Wie geht ist Ihnen?
I finally made it to my (current) final destination--Munster, Germany. And no its not where the cheese comes from. Alice and her roommates, all of which speak English, are great and very helpful. Tomorrow Alice will be in school and/or working until the evening, so she's provided me with a walking tour of historic Munster. I plan to use this time to get out the ole' SLR and take some good photos. Alice has also had some Guatemalan friends in to visit this week, one of whom is coming back into town tomorrow. Not only will it be his birthday, it will also be the night of Germany's last game for this round of the World Cup. And Wednesdays are big going out nights for the large university population here in Munster. Sooo I'll be cheering on the Germans from a Beirgarten along with loads of their passionate followers. Its definitely going to be a celebration I won't forget.
The rest of the week is looking just as good. One of Alice's friends who is studying to become a translator wants me to join her for one of her Spanish classes on Thursday. She knows I'll be headed there next week and thought it might be helpful. Her name is Johanna, and she's also offered to take me to Holland on Saturday while Alice is in class all day. After the short train ride back from the land of the tulips, the wooden clogs, drugs or legal prostitutes (you take your pick), I'll be meeting Alice at the wine store where she works for a little German wine tasting.
Even though the layovers were awfully long, and I've heard more crying babies than I want to hear for another ten years, I'm so glad I made the extra trip up to Germany. Its sure to be quite a good time...
Gute nacht.
