Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 15, 2009
I went to Hamburg last weekend and it was absolutely wonderful. Here is a run-down of the weekend:
Friday- I met Janine (Josh’s friend from Hamburg who visited us a year and a half ago) in Bremen on Friday night and we went to her apartment. She is studying in Bremen and now lives there. We [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 2, 2009
Last night we braved the Rhine on our bicycles yet again. This time we headed south and packed a picnic. North on the Rhine is more industrial, but when you go south it is beautiful, there are numerous gravel/sand areas to dip your toes in the river and castles just seem to pop up out [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: June 28, 2009
Yesterday I did something I never would have imagined or desired to do in my entire life, attended the World of Warcraft Regional Finals. A friend of mine’s cousin is apparently the second best player in the United States and the finals were in Cologne, which is only a 15/20 minute train ride away. Naturally, [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: June 20, 2009
Last week we went to Potsdam for a day instead of school. It was absolutely gorgeous and how I imaged the real Germany to be.
We got off a stop early and made our own little castle tour, complete with 7 castles, 1 Biergarten, and 6.5 hours of walking.
The castles were stunning and I will put [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: June 4, 2009
A summary of my first couple weeks in Berlin. All about my host family, school, and activities!
