Samstag, 22. Dezember 2007

Goodbye Minneapolis...



My last week in Minneapolis was rather busy which why it took a bit longer to update my blog.. I'm already back in Switzerland, quite tired after a long flight but happy to see my family and looking forward to enjoying a cold beer with my friends.
On Wednesday, we had a last dinner and farewell party together with most of the exchange students before we are spread all around the globe again..
On my last evening on Thursday, I had the great pleasure to eat fondue with my American friends at their house. Afterwards, they organized a typical student house party, I'm definitely gonna miss this. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone I spent such an exciting time with, so we had to drink some beers to make it more bearable ;-) After a short night on the couch (still don't know how we could pass out there), Schneider and Al gave me a ride to the airport, good guys.

It's been a terrific time in Minneapolis, I'll be back someday. Many thanks to all the people who made this experience that priceless. A special thank you goes to

- Jenny, Paul and Christina: the best roommates I've ever had
- All guys related to the OB house: Unforgettable moments and a lot of fun, I'll wear my Minnesota hockey-jumper proudly
- all folks who read and commented my blog, sent emails to me and stayed in contact during my exchange

This blog won't be being updated that regurarly as I'm returning to normal life.. Whenever I'll be abroad again for a longer period of time, this is the place to track my status.. I'll be in Cologne in January and February, so you might find some pictures here from the Karneval.

I wish you all a merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year!

Donnerstag, 13. Dezember 2007

Where do you want to be?

While I'm currently studying for my finals on Monday and enjoy cold temperatures and snow (but no mountains ;-( )....





Martin's outlook from his classroom in Dee Why looks as follows (check out his blog):





Anyhow, I've heard that Switzerland has a new federal council, nice picture too ;-)

Samstag, 8. Dezember 2007

NBA: Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs

Here are some pictures from the NBA game in the Target Center in Minneapolis. It was a quite intense and close game, but in the end - as so often - Minneapolis lost.. It seems the only sport Minnesota is successful is Ice Hockey, no wonder with these temperatures ;-)

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Mittwoch, 5. Dezember 2007

Raphael's Blog-Link added

In addition to raking money in his banking-internship, pretending to play his trombone perfectly and commenting my posts critically, he had the guts and the time to start his own blog about his forthcoming exchange semester in Norway.
Good guy, our Raphael. ;-)