Ok i'm really going to start updating this more often...sorry guys.

So what's been going on in the life of Adam for the past few weeks? lots, naturally. One of my favorite things that i've fallen in love with here is hiking. We're not talking about a stroll through the woods that you might think of when you think of hiking--it's more like climbing a mountain, as you can see in the pics if you've looked at those. The several hours of intense exercise are worth it by the time you get to the top, simply for the views that are more breathtaking than the process of climbing up there.

It's also quite convenient that they strategically position beer gardens on top of mountains with bitchin' soup. What better way to spend a weekend than drinking a beer on top of mountain with a delicious bowl of hot soup?


I'm starting to get pretty involved with AIESEC here, which will be great not only for my social life, but also for my German. This past weekend we had a little retreat for our new members and I didn't speak a single word of english from 9:30-4:30, and other than the headache from struggling to think of words, it felt great. The chapter here is amazingly organized, with I think around 15 trainees from around the world working here in Munich, many of whom i've met and are really nice and have some fun stories. An Aiesecer from Berlin related a story to me last week that gave me goosebumps when I heard it. In his Aiesec chapter at Berlin they always have around 50 trainees--huge. The trainees often organize their own events, so it will be about 5 Germans and 50 people from every other imaginable country at all their parties and things--quite fun. But what was most interesting was that in the community there were several Israelis and several Palestinians at the same time. When they first started finding each other in the same room it was extremely awkward, probably for everyone around, as i'm sure you can imagine. But after a few months of attending events and parties at the same time they gradually warmed up to each other, and by the end of their stay in Munich were talking and hanging out like old buddies.

I just thought that was a really cool example one of the big reasons I really like Aiesec.

that's all i got for now, but i'll try and keep updating this every few days or so, or at least to tell about cool stuff.