Monthly Archives: June 2010

Heavy Rotation XXI: The ‘Marktkirche’ Edition.

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I can see this church from the window behind my desk. I sit there reading over projects, I keep an earbud in my ear to have a soundtrack in the background. Here’s an abbreviated list of what I listen to:

  • “There Goes My Baby” by Usher
  • “Love is Blind” by Alicia Keys
  • “Slam” by Onyx
  • “Turn it Off” by Phantogram
  • “Bet I” by B.O.B.
  • “Nothin On You (featuring Bruno Mars)” by B.O.B.
  • “Over” by Drake
  • “Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid Cudi
  • “Day N Nite” by Kid Cudi
  • “Unstoppable” by Santigold
  • “BaBopBye Ya” by Janelle Monae
  • “Magic” by B.O.B.
  • “Why Don’t You Love Me?” by Beyonce.
  • “My World” by Kid Cudi

I’m a bit out of the loop as far as music goes. What new stuff should I check out?

The Plan.

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Being in Europe (and in my specific location in Germany) allows for travel to other places rather inexpensively. Living in Maryland, the closest international border is several hours away in all directions, so the plan while here is to travel as much as possible. So far, my personal list of places I want to travel to consists of:

  • Paris, France
  • Rome, Italy
  • Venice, Italy
  • Prague, Czech Republic
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Oswiecim, Poland (Location of the Auschwitz II -Birkenau Concentration Camp)
  • London, England
  • And of course other cities here in Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich)

One good thing about my job is that I (along with the other interns) may have the opportunity to travel for work since my office has projects in other countries, so I may get a chance to see those places (if not others). My goal is to hit at least 6 out of 12 of the places on that lists.

For those that have travelled around Europe, what are some places, historical sites that I should check out?

Eye Spy.

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I spy, with my newlyfound German eyes:

  • Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Saab and Mini. Everywhere. (Even the school/public busses are made by Mercedes-Benz)
  • Fresh Produce. Although smaller than what’s found in the states, what I’ve eaten (Strawberries, Apples, Oranges, Peaches) is sweeter.
  • Fresh Bread. Apparently, Germans go to the grocery store daily or every other day. For bread this fresh, i’d go more often too (as if I need to spend more money).
  • Our local Hauptbahnof. Hauptbahnof is the German word for Central Station. The plan is to ride the High Speed Train to other places in Germany. Cologne, Berlin, and everywhere in between.
  • The sun. At 9:45 pm. O_o
  • Beautiful scenery. We (the other interns and I) live in a suburban borough of our town. If we walk to the right, we’re in the middle of a beautiful neighborhood with hills, terraced homes with beautiful architecture and serene surroundings. If we walk to the left, we’re smack in the middle of open land with mountain views to the north and city views to the right.

Confessions of a Traveling Intern.

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I’ve been in Germany for 7 days now. When I landed at Frankfurt Am Main International, I was relieved yet anxious as I walked through the terminal. Relieved that I was finally out of that small seat and could stretch my legs, but anxious because I didn’t know what waited for me outside of the airport.

As we left Frankfurt, I began to take in my surroundings. From what I saw, Germany was beautiful. Alot of greenery, a nice mountainscape with a high speed train moving in the distance.. It was a bit shocking.

As I paid closer attention, I noticed that there wasn’t any trash. Anywhere. Driving through a medium-sized city, I didn’t see any trash in the gutters, on the sidewalks or anywhere else. When we arrived at our apartment complex, I saw the reason. There are trash receptacles for each apartment and each group of apartments has access to 3 glass receptacle (separated by color) and 6 paper/plastic receptacles.

I settled in, the other interns arrived and we all started mingling and nary a feeling of missing home set  in. I remember feeling this way, and the last time that happened, I was down in Atlanta. I guess being at peace isn’t all that hard to attain.

As far as work is concerned, I work for the same company that I’ve been working for since last summer, just in a different office (and location of course). It’s interesting to see a different side of the same process. This office is more fast paced than the one i’ve been working in, and the work in my opinion is more involved in the overall process versus just one portion of said process.

There’s alot more to blog about, but I’ll leave that for subsequent posts. lol

Random Thought of the Moment: “Jet Lag sucks.”

The Song of the Moment: ‘All Dried Up’ by Phantogram