean NOTHING... and I studied most of the time. Its scary that all my professors say that their exams, even to those who are most prepared, are extremely difficult. It's scary to think that I could fail even if I was prepared.... I hope i do well :-(
Friday was the TOTEN HOSEN CONCERTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!! Fettes brot was just a warm up for what was about to come...
think about 20,000 people in a huge SAP Arena, with the most popular band in Germany. People of all ages came out to see the Band. If you heard the music you would understand why. A really awesome band opened for them called Arbeitslösigkeit, they were this wicked cool 80's hair band. Complete with white skinny jeans and triangle shaped guitars. The moshing was intense, and the crowd was nuts. The toten hosen concert was the livest concert I have ever been to in my life, the crowd was wild. We actually didn't get to be on the floor, we were up in the sitzplätze, but even up there the crowd was intense. Im kind of glad that I wasn't on the floor because I would have been squished... next time! And next time I will crowd surf :-)
Today I studied ALL day I learned lots, and tomorrow will be the same. I really only have 3 days to cram and study before Adam gets here for the weekend, and then I have two German exams on Monday. Grammar and allgemeine Sprachkurs. I've covered the majority of the German language, and i talk with people to reinforce it and to use what i've learned. I feel ok with it.... we'll see. I take German tests and my hands get clammy. I always walk in prepared, and tell myself to breathe, and really look at the sentences and to not freak out and take my time... but i still choke. Dan, i've tried everything!! Any sugestions, because it's really starting to get frustrating!
I hear about things that are happening at home and I worry. I feel like in a way the world is crashing down. I like to think that things get worse before they get better? I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders, and no matter where i go I can't escape. I try and try, but I still don't get the credit i deserve. People still think that i'm partying and wasting my life away, but damn you all i'm doing the best I could. Higher education is very important to me, and i'm going places. So screw you all. I mean it. Gloria. I heard you told Ms. Zern that you worry about me drinking and partying. You don't know me. youre own daughter. Don't assume. (insert acronym here).
A wise student of mine once said " Don't carry the weight of the world upon your shoulders. For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder."
means a lot doesn't it. Its really funny because we call this student TRIPS, its her last name... but its also the acronym of what I was studying when she told me this. Abkommen über handelsbezogene Aspekte der Rechte des Geistigen Eigentums.
So this week Thanksgiving dinner is at my house :-) I'm really excited because I am hosting my very first thanksgiving dinner for all of my American friends! I dubbed it: DANKE DAY!
We have turkey and stuffing, and its going to be great! Brians parents sent over some thanksgiving table clothes and Gillians mom sent Paper turkeys to decorate the table!!! It started off as an intimate 8 person sit down dinner, and quickly grew to an 18 person sit down dinner. Don't worry, we will make it work! So instead of having it in the large kitchen/living room, I got Almir to give me the keys to the party room. it has a convenient patio for the smokers, a HUGE kitchen portion with 2 stoves! A large refrigerator, couches tables and everything else we'll need to have a great meal. I felt bad not being able to invite alllll the Americans, so I decided to hostess a party afterwards! We have the party room, might as well use it. So I invited all the friends, american and non. We are going to have a great time! The best part is that Adam comes from America to spend the weekend :-) I've been looking forward to this for a long time!!!!! I can't believe its finally here!!!!!!!!
I have such a great weekend planned for us!
He comes here thursday and we get to spend the day together and then at night have thanksgiving dinner and then a party.
Friday I'm going to show him my town, which is beautiful, and he came at a great time because the Weinachtsfest is in town (winter festival) and those are great fun! Its at the wasserturm, which is the main attraction for my city. Later that night VISUM organized an ice skating trip to go ice skating infront of Schwetzingen castle!!!!!!! Then we will go to the winterfestival in that town and have some hot glühwine! Its so delicious, tastes just like warm apple cider!!! after that I'm making him Maultaschen!
He gets to have his first döner for lunch then too!!!!!
Saturday Im taking him to Heidelberg for the day :-) Heidelberg is beautiful because its where all the mountains are. Im going to take him up the mountain to the schloss, and have a picnic lunch there. Then walk down the hill to Bismarks platz, where there is ANOTHER christmas fest. Im taking him to the brewery where they make the most alcoholic beer, then to the absinthe shop, then to have some schnitzel at the schnitzel house! Schnitzel is so good!!! Then im taking him to drink beer out of horns! Gillian is going to meet up with us and its going to be awesome :-)
Sunday, is going to be spectacular. Adam has this dream of saying he went to france for lunch, and was back by 3... so thats what were going to do!!!! I plan on taking him to Wissenboug (france) for lunch, and make it back by 3. France is only an hour away, and I can get there on my semester ticket. I should go to france more often.......
Sadly, monday he leaves. and thats when my finals are. Im going to be prepared for them before he gets here, but study flashcards when i have down time. he's going to help me study.
So I think thats it for now. I have alot of work to do, but alot to look forward to!
OH!!!! I was in bed last night and I heard immense screaming from the backyard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There was about half the building in the backyard playing. It was so cool to see :-) It snows here in mannheim, but because its so warm it never sticks. I was pleasantly surprised to see some snow still on the ground when I woke up.
My first snowfall in Mannheim
You shall hear of more adventures soon!
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