Ok now to current times. Last week I had an interview with Soccer United Media, the marketing branch of Major League Soccer, who has exclusive broadcasting rights for the World Cup this summer. I wasn't expecting to hear back so soon, but I've been offered an internship with the World Cup!!

I don't know what exactly I'll be doing yet, but I have 2 possibilities of jobs. Either I'll be working with the producers and executives at the International Business Center here in Munich on logistics, some gopher work, translating, and taking care of them culturally, or I'll be at every single World Cup game on the phone with someone from ABC/ESPN.

yes, that's right, i'll be paid (a buttload of money) to watch every single World Cup game live. Unfortunately they're looking for a real soccer geek for that one, so even though I fully understand the game of soccer, they would prefer someone who knows most of the players just by their faces. I'm more likely to get the 1st job, but they're still at least considering me for the really cool one.

That's the biggest news I have for now, i miss all of you, and have a great christmas and new years. it sucks balls that i can't be home for it, but it'll be a very unique, and i'm sure wonderful, holiday season for me, as i'm sure it will be for all of you too. drop me a line, and i'll update my pics today or tomorrow too.

So it's been way too long since I updated this, and for that I apologize, but on the bright side i've been really busy and have lots to write about.

A few weeks ago some friends and I went to Zurich, Switzerland...absolutely beautiful, but expensive as hell, although I did find a fairly cheap swiss army knife.

Then the weekend before last we went with some people from our program so Wiessenfels, a town in the former East Germany, where we saw Nietsche's house and grave, as well as that of an old german author, Novalis (i've never heard of him but i guess he's a classic)

The town itself was very interesting in a sad sort of way. After Germany re-united many people ditched the poor East German side and went to west Germany, so this town had tons of burnt-out and run-down buildings, an abnormal sight for Germany. Later that night we ate dinner in a fortress where they have put a midieval restaurant. Very cool, they even give you goose lard instead of butter for your bread and you drink your soup with a napkin tied around your neck, which was put their by a beautiful maiden who afterwards proceeds to give you a lovely kiss on the cheek. They even had free refills on beer and give a shot of liquor after every course during the meal...i think everyone left feeling at least slightly drunk and extremely bloated.