September 16

I am finished with my German class and had my first day of orientation today. There are a lot of exchange students from all over the place. Most are from Spain, but there are also many from Australia, Finland, and USA. I sign up for classes Friday, and I am looking forward to see for sure what I will be taking this semester.

My friend Graham from high school has been staying with me since Saturday. We went to the Deutche Museum earlier in the week. It is one of the most famous museums in Germany, focusing on German science, engineering, and technology. It was really interesting and some of the displays were interactive, like an airplane flight simulator. I could spend days in there. We were there for a couple of hours and maybe only saw about a third of the museum, so I will definitely be going back. Other than that, we walked around the Englisher Garten, a huge park right next to my dorm. We eventually found the biergarten in the middle and stopped for a few weissbiers.

Here are some pictures I've taken so far:



My first meal in Munich:

In the Englisher Garten:

From the Olympic village, Maybe it was just a gloomy day, but this area was a bit depressing due to the size and emptiness of it:

Allianz Arena where Bayern Munich Plays