Guten Tag!
Here we are, at last, in Germany. The last two months without an update has been an odd time really. In its duration I mainly spent time with family and friends and played a large amount of Computer Games, as during this next year I’m going to be mostly without them.
I had a small blunder half way through my two month vacation, in that my Steam account got hacked and some cheeky bugger out there ran off with a large amount of games (mostly new releases), luckily Valve, being the awesome company they are, fixed it right up and I havnt lost a thing… yay!
Today marks the start of my fourth week here in Germany and so far everything is going brilliantly, with the exception of the Internet connection, but then that’s a story for another day. Ive been working at Eurocopter now for 2 weeks, alongside the previous Staffordshire students whom have now headed home. Its a really enjoyable job in a very nice atmosphere and enviroment. Myself and 2 other Students are sharing an office (Adam and Ken), which is great as it means there is always a familiar face around. As an addition, on the way to work we can see the alps as a backdrop, which really is something different!
We have quite a nice little flat over here, not very large but quite cozy. Im still living with Andy and Dave, and everything is great on that side of things.
Munich itself is a wonderful place. I’ve had a few problems with the language barrier, but they are mostly easily resolved. Unfortunately I have had neither the time nor the money to do many ‘touristy’ things as of yet, however I am really looking forward to when I can. The city itself is quite small when compared to London or Washington DC, but it is still such a vibrant place with a lot of stuff happening everywhere you look.
The weather over here is very erratic and can quickly go from hot 30 degree heat to torrential rain, all due to the proximity to the alps. Luckily the bad weather seems to be few and far between and is far outweighed by the glorious sunshine. Myself and Andy spent all Saturday by a huge lake, in the sun all day with beers and friends… das ist gud!
Speaking of which, my German is awful, we are currently looking into sorting out lessons, however so far I’m failing quite bad at learning, despite peoples constant attempts to try and teach me. Hopefully over the course of a year I should pick at least the key bits up!
Anyhow, im going to wrap this up for now, as I have to leave some stuff to write about in the future… when i get around to writing more!
Auf Wiedersehen!
. In 2 months we move off to Germany to begin our work placement and get the ball rolling with FYP ideas. I know the next year will be hectic. Trying to find time to both travel, relax, and work on University stuff will be a real hassle and one that will hopefully be overcome. But even so, I cannot wait!