Saturday, January 21, 2012

Updates!

It's been a few weeks since my last post, so I figured I should check in. There are a few things that I can cross of my "Deutschland To-Do List" that I made last post...

1. Officially accept my co-op job. DONE. Had to accept it via email because the future boss and I couldn't arrange a time to talk. I just wanted to finally accept my job so I could breathe a sigh of relief.
2. Buy plane ticket. DONE. If you guys don't know what Student Universe is... you should probably check it out. http://www.studentuniverse.com/ They've got sick deals for students. I got my round trip ticke for $836. Not too shabby.
3. Find a place to live in Germany. Still working on this... I've made contact with a former ICP student that worked with WupperVerband and he showed me some useful sites for finding a place to live. http://www.wg-gesucht.de/ and http://www.immobilienscout24.de/de/finden/wohnen/wohnung_miete/index.jsp
4. Find a sublet for my apartment in Cinci. DONE. I owe this to the power of Facebook. All I did was make my status "Hey friends I'm looking for someone to rent my place for spring/summer" and within 15 minutes I was set. Yay technology!
5. Apply for Honors Grant. DONE. It's in the process of being reviewed!
6. Turn in forms/pay fees... still working on this stuff.
7. Start thinking about/planning European Adventures. I mean... sure I've been thinking about them, but not planning them yet. As of now I've got a cousin that will be in Ireland, and friends in Amsterdam and somewhere in France. That's about as far as I've gotten.
8. LEARN GERMAN. I'm working on it...

All in all I've done good work on my to-do list. Go me!

-Morgen