I finished my last test today!!! and I passed! International mikrooeknomik was soooo hard...but I guess in the end it was worth all the studying. Now that I am exhausted, it's time to start packing up my things and paint my walls. That's right, I have to paint my walls because this paint is peeling off with just tape. It looks terrible!! SEE YOU SOON

Food for thought...or something like that

4th of July celebration in Bamberg, and there weren't only Americans celebrating...







Erin rolled around in a chair in the halls wishing EVERYONE happy 4th of July! O us Americans!

The people that check you out at the grocery stores are ridiculous! In Germany, it is normal for one to bag their own groceries; that is not a problem. However, while they are swiping your things, you have to speedily bag because after you pay...they will start ringing up the next customer. It's crazy!! It is like you are at a batting cage but the machine keeps feeding you balls!
**It's going to be weird going back to the States where you have baggers.

Riding bikes with jeans is not a good idea. To date, I have ruined four jeans with the bike...and not because I have fallen!

People from this semester are already leaving...:( Three have already gone including Sarah from England, and Keka and his roomie from Spain. The realization is kicking in that I AM GOING HOME!

COE summerfest party

June 29
I totally wasn't planning to go to this party. My living complex throws many parties, but I typically don't go just because I don't want to drink. However, I feel because my days are numbered here, I should hang out with these people as much as I can. It was a fun night...and I did jello shots which I thought I would never do again after Halloween 05'. For some reason, the Vorgluehen is always in my room!
O...and Omar broke my squirt gun!!

These are the gardens/fields behind COE where I live! I will really miss walking around in the fields of Bamberg! MORE PHOTOS

Life

6/29 BIKE ACCIDENT
So me, the clutz, managed to live through another accident. This accident happened to be on a bike, where Katie and I were trying to make our way to Tapas from COE. After Sebastian pumped up my tire, I pushed myself off and feel right away. Not being fully aware of how critical my fall was, I continued to ride my bike. Katie, on the other hand, also had trouble riding her bike so we decided to return back to COE and take a taxi into the city. While we were talking to Wes, Andreas, Jon, and Beverly, Katie needed to use my washroom. However, she never returned from my bedroom or made it to Tapas for she passed out on my bed!!! Andreas and I ended up taking the taxi to Tapas where we were guided by two German girls to the club. Finally we arrived! The music wasn't very good, but there were a lot of people there. It came to my attention, thanks to Katrina, that I had a rather big blood spot on my shirt. Therefore, I wore my jacket the rest of the night. Because Tapas was rather a drag, Katrina, Shawn, and I made our way to Cali's later followed by Jenny and Sarah. Katrina and I were ready to head back to COE when we bumped into our good friends Andreas and Ted. Ted wasn't finished with his night yet, but Andreas took a taxi with Katrina and I back to COE. A normal taxi wasn't good enough for a Danish guy though; we head to continue a bit until we found a mercedes taxi. On the way back, Andreas and the taxi cab driver were talking about how AMAZING a mercedes is...it was hilarious! After we arrived back to COE, Wes and Andreas continued to keep me up by speaking to me through my window while Katie was still passed out in my bed. Overall, the night was interesting and now I have a huge gash mark in my back!!!