{"id":878,"date":"2015-03-29T18:16:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T22:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.rollins.edu\/wpsites\/letters\/?p=878"},"modified":"2019-07-25T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T16:36:25","slug":"i-can-see-the-alps-from-my-balcony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rollins.edu\/letters\/2015\/03\/29\/i-can-see-the-alps-from-my-balcony\/","title":{"rendered":"I Can See the Alps From My Balcony!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Foreground: New Town Hall; Background (two towers in lower left quadrant): Frauenkirche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After having been in Germany from a month, the time came when we had to wave goodbye to the charming city of M\u00fcnster and said hello to Germany\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2014the Alps! That\u2019s right. I can see the Alps from my balcony! I currently live on the ninth floor of the \u201cOrange House\u201d in Studentenstadt\u2014a 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\u2014a 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!).<\/p>\n

Classes here start the day after Easter. I find it hilarious that I\u2019ve started choosing my classes for next semester before I\u2019ve even confirmed this semester\u2019s classes. But it will be great to finally discover what \u201creal\u201d 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\u2019ll have to prepare myself for situations where I may be the only non-native speaker of German. But I\u2019m 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\u2019t even checked out the English garden (the \u201cCentral Park of Munich\u201d), which is a two minute walk from my apartment. I have a good feeling about the next four months!<\/p>\n

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The German Alps!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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