Jen's Travels: June 2009

Juni

My friend Allen (from Sac) came to visit for a few days, which was amazing. It was the first mixture of my "American Life" and "German Life" that had nothing to do with each other. I'm so glad some of my friends here got to meet him/he them!

Now I'm getting ready to go to a friend's birthday party, where we are going to camp. I'm really excited!

My social life is going just fine these days, and I feel really happy. Work on the other hand...oh goodness, I think I have already mentally checked out. I'm ready for "summer break" until I go back to California.

:)

German Weather

For my future reference: I am NOT a fan of the weather here. It rains. And rains. And rains. In summer. And I won't even start about winter...

The Update

I'm sitting back at work after a 3 day trip to Malta with my oma (grandma), which was wonderful. Swimming in the ocean and through the waves was so refreshing, and I am looking forward to having that opportunity more often. I'm at work with not a whole lot to do. (*I bet now that I've written that my phone will ring any minute.* ) As everything in Germany, processes are complicated. In this case, it is the process of how I can obtain more subjects/patients for my project. I am not allowed to find them through the internet, nor may I hang up posters. I've tested pretty much everybody I know here already, so now I am playing the waiting game to see if my adviser can find me some more subjects.

(*After waiting the whole morning, the phone did end up ringing.) It's been pretty busy since my oma got here. Two weeks ago was the big wedding (my cousins), then she was a week in wuerzburg, before we went to Malta. I'll be back in the States in 2 months from now! I'm really looking forward to starting up my new program and getting to spend time with family and friends again. I'm so excited to finally be coming back to California, not just for a brief visit, as is usually the case.

I'll write more later, but here are at least pictures from the last few months.