I just got out of a German as a foriegn language exam at the university. If you pass, you don't have to take German language classes anymore. Our grammar teacher (a German, teaches us through Smith College) told us that the man who gives the exams says that he always knows the American students because we are always the first finished with our ( Read more... )

One painful final paper mostly finished. Three painful final papers to go.

I miss Neilson. The university library here sucks. You can't get books for yourself off the shelves; you have to request books and pick them up the next day. Unless you request the books after 1pm on Friday, in which case you can't pick up your books until Monday. And I didn't know that, and I have a paper due on Monday. suck.

email from my summer internship supervisor. zas ( Read more... )

Well, it seems like update time. I went to Vienna last weekend for Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension). On Sunday I am going to Greece for Pfingsten (Pentacost). There will be beach. And ruins. And an active volcano. wee. Then I am going to come back to the Hansestadt Hamburg, write four 10-page final papers in German, and then fly back to the ( Read more... )

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There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about the misconception that lactic acid causes muscle soreness after exercise. And I heard about it first from Mr. Scordilis Biochem. 1. The story was on the "most emailed" list yesterday and today, and that makes me happy, because people are being interested in biochemistry.

Some defining quotes about our emotions on the Hamburg experience:

Student: "My friends from college write me and ask, 'How is abroad?!' and I say, 'Leave me alone.' "

Student A: Next year we will have to pay for using the printer.
Sundent B: But next year we will not be in Hamburg.

My VeryFirstFacebookAlbum is now viewable.

Hey Liz ( Read more... )