Es Schneit!

 My best Grell Sutcliff face :3

It's snowing today! Last night my friend and I had a  "fun" little adventure to go see a rock concert that ended up being over after only an hour so we missed all of it before we even got there. On the way home she told me that it was supposed to snow today but it hadn't really been that cold but its snowing like crazy now! Just like the weather said. It has been coming down since I woke up at 8 and still going strong at 1pm and no one is rushing to the store for milk and bread?! haha =P So here are some pictures from around my apartment. I wanted to go into town and take more but I don't have any shoes or clothes that are good for snow so I would be soaked and cold after only 15 minutes. Very sad we didn't actually get to see anyone play last night but there are a lot of shows here at the Eppelhaus. Enjoy <3

 Awesome sticker at the bar we went to

 can see how hard it's coming down here

Wandering

Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been busy and stressed and just haven't felt like posting. It's only week 3 and I'm already stressed out. My neighbor is very rude. It sounds like the are constantly moving furniture even at one in the morning so that makes it hard to sleep. Plus they slam their door every time and talk very very loud. I also am having trouble sleeping because of stress and the bed is just not good. Now with the added headache of class issues I am really not doing well. I keep feeling sick, I don't want to exercise, I feel tired all the time. I just want to sit in my room and sleep...I am so ready for classes to start and get into a routine but when I went to sign up for classes last Wednesday they threw my whole schedule out the window. UNCEP and ECU expect me to take 20 ECTS, which is around 4-5 classes. Tübingen only allows exchange students to take 3...That makes no sense. Why would they not collaborate on this? Then, on top of that, they signed me up for 2 classes that are at the same time AND they told me to make up my hours to take a regular German class which are done taking students at this point. So yeah, that's been fun.

On a better note I did have a lot of fun hanging out with people over the weekend. There was a beginning of the semester party on Friday and since it was in my apartment complex and I had friends coming I decided to go. They had drinks for cheap and music so we hung out there for 3 hours and danced. It was so busy that when we left there was a line of people waiting outside to get in. I also went on a walk around town for a half the day on Saturday and we tried some food at a cafe. I found out what Black Forest Cake tastes like...which is not good haha but I can't really stomach milk products besides yogurt anymore so the mascarpone was a bit much for me. Here are some pictures from around town that day. That's pretty much it for me. Been playing games and talking to people, trying to iron out this school mess and that's about it. Really exciting I know. Maybe once I am able to go to the anime con (people are being really flaky so we'll see) I'll have more exciting posts.

 LOVE THIS ONE <333

 munch munch munch :3

 love my willow trees :)

 Found one of the bars we went to on that first outing

 My lunch :) Found some bubble tea but it was the "popping" kind

 I want to ninja this dog...so sweet and pretty

 This is my one of my favorite picture so far. Looks like a postcard

 love the gates/doors here

 Got some pics for you bug/bird lovers :P

 stupid kid wouldn't move

Wordless Wednesday

Party und viel Spaß!

Saturday was the last day of the international student orientation and they held a "Party" for us in the basement of a very nice cafe right next to the castle (schloss). There was "free" food and one drink per person. I say free like that because we did have to pay 15€ a person for the orientation so it's not really free but the food was pretty good. They served us veggies and ranch dip (no one knew what ranch was but that's what the dip tasted like haha) on big plates then they gave us french fries and either meatballs or falafel with ketchup and mayo dips. The fries were really good but I'm not a falalfel person. The last thing they gave us was a ton of either veggie or meat pizza and that was the best thing they served. You could only order beer, wine, or a soda with your free drink ticket so I got a local red wine and it was pretty good. It was just really hot in there since there were so many people and no windows so the wine made me even hotter. I was able to get some pictures but they all turned out very red because of the lighting and I didn't want to blind anyone with my flash. I got to meet and talk to a couple new people but I pretty much hung out with people I had already met at other get-togethers. That night was also Tübinger Nacht which is where you pay 7-8€ and you get to bar hop to see all the local bands that are performing without having to pay a cover each time. Since we were already in the bar we go to see our band for free. They were a funk band but I'm not sure if they were any good because people started smoking in a windowless room so it got really suffocating in there. So I went to leave and a couple people followed just to get air and we ended up standing outside and talking for about an hour.

I went up to the castle before the party so that I could take some pictures before it got dark. I didn't get to take as many as I would have liked because it got dark so fast. I will probably go back later and try to take better ones. What I got to see was very pretty and with an amazing view of Tübingen.

So now that orientation is done and classes don't start until the 22nd, I don't have much to do. I was a bum all day yesterday. I played games and watched videos for most of the day/night but I did go running for the first time in a long time. I just took it slow and switched between running and power walking for about 35 min. Plus I love dancing as a work out so I watched a dance tutorial but I have no coordination so it takes me longer to learn the moves >.< At least it was still a good workout. My legs are sore today but other than that I feel great. No knee pain or anything like that so that is a good sign. Probably alternate between walking and jogging/running days to give my legs and joints a break.

Giant "whistling weed" :D

Today it will pretty much be the same. I do have to go pay for tuition this morning so I didn't get much sleep. It's very gloomy today so far so I don't think I'll go exploring or anything. Maybe I will look up where the closest zoo or animal shelter is and see if anyone wants to join me this week. Some people do have classes this week though so we shall see. Hopefully I'll have something new and interesting to post soon. Thanks for reading! :3