June 2009
4 posts
goodbye
Tomorrow we have two finals and so I’m studying all day. And then, enjoying myself at The Producers, tonight.
It seems like I didn’t leave home that long ago, that I’ve only been here a few weeks.
Still, I’m so glad to go back. I miss everyone. And I miss Seattle.
But, I know, in a few weeks, I’m going to say the same thing about Germany. One of these days,...
day of rest
Today, I rested. It was needed.
I studied a bit, and then walked to a Bio Fresh Market nearby.
I’ve been eating a lot healthier, getting more sleep; hopefully I can take these good habits back to the states.
Later in the day I went to Classic Tattoo to get my industrial. Sadly, the piercing artist told me my ears were too crooked. ARGH. After ten more minutes of figuring out what could and...
from the Ural mountains to the Atlantic
Today I learned about the crash in the Atlantic. The plane traveling from Brazil to France. Tragedies like that are horrific in themselves, but the fact that we’re flying in a few days unnerves me.
I went to the Jewish Museum, today. It was the greatest museum I’ve ever been to. It was wonderfully-done, with tremendous thought and care. Powerful.
time
Today we traveled as a class to the Brandenburg Gate.
I imagined I saw so clearly Reagan yelling at Gorbachev. And then my mind rushed to three years later, when people were sitting on the Wall, humming along to Beethoven’s 9th.
I wish I could have been there.
Later on, I traveled to the Pergammon Museum. In Berlin, more than any other city, I’ve felt a deeper connection to history. The ruins,...