First day in Konstanz!

Hey all,

sorry for not updating for so long, but there seemed to be sooo little time!

My attachment at the German Centre soon came to an end, and the German Elections (more about them on another day), and the frantic packing, trying to finish watching korean dramas (!!) and the arranging of uni stuff and other dep stuff...finally i am here in dear Konstanz.

It was really a v memorable trip that proves yet again the validity of Murphy's law. Upon arrival in Stuttgart, my luggage came out without its wheels...they dropped off. Just as I was wondering how I would lug it all the way to Konstanz, the wheels came out on the belt, looking like the best immatriculations gift ever. I fixed them back on and they worked! Just needed a little caution to make sure they dun fall off.

I really had lots of yuan2 fen4 with farmers today too! I was sitting next to a girl who did an Ausbildung (traineeship) and a Meister (master-traineeship? dunno how to translate) in agriculture, and she was describing to me how she did specific subjects as in Cows, Chickens, and I thought, wow, this IS life. The landing in Stuttgart showed a wonderous array of fields, beautiful farms interspersed with forests, and this is the kind of delicate and fragile balance that should be kept. Recall the recent Germ elections? I don't understand much of it, but what was in my mind then was, shouldn't all economists and finance personnel be trained at a farm for a few months? Then they would understand what goes into making food, and making this sustainable, then there would be much more emphasis placed into renewability and continuity. After that, I met this Italian who is training to become an agriculture and garden construction teacher, and he is going to the uni, graduating with a masters and all... and i thought, woa. Germany is going the right way.

Met with Yuhan and Jing at the Hauptbahnhof. Wow, I would be totally spent if not for these two wonderful, strong and energetic ladies. My 27 kg luggage turned to 0 kg as they took over the transportation of that mammoth over streets, up and down stairs and busses. Wunderbar. We then chatted about alles moegliches, everything under the sun, and I am just so glad that there are always pple like Sam and Yuhan n Jing that make everything seem so much better than if you are just on your own.

Konstanz is beautiful. I think i am falling in love with this place. =)