After having been in Germany from a month, the time came when we had to wave goodbye to the charming city of Münster and said hello to Germany’s third largest city: the beautiful Munich. The transition was not flawless. (Being on a bus all night long is not really my cup of tea.) But everything worked out in the end.
I may have left behind friends that I made in the last city, but now, I look towards the horizon and see opportunities for new friendships and—the Alps! That’s right. I can see the Alps from my balcony! I currently live on the ninth floor of the “Orange House” in Studentenstadt—a huge apartment complex in Northern Munich. A look out my window offers a beautiful view of the city and this spectacular mountain range. The view spurs on my inner Wanderlust and prompts me to explore Munich. So far, I have rendezvoused in Marienplatz (the city center, which is home to the Frauenkirche—a church built in the 15th century), Alte Pinakothek (an art museum with breathtaking, century-old pieces from Western Europe), and various department stores/supermarkets (1 Euro stores are perfect for the student budget!).
Classes here start the day after Easter. I find it hilarious that I’ve started choosing my classes for next semester before I’ve even confirmed this semester’s classes. But it will be great to finally discover what “real” German college classes are like. The intensive language course that I took in the last city helped to improve my German a great deal, but now I’ll have to prepare myself for situations where I may be the only non-native speaker of German. But I’m ready for the challenge! And to explore more of Munich. The U-Bahn (subway) system is great, and it can take me wherever I want to go in the city. And to think that I haven’t even checked out the English garden (the “Central Park of Munich”), which is a two minute walk from my apartment. I have a good feeling about the next four months!
