Posted by: Lydia on: June 16, 2008
A brief commerical message.
Posted by: Lydia on: December 13, 2007
Many weekends ago I went on a trip with AFS to the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bayern (southern Germany). I’ve been wanting to post some pictures from that trip for a while, but haven’t had the time yet. However, for all of you Facebookers, you can check out the photo album that I posted there. So, [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: September 27, 2007
Early tomorrow morning I’ll be catching a train to the nearby town of Nottuln, for my Late Orientation Camp. I’ll be meeting up with the other exchange students in my area, and we’ll be staying until Sunday afternoon in a youth hostel. There are five other girls here on exchange, and they come from all [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: September 6, 2007
The last two days have been a hectic blur of activity, but I’ve arrived safe and sound in Washington DC for the orientation. The travel down here was a little nerve-racking, because I had to maneuver my way from the train to the metro to the bus, and then finally a shuttle to the hotel, [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: August 21, 2007
I have exactly two weeks left before DC. To-do lists have been stacking up on my desk — things to do ASAP, as well as “long term” to-do lists. Well, it appears that “long term” now equals 14 days. Thus, I don’t have very interesting blogging material to work with, as a typical day involves [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: July 26, 2007
Last week I had a conference call with the other Congress Bundestag scholarship students. Among other things, the AFS rep talked about drinking in Germany. The legal drinking age in Germany for beer and wine is 16, and hard liquor is 18. We CB students are allowed to drink while we’re there, and the AFS [...]
Posted by: Lydia on: July 16, 2007
Last night as I was falling asleep, I turned over in my mind the idea of making a blog. I absolutely love reading blogs, but for some reason I’ve never considered making my own (until now). I guess I needed a reason substantial enough to go to the trouble. Though it kind of bothered me [...]
