Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I'm moving!
This morning I received an e-mail saying that as of March 1st I'll be able to move into a single apartment on campus. The location is better and it's not too far from where I'm living now so the move shouldn't be too horrible. It's even within walking distance of the school I'm thinking about teaching at for my internship during the spring semester (which doesn't start until April).
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Avery (Sunday and Departure Information)
Today was beautiful.
Despite the fact that it was Sunday we still had a rather eventful day. We went out to eat and on Avery's insistence arrived a little over an hour and a half BEFORE the restaurant opened. In other words... we walked around for a good while, but like I said, today was a beautiful.
On an even less exciting note, Avery leaves Dortmund tomorrow at 8:37 via ICE to Frankfurt where his flight will leave.
Despite the fact that it was Sunday we still had a rather eventful day. We went out to eat and on Avery's insistence arrived a little over an hour and a half BEFORE the restaurant opened. In other words... we walked around for a good while, but like I said, today was a beautiful.
On an even less exciting note, Avery leaves Dortmund tomorrow at 8:37 via ICE to Frankfurt where his flight will leave.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Avery (This Weekend)
Friday, February 15th:
Today we ran various errands for people at home - loved ones, co-workers, etcetera - in Dortmund.
Saturday, February 16th:
Originally we were going to venture out of the country today but since Avery's still sleeping and it's nearly eleven... I think we'll probably go somewhere a little closer... but we'll let you know.
Today we ran various errands for people at home - loved ones, co-workers, etcetera - in Dortmund.
Saturday, February 16th:
Originally we were going to venture out of the country today but since Avery's still sleeping and it's nearly eleven... I think we'll probably go somewhere a little closer... but we'll let you know.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Avery (Whereabouts and Actions Update)
Monday, February 11th:
Avery and I went to Bonn, the former capitol of West Germany, for the day. Bonn is also home to the birthplace of Beethoven and the Brauhaus Bönnsch (for details please refer to : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6nnsch_%28beer%29 ) where we had dinner. Later in the evening we ventured to the Bad Godesberg portion of Bonn and went to the Godesberg Ruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Godesburg_2_db.jpg). We also visited this church: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bonn_Muenster.jpg) and rode past this building: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Posttower_Bonn_001.jpg) which is the German postal center. On more time... we went to Bonn and saw things (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/General_view_over_bonn.jpg).
Tuesday, February 12th:
Dortmund City Center
Wednesday, February 13th:
We went out to lunch and it was a disaster. Avery was given an English menu (which is sometimes translated oddly) and ordered what he thought was a piece of fried fish on bread with a side order of onion rings. What came out was a very pungent whole fish (from a can) on a piece of black bread with raw onion "rings" on top.
Thursday, February 14th:
Avery and I went to Westfallenpark today in search of some stump that his boss has a picture of on her desk. We didn't find it... but we did take pictures with wooden hippos and enter into a brawl with some local geese. Avery also took a picture "meditating" which I can't wait photo shop and turn into a Christmas card.
Friday, February 15th:
TBA...
Avery and I went to Bonn, the former capitol of West Germany, for the day. Bonn is also home to the birthplace of Beethoven and the Brauhaus Bönnsch (for details please refer to : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6nnsch_%28beer%29 ) where we had dinner. Later in the evening we ventured to the Bad Godesberg portion of Bonn and went to the Godesberg Ruins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Godesburg_2_db.jpg). We also visited this church: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bonn_Muenster.jpg) and rode past this building: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Posttower_Bonn_001.jpg) which is the German postal center. On more time... we went to Bonn and saw things (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/General_view_over_bonn.jpg).
Tuesday, February 12th:
Dortmund City Center
Wednesday, February 13th:
We went out to lunch and it was a disaster. Avery was given an English menu (which is sometimes translated oddly) and ordered what he thought was a piece of fried fish on bread with a side order of onion rings. What came out was a very pungent whole fish (from a can) on a piece of black bread with raw onion "rings" on top.
Thursday, February 14th:
Avery and I went to Westfallenpark today in search of some stump that his boss has a picture of on her desk. We didn't find it... but we did take pictures with wooden hippos and enter into a brawl with some local geese. Avery also took a picture "meditating" which I can't wait photo shop and turn into a Christmas card.
Friday, February 15th:
TBA...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Avery
Avery's here from the 8th to the 18th.
Friday: Avery's train arrived SEVEN HOURS after it was supposed to due to A) Flight changes and B) the competence level of the Deutsche Bahn
Yesterday we went to Köln (Cologne) for the day.
Today is Sunday. Nothing happens on Sunday. Ave' may lose it... he said something about being used to forty decibels of sound and then started swearing about some sort of strawberry cereal dust... I think all the cereal's getting to him.
Tomorrow is currently TBA, but I'm guessing we'll go somewhere.
Friday: Avery's train arrived SEVEN HOURS after it was supposed to due to A) Flight changes and B) the competence level of the Deutsche Bahn
Yesterday we went to Köln (Cologne) for the day.
Today is Sunday. Nothing happens on Sunday. Ave' may lose it... he said something about being used to forty decibels of sound and then started swearing about some sort of strawberry cereal dust... I think all the cereal's getting to him.
Tomorrow is currently TBA, but I'm guessing we'll go somewhere.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Fried Green Tomatoes
I've never seen that movie... but here's what's going on in Dortmund:
- Finals are next week (February 4th - 8th). I'm less than excited.
- I'm not particularly keen on the idea of doing my internship at the school I'm currently teaching for, so I may be making a switch to another school if at all possible.
- Avery will be here on the 8th.
- I think I want to learn to ski.
- I miss root beer.
- Basket's birthday is coming up, she'll be seven(teen) and apparently she looks older than I do the majority of the time. Right now I could care less, but when we're in our forties... (you can't see me right now but I'm making a thumbs up).
- I'm currently attempting to write a short story in German... it's about a platypus and his ugly duck friend... I'll let you know how it turns out.
- "My" German language skills continue to be a grammatical train wreck whenever I attempt to speak. The sound I believe is equivalent to nails on a chalk board. My vocabulary is slowly growing. Last week I learned the word for platypus (das Schnabeltier)... something I feel is essential... as well as der Kalkstein (Limestone), Wasser führende Schicht (Aquifer), and zwittrig (Androgynous).
- It's currently raining.
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