Friday, June 7, 2013
Pictures from 07.06.2013
Pictures leading up to Wednesday June 7th!
University of Munich (Science Building)
Olympiapark
Statue of OVB in front of Deutches Mueseum
Alianz Arena
Inside
Inside
Bayern Munich Locker Room
Random Statue
In Hirschgarten
In Hirschgarten
In Hirschgarten
Turkish Protest in Karlsplatz (Stachus)
St. Paul Cathedral
Olympiapark
Olympiapark
Hirschgarten
Day 2 +3
Day 2+3 Thursday and Friday (06.06.2013, 07.06.2013)
I was unable to blog yesterday because of school work but not much exploring through Munich was done these past two days. As a student-athlete at CMU, I have to keep up with a summer workout plan to be in shape for our fall season coming up. Anyway, after calss I went to the gym and went back to the Hirschgarten to do homework and play around with a soccer ball. About two hours into my stay, some kids who were laying on a blanket nearby came up to me and began asking me if I was doing anything in particular and to play with me. It turns out these two guys were both my age and had just completed their last "final exam", which was English ironically, and were just enjoying the beautiful weather, A side-note, the weather in Bravaria (Munich) is beautiful during this time of the year when it is not raining. It is a nice dry but cool 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and only drops to a chilly 55 degrees Farenheit which makes the perfect weather to spend outside. I spent the rest of the afternoon just talking and really comparing cultures for a high school kid in America versus in Germany. They told me it was common for kids to take a year off of school and then resume to college which was what most of them were doing, where he others traveled abroad for school. After, I just walked back to the room and finished homework for the night.
Today on Friday was a more relaxed day, after class I ate lunnch in a traditional Bravarian bakery (Bäckerie) and just came to take a nap. After I went to the Englischgarten and ran there only to come back finish this post. Hopefully the weekend brings further adventures. Check out my next post for all the pictures I have snagged throughout the week leading up to today.
I was unable to blog yesterday because of school work but not much exploring through Munich was done these past two days. As a student-athlete at CMU, I have to keep up with a summer workout plan to be in shape for our fall season coming up. Anyway, after calss I went to the gym and went back to the Hirschgarten to do homework and play around with a soccer ball. About two hours into my stay, some kids who were laying on a blanket nearby came up to me and began asking me if I was doing anything in particular and to play with me. It turns out these two guys were both my age and had just completed their last "final exam", which was English ironically, and were just enjoying the beautiful weather, A side-note, the weather in Bravaria (Munich) is beautiful during this time of the year when it is not raining. It is a nice dry but cool 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and only drops to a chilly 55 degrees Farenheit which makes the perfect weather to spend outside. I spent the rest of the afternoon just talking and really comparing cultures for a high school kid in America versus in Germany. They told me it was common for kids to take a year off of school and then resume to college which was what most of them were doing, where he others traveled abroad for school. After, I just walked back to the room and finished homework for the night.
Today on Friday was a more relaxed day, after class I ate lunnch in a traditional Bravarian bakery (Bäckerie) and just came to take a nap. After I went to the Englischgarten and ran there only to come back finish this post. Hopefully the weekend brings further adventures. Check out my next post for all the pictures I have snagged throughout the week leading up to today.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Day 1 (Of Blogging)
Wednesday 05.06.2013
First, I just want to apologize fr starting this blog a little later into this trip but I still have 22 days left so I definitely have a lot to post about!. On top of this, I'll post some pictures and talk about things I have already done.
So thanks to the Max Kade Foundation and the CIT Travel Grant Board, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of traveling in the Summer of 2013 to complete my minor in German. I am enrolled in 4-week Intensive Program which consists of two courses to learn German at the Goethe Institut in Munich (München), Germany. My experience with the Institut thus far has been amazing and my professor is outstanding and does a great job at making German-to-English grammar make sense. Being here a couple days early, I can't lie I was intimidated by not really knowing the language. I had taken my first semester of German (Elementary German I) this past spring and I knew the basics but mainly people spoke to quickly for me to pick up what they were saying. Hopefully by the end of the month I will be able to keep up in conversation with a random stranger from the street.
Every weekday I have class from 8:30 am until 12:45 pm but after I like to explore the city on my own. Today I went by the University area as well as the Englischergarten and I was amazed. The city has not really impressed me as I expected until I passed through here. The University Buildings were immense and the campus was littered with quiet mini-plazas where you can catch people drinking their mid-day coffee (they do it a lot) or just smoking a cigarette in peace(that too). After that I walked straight into the Englishergarten and found the University's science building hidden behind a wall of trees making an awesome picture. Later on, I walked into a clearing in the garden which was filled with people tanning and enjoying one of the first sunny, warm days in Munich. People were even surfing through river from waves caused by earlier flooding(Last week was rough). After that I got on the metro toward the Olympziapark which was the site for one of many World Cup 2008 pitches in Germany as well as all the facilities from the 1972 Olympics hosted in Munich. The stadium's were an engineers dream and after a serious hike up a hill in the park, I got great pictures of the park as well as the cityscape of Munich. After this , which was about 5 hours of walking, my day concluded with a game of soccer at the Hirschgarten as well ass homework and studying.
First, I just want to apologize fr starting this blog a little later into this trip but I still have 22 days left so I definitely have a lot to post about!. On top of this, I'll post some pictures and talk about things I have already done.
So thanks to the Max Kade Foundation and the CIT Travel Grant Board, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of traveling in the Summer of 2013 to complete my minor in German. I am enrolled in 4-week Intensive Program which consists of two courses to learn German at the Goethe Institut in Munich (München), Germany. My experience with the Institut thus far has been amazing and my professor is outstanding and does a great job at making German-to-English grammar make sense. Being here a couple days early, I can't lie I was intimidated by not really knowing the language. I had taken my first semester of German (Elementary German I) this past spring and I knew the basics but mainly people spoke to quickly for me to pick up what they were saying. Hopefully by the end of the month I will be able to keep up in conversation with a random stranger from the street.
Every weekday I have class from 8:30 am until 12:45 pm but after I like to explore the city on my own. Today I went by the University area as well as the Englischergarten and I was amazed. The city has not really impressed me as I expected until I passed through here. The University Buildings were immense and the campus was littered with quiet mini-plazas where you can catch people drinking their mid-day coffee (they do it a lot) or just smoking a cigarette in peace(that too). After that I walked straight into the Englishergarten and found the University's science building hidden behind a wall of trees making an awesome picture. Later on, I walked into a clearing in the garden which was filled with people tanning and enjoying one of the first sunny, warm days in Munich. People were even surfing through river from waves caused by earlier flooding(Last week was rough). After that I got on the metro toward the Olympziapark which was the site for one of many World Cup 2008 pitches in Germany as well as all the facilities from the 1972 Olympics hosted in Munich. The stadium's were an engineers dream and after a serious hike up a hill in the park, I got great pictures of the park as well as the cityscape of Munich. After this , which was about 5 hours of walking, my day concluded with a game of soccer at the Hirschgarten as well ass homework and studying.
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