I'm really not so good at keeping up to date on this. Oh well. School's got to come first :) . I'm now half-way done with the school portion of my trip. Two more weeks of school then I get to go adventuring. I'm currently trying to figure what to do with my big suitcase as it would cost a BUTTLOAD to ship back. I'm either going to see if I can leave it here and then pick it up on my way back to Frankfurt or store it at the airport. From what I can figure out, it would cost about 40 Euros ($60) to store it at the airport. The non SDSU people are here until the fourth or fifth of July, so I should be able to keep my bag with someone if my host family won't let me keep it here.

I'm taking it a little easier this weekend. The program I'm here with also does year and semester programs and it just so happens that this is their 50th year of doing it. This weekend (starting yesterday actually) they're having a big party. I signed up for the free food tonight and then tomorrow I'm off to nearby Schwetzingen to see their castle and gardens and then back to Heidelberg for a cruise on the Neckar River. They were smart when they planned this weekend as it also is the first time this summer they light off fireworks above the castle. They also have the Schloßbeleuchtung at the end of the fireworks, which basically means they make the castle look like it's on fire like it was during the Thirty Years War. So expect some more pictures after this weekend, and maybe even a blog post. If you didn't know, you can click the pictures on the side to make them bigger and easier to go through. I think you can comment on them too.

Thank you to those of you that have emailed or commented. I'm pretty crappy about getting back to people, but I really do appreciate it. I think I'm going to take a nap, if I can sleep through the construction outside. Don't want to fall asleep at the dinner tonight; who knows, maybe someone there will want to give me a job after I graduate. Yay for networking!