Time for an update

It´s over three weeks now since I´ve been back home and I´m back to my life here. Amazing how fast it goes. I started working at my dad´s office and will do that for the next two month, I guess. It´s good work, good money and it keeps me busy. :-)
Besides I sorted out my life and my future. Sent a few applications for Master Studies in Germany but I will also stick to my plan to apply for Master Studies in New Zealand... just to have another opportunity.. It´s as I expected it to be: It was good to come back home but after a couple of days I´ve already started to think about new travel plans. There is still so much I want to see.

Ok, so what happened in the last three weeks. Just one day after I arrived I went to a concert of my favorite Band... DIE TOTEN HOSEN! Beyond question: It was great! Must have been the 8th time I saw them live - and I still love it! Jumping around in front of the stage and counting my bruises after it´s over.

A week after that, on the 14th, Tondela came to stay with me for a couple of days. So nice to see her again, after she became a really good friend of mine while travelling together in New Zealand for two weeks. We had four awesome days together. Did a bit of sightseeing in Hannover, went out one night (oh my good...what a night... til 5 in the morning) and I even took her to the German countryside to my grandma´s place to have some coffee and cake. :-) (My grandma was fantastic in trying to comunicate with Tondela without knowing any word of Englisch. "Kaffee? Yes, coffee, please.")

I also spent a lot of time with making a photo album with my NZ pictures. Took me 5 hours or so... but it looks really nice now and the pictures are awesome. It´s like being back in NZ everytime I show them to somebody and tell the stories behind them.

If you haven´t seen it yet, I uploaded a the my last pictures from New Zealand in the gallery. Of course there are lots more - but you have to come and visit me to see them, now that I put so much effort in finishing the album! :-)

Well, so far my update. Nothing really spectacular - but I guess that is what I enjoy at the moment: back to normal life. The future is still going to be interesting!
But first my parents, my brother, a friend of my brother and me are going to Sylt next Thursday for a short vacation. I hope the weather will be fine. Had more rainy days than sunny days since I´m back... :-/

BACK HOME

Just to let you know. Had a good trip home and arrived last night. My parents, my brother and our dog were waiting at the train station for me. So good to see them! It stills feels so unreal to be back, as if I am dreaming. Everything is still the same, as if I've never been away... really strange..

No, Melli, haven't forgotten how to talk German. Just miss talking English, so I thought I start writing my blog in English. :-)

See you tomorrow! I will definitly come around somewhen! Though there is concert of 'Die Toten Hosen' that night.. well, we'll see...

Hope to see everybody really soon! My old mobile number is still working, so feel free to call. :-) I try to get all my photos sorted soon, to show them to you!

Cultural shock

Half of my journey back home is done. I am at the airport in Seoul at the moment, after yummy dinner, a wonderfull sleep and breakfastin a high class hotel in downtown Seoul. All sponsored by Asiana Airlines! Thanks! :-) What a cultural shock after half a year New Zealand. So many people, so many cars and so many colorful and blinking ads at every building. I took a walk around last night and at 11pm there were still al lot people on the street and some shops open. It is hot in Korea and unbelievable humid. Looking forward to real summer! :-) 13 hours... and I'll be back in Germany...
Wondering if that'll be the next cultural shock for me?!

The last day

Dieser Eintrag an meinem letzten Tag in NZ ist aus irgendeinem Grund abhanden gekommen... Sehr schade...

Hatte auf jeden Fall ein sehr tolles letztes Wochenende in Auckland mit viel Sonnenschein, netten Leuten, Party und Rugby-Spiel im Irish Pub gucken.

Eigentlich stand hier noch viel mehr, aber das krieg ich nicht mehr alles zusammen.
Nur so viel: Es war schon sehr traurig allen good bye zu sagen. Ich habe echt wahnsinnig liebe Leute kennengelernt und es faellt schwer abzureisen und nicht zu wissen ob und wann ich sie wiedersehen werde...