After arranging and rearranging, my bags are packed and assuming my flight leaves as scheduled, I will be on my way to Zurich in 5 days, 3 hours, and 19 minutes (as of the time …
Germany
Introducing Gary
Hey there! Welcome to my blog – this will be my first entry, with many more to come, including links to life-abroad travel ‘vlogs’ that will hopefully be a little different than this! So, if …
Happiness Is One Pink Coat Away
I try to be a frugal shopper. I watch for sales, use coupons, and buy out of season. This came to a screeching halt one sunny afternoon when I was visiting my sister in Pell …
Did you just light your tree on fire? II
I realized that the title of my last blog was never explained in the blog itself. I’ll explain it now. I had hoped to write about Christmas and New Years, which would have remedied the …
Did you just light your tree on fire?
This is a recap of the last few months
Recap of first few weeks
I now have two weeks of vacation. During the first week of our program in Freiburg, all the Academic Year Freiburg students signed housing contracts, got bank accounts, and went to IKEA for cheap dorm …
Geschafft!
Wheu, I made it! It has been almost eight weeks since my last post. Despite having flown Air India to get here I arrived at the Frankfurt airport August 4th, all in one piece, with …
Not at all prepared
In three days, I will have arrived at the Frankfurt airport, feeling groggy from the non-stop flight, and yet completely awake and excited for the day ahead. I will look for my bag among the …