Today was great. I experienced a change in perspective on how I view the city I've called home the last seven months. The weather was extremely cooperative and provided for mild temperatures, abundant sunshine and blue skies. I met in the evening with my German colleague Ulrike. Originally, several of us were supposed to meet however we couldn't at the last minute because of illness and getting ready for the week etc so it was left to Ulrike and I.
We had a great time. Started off with tapas at Besitos followed by SALSA dancing at the Elisenbrunnen. Although I was wearing sandals, we danced for the better part of 15 minutes. Its seemingly awkward because Ulrike is married and somewhat older than me, but we laughed and had a great time anyway. Then, we went for a walk to different parts of Aachen that I had not discovered. For instance, I learned where Aachen's big park was (a Lake Ella of sorts for my Tallahassee crowd) which I had never discovered before. Not having a vehicle or a bike (although, plan in the works to buy one next month!) or time for that matter has prohibited the development of my knowledge of Aix-la-Chapelle. However, it was a great day.
Yesterday my German/Dutch colleague David and Canadian colleague Tara and I transversed three countries to go to the movies in Belgium. There, they place the movies in English with Dutch/French subtitles (the area we were in is the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). It was cool driving through three countries just to see the movies. Afterwards, we went to Heerlen, NL for drinks and conversation. Around 12:30 we drove back to Aachen. I had spent the entire day on the go and was quite tired. Class at 9am, shopping for the week, laundry, gym (once again with the back and abs course...ugh!) and then going to the movies so I was pretty tired by 12:30. Or maybe I'm just getting old.
If the weather keeps up like this and the flowers and trees continue to bloom and grow leaves, I might actually like this city. I'm excited about my bike, as soon as I procure one, photos are sure to follow. Spring cleaning is soon to follow. I have a four day weekend approaching. I'm interested in going to Scotland but since I have to purchase new clothes and a bike in May, I don't know if Scotland can work out. Still trying to get the FSU colony together but thats looking a bit difficult too.
As always, time will tell.
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