Weihnachtsmarkt, Rotterdam preview, and Registration from Abroad

   So onwards! This week the first few mentions of Christmas were set up, and by mentions I mean 2 enormous trees, and various little booths with characters which jiggle around and talk to you in robotic German. Each display has some christmas-related scene, and is incredibly entertaining. I will take some pictures when the lights and glittery bits go up.

Castor, one of the biggest topics in Germany at the moment

As you may or may not know, one of the biggest protests against Castor (a nuclear power source that packs a radioactive wallop similar to the devastation of Chernobyl) transport in Gorleben. As a USAC student, I am prohibited from actively taking part in any demonstrations abroad, as it poses a significant safety risk. However, Mowly, one of the Erasmus students at Leuphana was able to go and photograph some of what happened at the Atomskraft (nuclear power) protest!

Köln!

SO! Köln!

The Good, The Bad, The Bus

So far all is well abroad: Lindsay is now back in Spain (I will write up what we did soon enough I swear), the tests are still equally hard (and frustrating) but ok, and so far have not blown anything up in the kitchen....yet.