a long time coming

dear readers

ich wünsche euch eine frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr.

its been a while since i last posted, but there has been a lot going on. i spent a week on a class trip in vienna seeing museums and other cultural points of interest. it was really quite cool. i think the highlight was probably the musical 'Tanz der Vampir'... it was really great. i was also in the karlskirche and the stefaner dom... the two most ffamous churches in vienna. stefans dom (the largest cathedral in vienna) is gothic, and karlskirche (also a cathedral) is baroque. they are just finishing a major restoration, so i got to go up on the scaffolding and look at the fresco on the ceiling up close. (also... just in case you are wondering, karlskirche is the only church in vienna that will ever be restored... if its not baroque, dont fix it, thats what i always say...)

it was really a stressful trip though. we were always up to something, and even though we never 'went out on the town', i always woke up feeling like we did. probably had something to do with me catching a cold about halfway through the week.

after the week in vienna i had one day of work, and then it was off to aschaffenburg to celebrate xmas with the fam. we opened presents on xmas eve, played cards, and etc. my host sister and i went out on the 26th to a movie and then we went and caught a concert at a local disco. (a little expensive, perhaps, and really smoky... cough.)

now im in harz, where i used to live during my exchange year. tomorrow evening im going to berlin to celebrate new years eve. then on the 2nd its off to hamburg.

i wish yall a good new year, and dont forget to eat black eyed pea soup, or else you wont have any luck in '010.