Winter Semester 2006/07

So, again it's been a long time since I've blogged - here's an update

Winter semester in Germany was much more of a taste of reality than the 5 month high that was Summer semester. Unlike first semester the vast majority of my time was spent with Germans. This had its benefits and drawbacks because although my German improved a lot and I now have a number of great contacts in Germany, it was quite difficult and lonely at times - made worse by the long-distance relationship I was having with Michelle in Texas. However, I got to know my housemates and became good friends with a number of them, I started attending the Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG - Freiburg Catholic students group) and made a few friends there and I took only proper German classes (no German as a foreign language classes). I also had Thursdays and Fridays off which meant I travelled a lot more for long weekends and I went on a number of excursions with the students' association.