Winter

Its cold!!!

Norway

I had absolutely no intention of going to Norway when I came to Europe, but I am so glad that I tagged along with the other Americans.  From the moment we left Marburg to the moment we got back, it was nothing but laughs and adventures.  It was alot of traveling (one hour train ride to Franfurt, 2 hour bus ride to the airport, 2 hour flight to Oslo, Norway, 2 hour bus ride to where we wanted to go, 30 minute walk to our hotel) but I would do it all over again next weekend.  Everyone in Norway was nice and more importantly everyone spoke English very, very well. 

The Royal Palace-our hotel was about 400 yards away from it!

A view from the port

Andrew, Adam (the retard), ME, Marilyn, Kate...Kat was also with us.  She is a goth chick, but surprisingly cool

Currywurst- the hottest in Germany!!!

 Everyone digging in...and regretting it immediatly!

 

 

 

 

Abdul, Pascal, Jon, Ahmed, Adam (although adam looks like a retard, I assure you he is not)

When we walked up to this place, I was very surprised at what it looked like.  You can see from the picture above that it is just a little shack, but the line went on for days.  It was like waiting in line at Disney World!  It was a fun experience, but I will never eat anything that hot again. (or at least until I forget how painful this experience was)

Doing okay!!!

Things are still going pretty well.  Classes are starting to pick up, so I have been at my desk alot more.  Its starting to get pretty cold at night..bummer.  I am taking boxing classes on Monday and Thursdays, Taekwondo on Tuesdays, and Volleyball on Wednesdays.  Today is the first day of full contact at boxing, so I am going to get my shit kicked in!  I went to the zoo in Frankfurt last weekend...

I made 2 new friends

Sports

Yesterday I did an athletic training class.  It involved a 10 circuit program, 30 seconds at each circuit, 15 seconds inbetween, and we did this 4 times!  It was alot of different pushup, situp, and jumping kind of exercieses.  Pascal quit after the first round!  What a baby.  My shirt was completely soaked after the class was over.  I am thinking of signin up for it.  It is every Monday night and costs 20€.

Today I am going to a Kung Fu/Kickboxing class with some Spaniards I have met.  I have no idea how this class will go, but I will probably have some funny stuff to write down afterwards as the class will be in all German!

Tomorrow night is Volleyball night.  There is a beginners/intermed. class followed by the University team class.  I have no idea which one I will be in so I have to go to the beginnners.

Friday I think I am going to go tryout for the University Basketball team with this guy from Philly.  He is 6'5" and maybe 280 so I am guessing he makes it.  I havent played for awhile so it should be funny.

Oktoberfest!!

I had a lot of fun at Oktoberfest.  It was a very long journey.  We woke up saturday morning at 6 am so we could walk to the train station (the bus doesnt run that early).  Our train left Marburg at 730am and we didnt get to München until around 3pm.  We brought 2 six-packs with us on the train ride and played cards pretty much the whole way, so it went by pretty fast. 

Pascal and I eating a currywurst!

 Too much Paulaner? or still not enough?

 Okay now too much Paulaner

We only borrowed these glasses..and forgot to return them

My travel to Marburg Germany

I made it, with some difficuties. It was nothing too bad, but I sat next to a weirdo on the plane, missed my first bus, bought the wrong bus ticket and was yelled at by the bus ticket nazi lady, and didn't bring my passport on the second day so couldnt register with the polizi...and the damn z and y are backwards on the keyboard.
My roommate is a german native, so I should have no problems. He made me dinner last night. I slept for 16 hrs straight yesterday, last night.

My addresss is:
Mitchell Gerow
Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 11B
Adolf-Reichwein-Haus 35039 Marburg, Zimmer-Nr. 02-20

more to come

Mitch