Besucher, Besucherin

Kristi and I in my kitchen, before Top10

Gus and I at Schloss Hohenzollern

Ever since I got back from my nearly two-week vacation, I've had quite a bit of company in my dorm in Tübingen! Kristi was here a couple nights before we took the bus to Munich, then Gus was here for almost a week after we got back from Hamburg, and Margaret and her boyfriend, Tim, were just here for two nights on their mini-Euro vacation. It's been really nice being able to see people from home, and getting to show them around the city I've been living in for the past couple months. It's also cool because I have a chance to see the "touristy" sights around Tübingen that I might not have done otherwise. I took everyone to see the castle in Tübingen, where I have my archeology class, as well as Neckarmüller, the local brewery that has really good schwäbisch food, and one of my favorite bars, Bierkeller, which serves french fries until midnight!

Marge and Tim at Bebenhausen

While Gus was here, we took the quick train over to Schloss Hohenzollern, which was (and still kind of is) the home to the Prussian royal family. Afterwards we stopped and explored the town of Reutlingen, which is only a train stop from Tübingen, but I had never bothered to go before. We also popped into the Stadtmuseum in Tübingen that I had never been into, which had a really cool exhibit about Lotte Reiniger, famous for silhouette films and animation. While Marge was here on one of the first summer days, we walked the 5-6 kilometers to a small village called Bebenhausen, where there is a really old and beautiful monastery.

Besides my visitors, I've been living a pretty normal, college life in Tübingen, similar to in Ann Arbor, minus the crazy studying and hours in the library. This Saturday, I went to a typical brazilian 'June Party', which included a "wedding" where everyone joined in and danced. It was a pretty hilarious experience! In other news, I'm flying to Thessaloniki this Friday with four girlfriends-- yay!!