http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=237207241/a=135342010_135342010/t_=135342010
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Crazy weekend
Hey Yall,
So I thought I was going to do nothing this weekend. OH how I was wrong!
I went out with some of Cara's friends on Friday night downtown and came in early because I left saturday to aachen, where my friend from Spain lives. It was nice seeing him after all this time! We went to a point where Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands all meet. It was so cool! Then we went to Maastricht to see where the Euro treaty was signed. After all that I went out with my co-workers and had a nice evening relaxing and enjoying Karlsruhe! I woke up the next morning late and decided to go to Luxembourg. I arrived at 3pm and saw the main sights! It was awesome for sure and worth the drive! I apparently speak French hehe I tried speaking what I knew, people of course responded in English but they said my french was not bad! They might have just been being nice hehe
Everything else is good, check back later for the snapfish.com link to see pictures.
Guten nacht,
Stephen
So I thought I was going to do nothing this weekend. OH how I was wrong!
I went out with some of Cara's friends on Friday night downtown and came in early because I left saturday to aachen, where my friend from Spain lives. It was nice seeing him after all this time! We went to a point where Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands all meet. It was so cool! Then we went to Maastricht to see where the Euro treaty was signed. After all that I went out with my co-workers and had a nice evening relaxing and enjoying Karlsruhe! I woke up the next morning late and decided to go to Luxembourg. I arrived at 3pm and saw the main sights! It was awesome for sure and worth the drive! I apparently speak French hehe I tried speaking what I knew, people of course responded in English but they said my french was not bad! They might have just been being nice hehe
Everything else is good, check back later for the snapfish.com link to see pictures.
Guten nacht,
Stephen
Friday, July 4, 2008
Happy Independence Day
It is so weird to be far from home on one of my favorite holidays: Independence Day. Germany is very similar to the USA, and despite the fact that someone on the tram last night yelled at me "I love Bush" in a mocking tone, most Germans are very supportive of the USA.
Before I start ranting, work is very good. I am working on my communications project and I am getting lots of work done! Driving on the autobahn is amazing and things are super cool...Just somewhat lonely. I am going dancing with some co-workers (whom are much older than I am, but they wont find out!) and I am going to Holland and Belgium today and meeting with a friend I met in Spain (while we were at school there)
For never taking a German class, I feel that my German speaking is not bad at all!
Okay, back to ranting....
I find it upsetting when seeing how the media around the world portrays the USA and America in general. Yes, there are very stupid Americans who cannot find Canada on a map and somehow they always end up on TV. As they say, the pretty ones are never the smart ones! After talking with the friends I hung out with last night, they were under the impression that all Americans are ignorant because of what they have seen on their TV or from listening to news. I find that ignorant, placing all Americans in the "Stupid" or "Bush Lovers Club." I swear that his extremely low approval rating is never shown on the news here.
When it comes down to it, I have never denied my American heritage while abroad in Spain, Germany, France, Austria, Andorra, Portugal, the Netherlands, or Austria and I have only had a few idiots taunt me...but thats okay! Anyone with education in (most people are very well educated, especially around work) know that Americans are very proud of their country and also know that just because we have had the past 8 years of tyrannical and war-hungry presidency does not over-shadow how much good the USA has done for this world. I love my country and I am proud to tell anyone who asks about it. I love Germany too, but I will always salute to the Red, White and Blue.
God Bless America...and the whole world for that matter!
-Stephen
Before I start ranting, work is very good. I am working on my communications project and I am getting lots of work done! Driving on the autobahn is amazing and things are super cool...Just somewhat lonely. I am going dancing with some co-workers (whom are much older than I am, but they wont find out!) and I am going to Holland and Belgium today and meeting with a friend I met in Spain (while we were at school there)
For never taking a German class, I feel that my German speaking is not bad at all!
Okay, back to ranting....
I find it upsetting when seeing how the media around the world portrays the USA and America in general. Yes, there are very stupid Americans who cannot find Canada on a map and somehow they always end up on TV. As they say, the pretty ones are never the smart ones! After talking with the friends I hung out with last night, they were under the impression that all Americans are ignorant because of what they have seen on their TV or from listening to news. I find that ignorant, placing all Americans in the "Stupid" or "Bush Lovers Club." I swear that his extremely low approval rating is never shown on the news here.
When it comes down to it, I have never denied my American heritage while abroad in Spain, Germany, France, Austria, Andorra, Portugal, the Netherlands, or Austria and I have only had a few idiots taunt me...but thats okay! Anyone with education in (most people are very well educated, especially around work) know that Americans are very proud of their country and also know that just because we have had the past 8 years of tyrannical and war-hungry presidency does not over-shadow how much good the USA has done for this world. I love my country and I am proud to tell anyone who asks about it. I love Germany too, but I will always salute to the Red, White and Blue.
God Bless America...and the whole world for that matter!
-Stephen
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Ready for the first weekend...!
The Nardini's have officially left which puts me in charge of the house...I am not feeling too lonely yet! I hope that I wont be lonely this weekend at all. Maybe I will hang out with the co-workers that I met! I am going clubbing on Friday night for sure, I am excited for that.
I have finally gotten most of my busy work out of the way and I can work on my project. Still formulating what we are going to be doing for improvements! I have my own email address now @daimler.com! Its soooo neat!
I drove the R280 210 KM/h today on the autobahn on the way back from Frankfurt. Super awesome! Fun car to drive, but its the biggest car on the road here. I had to do about a 20 point turn to get out of my parking spot. Thank goodness for the "Parktronic" that helps you using sonar to "see" how close you are to things.
Bis Bald!
Stephen
I have finally gotten most of my busy work out of the way and I can work on my project. Still formulating what we are going to be doing for improvements! I have my own email address now @daimler.com! Its soooo neat!
I drove the R280 210 KM/h today on the autobahn on the way back from Frankfurt. Super awesome! Fun car to drive, but its the biggest car on the road here. I had to do about a 20 point turn to get out of my parking spot. Thank goodness for the "Parktronic" that helps you using sonar to "see" how close you are to things.
Bis Bald!
Stephen
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Welcome to Germany
Hey!
My first day of work went well, I am working on my own hours and I got paid already today! Things were hard today since it was so warm (about 94) and because I have no internet access lol
My assignment is for IT units in Germany to communicate more efficient with eachother about their projects. Somewhat boring, but I get to formulate my own plan and practically work for myself.
Keep checking here for updates, especially on my weekends since I will be traveling of them.
I will also put pictures on my Snapfish.com site...I still have yet to set that up.
Comments are welcome or please email me stephenmhodges@gmail.com :-)
Mit liebe,
Stephen
My first day of work went well, I am working on my own hours and I got paid already today! Things were hard today since it was so warm (about 94) and because I have no internet access lol
My assignment is for IT units in Germany to communicate more efficient with eachother about their projects. Somewhat boring, but I get to formulate my own plan and practically work for myself.
Keep checking here for updates, especially on my weekends since I will be traveling of them.
I will also put pictures on my Snapfish.com site...I still have yet to set that up.
Comments are welcome or please email me stephenmhodges@gmail.com :-)
Mit liebe,
Stephen
Monday, June 23, 2008
Hello once again faithful viewers!
Hi!
Plans for my latest trip:
I am going to be in Germany for an internship at Mercedes-Benz from July 1-August 13 in southern Germany. I will then be taking a week vacation in Italy, then departing for micro-loan work in Arusha Tanzania from August 19-September 2. I will be keeping a much better log of my travels through this log than I did my last trip.
I love comments here, or email me stephenmhodges@gmail.com to keep in touch!
Much love,
Herr Hodges
Plans for my latest trip:
I am going to be in Germany for an internship at Mercedes-Benz from July 1-August 13 in southern Germany. I will then be taking a week vacation in Italy, then departing for micro-loan work in Arusha Tanzania from August 19-September 2. I will be keeping a much better log of my travels through this log than I did my last trip.
I love comments here, or email me stephenmhodges@gmail.com to keep in touch!
Much love,
Herr Hodges
Monday, November 19, 2007
Lisbon, Portugal=freakin awesome!!!!
(From the Castle of St. Jorge, Lisboa)
This weekend, I traveled to Lisbon Portugal by plane and had the time of my life!
I "went out on the street" on Thursday night and had a 6am bus to Bilbao...I was very tired, but I LOVE flying...so yeah! I checked in and everything in Spanish! I was proud of myself. The second part of my flight from Barcelona to Lisbon was on TAP Portugal Air. One of the coolest airliners ever! I was treated like a king! Upon arrival in Lisboa, I found that Portuguese can be understandable by a Spanish speak if it is said slow and clear. The accent sounds alot like Russian, but I was told that the accent is exclusive to Portugal and is different in other countries like Brazil.
I walked around the old district and the Muslim district the first day, and went to a faro show. Faro is similar to Flamenco, where there are guitar players and really exotic singing and dancing! I had some amazing fish...it was great!
The next morning was very early...and I took the local tram out to Belam where all the museums are. I went to EVERY museum that was there because they were only 1.5 euro each because I am a student! Everything from Maritime to Royal Coches, I saw! I also went to the Torre de Belam out on the water...very neat!
Later, I went to the Castle of St. Jorge that is a mix of Muslim style and other 11th century architectures. It was awesome, and had amazing views! I then went out to the Expo 92 area where there are ultra modern malls, casinos, and the Aquarium that is world class! My day started at 8am and finished around 10! I went on all the local transport, so I got a great taste of what Portugal is really all about.
I went out on the town on Saturday night with some friends that I met. It was not as crazy as Las Ramblas in Barcelona, but it was a great experience for sure. I was super tired on Sunday, so I walked around a bit more around the Barrio Alto, then flew back home and got in around 1am to Santander.
I am convinced that I need to visit again; maybe a different city...but Lisbon is a place to visit twice for sure! I want to return and go with somebody because I saw most everything alone...it was somewhat sad, but I was walking super fast and kept a tight schedule so it was hard for people to keep up.
I have two more weeks of class; I am so excited to go to Ireland, then go back home!
Hasta luego chicos. Voy a ver vosotros en Deciembre!
-Esteban
I "went out on the street" on Thursday night and had a 6am bus to Bilbao...I was very tired, but I LOVE flying...so yeah! I checked in and everything in Spanish! I was proud of myself. The second part of my flight from Barcelona to Lisbon was on TAP Portugal Air. One of the coolest airliners ever! I was treated like a king! Upon arrival in Lisboa, I found that Portuguese can be understandable by a Spanish speak if it is said slow and clear. The accent sounds alot like Russian, but I was told that the accent is exclusive to Portugal and is different in other countries like Brazil.
I walked around the old district and the Muslim district the first day, and went to a faro show. Faro is similar to Flamenco, where there are guitar players and really exotic singing and dancing! I had some amazing fish...it was great!
The next morning was very early...and I took the local tram out to Belam where all the museums are. I went to EVERY museum that was there because they were only 1.5 euro each because I am a student! Everything from Maritime to Royal Coches, I saw! I also went to the Torre de Belam out on the water...very neat!
Later, I went to the Castle of St. Jorge that is a mix of Muslim style and other 11th century architectures. It was awesome, and had amazing views! I then went out to the Expo 92 area where there are ultra modern malls, casinos, and the Aquarium that is world class! My day started at 8am and finished around 10! I went on all the local transport, so I got a great taste of what Portugal is really all about.
I went out on the town on Saturday night with some friends that I met. It was not as crazy as Las Ramblas in Barcelona, but it was a great experience for sure. I was super tired on Sunday, so I walked around a bit more around the Barrio Alto, then flew back home and got in around 1am to Santander.
I am convinced that I need to visit again; maybe a different city...but Lisbon is a place to visit twice for sure! I want to return and go with somebody because I saw most everything alone...it was somewhat sad, but I was walking super fast and kept a tight schedule so it was hard for people to keep up.
I have two more weeks of class; I am so excited to go to Ireland, then go back home!
Hasta luego chicos. Voy a ver vosotros en Deciembre!
-Esteban
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