June 26 - Back to Berlin!

I know it's bad of me to be absent with so many days, but truthfully not that much happened. I've been back in Berlin seince the 22 and have spent most of that time asleep. Because you know what happened on the morning of the 22? I got sick. That's right, after almost four weeks of living out of my suitcase and getting little sleep and eating strangely, on our last day in Athens I get sick. Luckily (or unfotunately) it was just some kind of 24hr stomache thing, but it still meant that I felt tired and crappy for most of the day. But with the help of some DayQuil/NyQuil I survived my flight into Berlin (even when we arrived and had to walk to the terminal in the rain).

But yeah, back to my last few days in Berlin. I really have been doing nothing. It's such a luxary! Since I did the cultural stuff the first time around, I got to relax and prepare myself for my courses in Dublin (which hopefully won't be too hard). The exciting thing this time was that Makiko came and visited! She came in Saturday (23rd) afternoon and Lian and I met her at the Obstbahnhof trainstation. We hung out and had dinner and helped her decide what kind of cultural tours and landmarks were the best to see in her three days in Berlin. I guess when I really think about it, the other cool thing Lian and I did anyway was spend some time in Hauptbanhof the main station which is HUGE. Lian made the comment that Berliners don't have malls, they have trainstations. And at this one it was obvious why. It was about 5/6 levels with food places, clothing stores, and all different kinds of shops. It was a great way to spend a lazy afternoon (especially when a lot of the places were having great sales!).

And yet the time has come for me to leave Berlin and head to Ireland. The one place that I've always wanted to go and hopefully will be all that I've dreamed of and more. I'm going to try and not be too blinded by the books I've read and the movies I've seen. I'll try anyway. I'll also try to keep up with the blog when I'm there. You can read about any mini trips I take while I'm there and if I get the chance to visit Spain and France on a couple of my free weekends (cause I want to do that too). And if I have better access to the internet these posts might even become more regular! What a thought!