Well, I'm back in Berlin again. I had a month and a half break where I was back in the US hanging out with my friends, family and Fiancé. It was a really nice break, and was great seeing all my friends back in Kalamazoo.
So now I'm here in Berlin. Still have some jet lag to work out, but the bright and sunny weather here is an amazing plus from when I left. Just walking around, the smell of summer is coming in, and the sun was up until around 7 today, which is the best part! I have to realize that this is the furthest north I've ever lived... even further than when I lived in the UP! The climate is so different though. It's warmer than Houghton, and about the same as living in Detroit, though currently it's warmer here than there too.
I went on a nice walk. I did a bit of that when I was in Detroit too, but Berlin is constructed to enable such acts on a much more pleasurable scale. In short, there are more walking paths, and they're much larger, longer and prettier. I also like oranges from Spain more btw... I just ate one. It was smaller than the one I had in the US, but tastier, and easier to peel.
Anyway, yeah the trail was really nice. I'm gonna put a picture of it up here when I'm done typing... lotsa good stuff comes from Spain... their wine is the best too... I wonder if Italy and Spain have some economic competition to see who can supply the rest of Europe with the best fruit?
OMG I'm not focusing very well here... So I took the trail around Lichterfelde, and passed by the massive nuclear plant again... it's a shining symbol of progressive energy elaboration and a beacon of identity for the darling area of Lichterfelde, Southwest Berlin. I was testing my knee too, to see if it's improved at all. It's been hurting a lot... then after a while the other one started hurting! ugh...
Hardly anyone's around now. All the other European pals of mine are off in different countries and stuff... it's pretty nice just sitting here, relaxing and catching up on stuff for now; sewing and looking at courses to take this semester. I'm gonna take a Spanish language course. It'll be great, kuz Spanish is much more useful in the US, and I won’t forget my German, because they'll be teaching me in it! I'm a genius! wahahahaaaa... Seriously, I recommend it for people with a high enough level in whatever second language they have, though I'll let you all know if it's actually a good idea after I try it.
Also thinking about traveling to Prague during this little break I have right now, though I'm currently pretty low on cash... it will depend on when I get my scholarship stipend... action and adventure-ho!
Dave
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