No oversleeping for me today! I set two alarms and put both phones far far away from my bed, so there was no chance I would subconsciously turn off the alarms either. I also had time to go for a run in the Tiergarten, shower, and have breakfast =] Our first session today was at the South African Embassy where we were able to meet with the Ambassador, Reverend MA Stofile. I really enjoyed his lecture, which was about the importance of understanding another ...

"FAACKKK. No no no no no no no." I'm pretty sure I not only thought it, but also actually said that out loud when I rolled over and glanced at my phone this morning.There was no light in the room and I was sure that it was still 4 or 5 in the morning, so imagine my shock/surprise/horror when I saw that it was actually 9am: the time we were supposed to be at the ICD House so that we could be to the Reichstag on time.Of course, today would also be th...

Talk about a weird day. After breakfast at the hotel, we finished packing up our bags and headed for the bus stop.Luckily the hotel we're staying at right now is really close to the one I am staying at for the seminar, so we didn't have to lug my bag very far.My room at the new hotel wasn't ready yet when we got there, so I left my suitcase in the luggage room. Luca's mom wanted to visit Hackescher Markt, so we headed there from my hotel.It was a really cool ...

Another great thing about traveling with Luca and his parents? Wakeup call is at 9am.I can't even remember the last time I slept in that late.It's awesome =] After breakfast we headed for the zoo.I honestly can't remember the last time that I was at a zoo.Potter Park Zoo in Lansing is okay, but not something you really go to unless you're with little kids, and when I travel with my parents we normally go for a balance between museums and shopping.Anyway... m...

Oh my gosh. You should see my suitcase. Diane would be impressed at how well the rolling technique worked. My Mom is going to be mortified by how much it weighs (sorry Mom...). I'm pretty sure I packed about 70lbs worth of clothes for the next month. Well, I'm hoping that 70lbs is an exaggeration, but unfortunately I don't think I'm off by very much. Getting all of this stuff back to the States will be quite interesting. I guess I should start off by explai...