Random odds and Ends

This post is going to be a lot of little posts, things that I thought worthy of mentioning but not big enough to warrent their own post. I believe the most effective way to do this will be list form.

1. One of my favorite everyday activities that occur here is getting to cook with one of my friends, Erin. She lives on the eighth floor and her kitchen has a balcony. Several times a week the

two of us cook together. The food is always good, the company too. It is just always a relaxing chill time where we can learn more about each other.

2. Last Friday night there was a tropical themed party at Ian's place beceause a couple of people had friends visiting. Seeing a chance for a costume my mind kicked into full gear. The sun is a pretty prevalent thing in the tropics right, and where there is sun, there is almost always sunburn. That's right, Erin and I dressed up as "sun" and "sunburn" to go to the party. Had there been a costume contest, we would have won.

3. Last week, when we got back from Morocco, WashU took us out for a ride in one of the Stocherkahn boats along the Neckar. I got to have a turn at poling, it is a lot like a gondola. Let's just say there is a strong possibility that I may have found my future occupation.

4. It has been raining a lot, the past couple of days. And along with the rain come lot's of complaints about the weather. As it drizzles I am reminded of one of my favorite thoughts: We can't survive for more than a few days without water, how incredibly awesome is it that it falls from the sky?

5. I have uploaded several videos of things things that I have been able to see along my travels. Here are the links.

-Call to Prayer in Marrakesh. When Katherine and I were up at a rather absurd hour,

the only redeeming thing was that we got to experience the call to prayer that occured at

approximately 4:15 in the morning.

-Night Market in Marrakesh. This video is turned sideways, and moves around a lot

because I had to walk the whole time we were in the market. You can see the transvestite

dancers though.

-Juggler in Vienna. There was a guy juggling in a park in Vienna. He was really good, so I

was really creepy and recorded him.

-Sheep Crossing. One day heading down the street in Tuebingen I was stopped by this. A

shepherd was leading his flock of sheep down the road, obeying all traffic laws while doing it.

It was amazing. When the shepherd stopped, the sheep stopped. When he went, the sheep

went.

-Easter Mass Warmup. Here is a clip of the chior warming up before Easter Mass at the

Vatican.

-Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower lights up every hour for several minutes. It is an epileptics

worst nightmare.

-Way of the Cross. This clip was taken on Good Friday as the Pope celebrated the way of

the cross outside the Colosseum.

-Driving with Wolfgang. I took this as Wolfgang and I were driving through the German

countryside. It doesn't do the beauty justice.

-Train Ride. This is from a train that went a long the Rhine River. I think that the Rhine is

possibly some of the most beautiful area in Germany.

That's all for now. Hope it wasn't too chaotic.