(These are a few pictures from my room)
I have to wake up at eight in the morning, shower, get dressed and eat and then go to class at 9 am on Mondays and Wednesday. I have three classes everyday, but on Monday and Wednesdays my classes go from 9 am – 2:20 pm. I have an hour and a half break after my second class, which gives me enough time to either go to my flat for lunch or to the Bavarian man that sells me bratwurst in front of the Munster.
I don’t have to wake up until 1 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays since my first class on those days doesn’t start until 1:35. Usually I wake up at nine or ten and then have a lazy morning. Often I’ll eat breakfast with my suitemates.
Breakfast on Mondays and Wednesdays is usually just a bowl of cereal and a piece of bread. I eat fast on these days because I can’t miss the 8:44 tram. The tram runs every seven minutes in the morning and afternoon hours, and it takes about 10 minutes for the tram to arrive at the stop for the school and then another few minutes to walk to class. So if I miss the 8:44, I’m at least 5 minutes late to class. This happened once, but ever since I’ve made a great effort to make the 8:37, and if I miss that tram, I’ll still have the 8:44.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I cook a carnivore’s breakfast of bratwurst and eggs.
The Coffee I drink is made from a French press I bought on one of the first days I was here. It took me at least two hours to find a store that sold a French press, but finally I found one on the fourth floor of a department store. I purchase my coffee from a little old lady that owns a small shop near the Munster. She sells good ground and whole bean coffee, spices and hard liquor. We used to have a hard time communicating, she doesn’t speak any English and my German is far from good. But now she knows what I want when I enter the store every week and a half, so it’s no problem.
About once a week, sometimes twice a week, Pedro and I jam in one of our rooms. We only have the one guitar that IES provided for us, so we take turns with it and then exchange it after each jam session. We’re trying to learn a few songs together. Since Pedro is a better singer, he usually sings while I play guitar. We’re also going to try to have him play guitar and sing while I play harmonica. Most of our jam sessions usually end up with us listening to Bob Dylan or country songs.
I meet up with Miriam about once a week for lunch. Miriam was a student at the University of Freiburg. She studied abroad at Redlands last year. Before I ever knew that I’d even be going abroad I knew her, so it’s quite a coincidence that I end up in her town this year.
This week we went to a pizza shop that was pretty cheap. I ordered a personal cheese pizza and a drink for just four euros. It’s nice to know someone around here that knows the ropes a little bit.
Wednesday night is discount night at the student bar. I’ve been to that twice. It is funny to watch Europeans dance to American music. They’re just not very good at dancing.
I try to make it to as many of the cafes I can here, but it’s too expensive to go everyday. In America I’d do a lot of my studying at a coffee shop, but it is fiscally impossible here. The coffee cost three euros at most places, so I do most of my studying and coffee drinking in my flat. It’s not too bad.
I love the view from my flat. Sometimes I take a study break just to look out the window and into the hills the surround the city. The hills are covered with trees, it looks pretty, but it looks gorgeous after it snows.
I don’t have to wake up until 1 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays since my first class on those days doesn’t start until 1:35. Usually I wake up at nine or ten and then have a lazy morning. Often I’ll eat breakfast with my suitemates.
Breakfast on Mondays and Wednesdays is usually just a bowl of cereal and a piece of bread. I eat fast on these days because I can’t miss the 8:44 tram. The tram runs every seven minutes in the morning and afternoon hours, and it takes about 10 minutes for the tram to arrive at the stop for the school and then another few minutes to walk to class. So if I miss the 8:44, I’m at least 5 minutes late to class. This happened once, but ever since I’ve made a great effort to make the 8:37, and if I miss that tram, I’ll still have the 8:44.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I cook a carnivore’s breakfast of bratwurst and eggs.
The Coffee I drink is made from a French press I bought on one of the first days I was here. It took me at least two hours to find a store that sold a French press, but finally I found one on the fourth floor of a department store. I purchase my coffee from a little old lady that owns a small shop near the Munster. She sells good ground and whole bean coffee, spices and hard liquor. We used to have a hard time communicating, she doesn’t speak any English and my German is far from good. But now she knows what I want when I enter the store every week and a half, so it’s no problem.
About once a week, sometimes twice a week, Pedro and I jam in one of our rooms. We only have the one guitar that IES provided for us, so we take turns with it and then exchange it after each jam session. We’re trying to learn a few songs together. Since Pedro is a better singer, he usually sings while I play guitar. We’re also going to try to have him play guitar and sing while I play harmonica. Most of our jam sessions usually end up with us listening to Bob Dylan or country songs.
I meet up with Miriam about once a week for lunch. Miriam was a student at the University of Freiburg. She studied abroad at Redlands last year. Before I ever knew that I’d even be going abroad I knew her, so it’s quite a coincidence that I end up in her town this year.
This week we went to a pizza shop that was pretty cheap. I ordered a personal cheese pizza and a drink for just four euros. It’s nice to know someone around here that knows the ropes a little bit.
Wednesday night is discount night at the student bar. I’ve been to that twice. It is funny to watch Europeans dance to American music. They’re just not very good at dancing.
I try to make it to as many of the cafes I can here, but it’s too expensive to go everyday. In America I’d do a lot of my studying at a coffee shop, but it is fiscally impossible here. The coffee cost three euros at most places, so I do most of my studying and coffee drinking in my flat. It’s not too bad.
I love the view from my flat. Sometimes I take a study break just to look out the window and into the hills the surround the city. The hills are covered with trees, it looks pretty, but it looks gorgeous after it snows.
I'm looking out your Freiburg window right now as you sleep. It's really a beautiful view. I'm jealous you lucky duck. We should go back to that little cafe on the top of the hill again today and have another German beer and piece of cake.
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