Wish me luck tomororw...

So right now, I am in Magdeburg still with Noel. Finding jobs specifically in Berlin hasn't been easy. I am at a bit of a disadvantage compared to others in my program because I am only able to try and find jobs in Berlin. My girlfriend is coming to Berlin for an internship in February, so I'd rather not have to get a job in say, Munchen (Munich) which is as far south as you can get. (Berlin is northeast) So far I've applied for 18 places and I've gotten only one interview so far (Berlitz in Berlin) I've gotten 6 rejections and the others haven't responded to me. From what I've heard, it's easier to land a job in Berlin by actually going to the schools and asking for jobs rather than sending in your CV via email, so I'm planning on doing that once i get into Berlin. But here's hoping that this Berlitz interview works out and I can get my work visa started and start making some money.

Speaking of Berlin, I was able to find a place to live and will be moving there tomorrow. I can thank my friends Travis and Sophie for finding it for me. Travis is a buddy of mine who's been living in Berlin for the past couple years. His brother, Austin, was my college roommate at Florida State. The place is right around the corner from him, in East Berlin. Very nice place. Very convenient. Just about everything you need is right there for you. Groceries, public transportation, everything.

I've done quite a bit of travelling in the last couple of weeks. Two weekends ago, My girlfriend along with her siblings and other friends spent the weekend in Bruges, Belgium. As you might know, Bruges was made famous by a movie with Colin Farrell that came out last year called "In Bruges". The city is as beautiful as it was portrayed in the movie, minus the shootouts, racist American midgets, and Brendan Gleeson falling from the Clock Tower. We took a bicycle tour through much of the town, which was fun and scenic. There isn't much else to do in Bruges besides sight-see, so the town definitely feels like one big museum. We found one nightclub while we were there, which made too much use of its fog machine.

Noel and I spent a day in Brussels after that. Got some Belgium chocolate, saw the pissing midget boy (I don't know the statues name, so don't ask) and all the monuments.

Last weekend, we also took a trip to Berlin and saw all the sites there with Travis, such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Jewish Holocaust Memorial. The JHM is very strange btw, for anyone who hasn't seen it. The memorial is nothing mroe than a bunch of blocks of concrete. thats about it. Strange. I was also able to see my first ever European Football match, as we watched Hertha Berlin BSC take on Hamburg SV. Great match, with Hertha winning 2-1. The crowds were great, with Hertha fans singing and chanting the entire game. It gave you goosebumps.

On Wedsnesday, we are flying to Paris for the day and then taking a train to Nancy, France to spend thanksgiving with Noel's siblings. Needless to say, I have been quite the world traveller over the past couple of weeks. Feels pretty good.

That's all for now. Tschuss.