Recap May: Jen O left Germany and Sebastian got to visit me for two weeks. He understands german and says he doesn’t like Berlin. I like living here in my ignorance then, because I still think the city is great. We did some typical tourist things including a trip to a Medieval Fair and walked around the aquarium and the zoo.
Little tip for those of you who want to visit the Zoo near Zoologischer Station. Don’t use the entrance that is across from the train station. Walk around the corner and there is another entrance near the aquarium (that is attached!) and you can essentially walk right in. At the end of May I packed things up and went back to the states for almost two months.
Recap June: I arrived back in NY and got to see my family for a few days before I drove up to Woods Hole, MA (without a license cuz I seemed to have lost it somewhere on my day of travel back from Germany). But never mind that really, I have a new one now. Woods Hole is a cute little town that you can spend an afternoon in and see everything. I was there for three weeks and exhausted my tourist abilities quickly, but fortunately for me, I was able to work. By work I mean, spend about 12 hours a day cutting up A LOT OF fish…
the best fish ever too… Batoids ☺ I pretty much slept if I wasn’t working and ate poorly in order to eat cheaply. My waist suffered and I didn’t fit in the pants that I wore when I got back to the US.
Recap July: My mother flew up to Boston at the end of my stay at Woods Hole. We did a highly amusing DuckTour of Boston and drove back to the Cape where we also took a ferry ride to Martha’s Vineyard. We then bought a $6 bus ticket and road around the island making up our own tour. Some of the views were spectacular. My mother is as crazy as ever…
Afterwards, we drove back to NY and got ready for the annual 4th of July party to be held at our house this year. The whole family packed into the backyard and some of my friends actually got to come for a little while – I was very glad cuz I could talk about work and they new what I was saying ☺ A couple days later, I flew to Texas and crammed in as many essentials during too short of a visit including excellent company and food. Also, I worked on cleaning those fish I cut up in Woods Hole.
Recap: July/August: At the end of July I went back to NY for Jen O’s wedding then flew to Berlin for 3 days before driving to Warsaw, Poland. I stayed in Poland for 4 days for a conference and a little fun then I flew to London and was there for 2 weeks. I got back to Berlin a few days ago, met up with my friend Steph (funny story to be posted separately) and then my brother and his girlfriend arrived Friday afternoon. It’s Sunday now – WOW! A lot has happened and fast since April 17th. I will expand on certain parts in their own section next.
