This past week was great. I'll start by talking about the school portion. We started class on Tuesday. Business Ethics is definitely my favorite of the three. It's all about figuring out what the right or wrong move is within the business world. We spent class Wednesday in an improv theater playing some trust games, which was the highlight of the week for sure. We were playing some games that have no end, such as tag or the "pulse" game. (He was referencing business as a constant game with no end. There are always decisions to be made that make waves, which leads to more moves and more moves). Someone mentioned duck duck goose and he had never heard of it, so of course we had to play a round. It was hysterical. The teacher is kind of crazy, but in the best way. It's very apparent that he loves what he does.
My other two classes are Intercultural Communications and World History. I honestly don't mind the history class. I thought I would hate it because of the slew of history classes I took in high school, but it's being taught from a European stand point, which is actually pretty interesting. The communications class is the absolute worst. I could go on a whole rant about how terrible the class itself is, how boring and mean the teacher is, and how INSANE the amount of reading we have is (not even out of the textbooks he didn't know we had). BUT I will hold it in and just pray it gets better. NEW TOPIC.
Most of our spare time is spend roaming about the city. It's really cool to just be able to hop on a tram and go wherever. There's different vibes throughout the city. I guess I'd compare it to the sections of NYC.
I guess food would be a good topic. I find myself eating doners a lot. My goodness, they're so good. I think they're going to be what I miss the most haha. Just kidding (not really). We've had some good Asian food, actually. It's actually a big thing here. We went to one beer garden at the beginning of the trip, but haven't gone to another since. We probably should.
Lastly, I would like to talk about ancestry. I have been on a ravage hunt to find the Twietmeyer's origins. I've found out that my great great grandmother lived in a tiny town called Vilsen. My dad and I are going to stay there for 3 nights in hopes to find out more. Hingste, where the original family house was, is only 15 minutes from there. ALSO, my great grandparents lived in a town called Schierholz, which is sort of between Vilsen and Hingste. I think we're starting to get somewhere!
Here's all of the pictures related to the things in this post. They'll end up on Facebook, too. The first few are of Mauer Park. Comment any questions!!
My other two classes are Intercultural Communications and World History. I honestly don't mind the history class. I thought I would hate it because of the slew of history classes I took in high school, but it's being taught from a European stand point, which is actually pretty interesting. The communications class is the absolute worst. I could go on a whole rant about how terrible the class itself is, how boring and mean the teacher is, and how INSANE the amount of reading we have is (not even out of the textbooks he didn't know we had). BUT I will hold it in and just pray it gets better. NEW TOPIC.
Most of our spare time is spend roaming about the city. It's really cool to just be able to hop on a tram and go wherever. There's different vibes throughout the city. I guess I'd compare it to the sections of NYC.
I guess food would be a good topic. I find myself eating doners a lot. My goodness, they're so good. I think they're going to be what I miss the most haha. Just kidding (not really). We've had some good Asian food, actually. It's actually a big thing here. We went to one beer garden at the beginning of the trip, but haven't gone to another since. We probably should.
Lastly, I would like to talk about ancestry. I have been on a ravage hunt to find the Twietmeyer's origins. I've found out that my great great grandmother lived in a tiny town called Vilsen. My dad and I are going to stay there for 3 nights in hopes to find out more. Hingste, where the original family house was, is only 15 minutes from there. ALSO, my great grandparents lived in a town called Schierholz, which is sort of between Vilsen and Hingste. I think we're starting to get somewhere!
Here's all of the pictures related to the things in this post. They'll end up on Facebook, too. The first few are of Mauer Park. Comment any questions!!