Oh the Advanced World

Captain's Blog 14122007
...I just received a letter from some government bureaucracy and this is the translation:

(Hello, this is yet another branch of the German government. We have been alerted by the city hall that you have registered your address to live here for an indeterminate amount of time. Due to the fact that we live in the Western world, we respect your humanity and care about your rights as a human person. Also because you live in the Western world, we assume that you have a television or radio. You should be notified that your ownership of said television or radio (or any other media device), is highly respected in this country. You will, of course, be expected to pay us a monthly fee for having this radio or television in your possession. Enclosed is a form where you can tell us exactly how many of these items you own, and then you can put your bank account down so we can deduct this from your account in the coming months. If you refuse to return this form you are enrolling in our highly respectful auditing program to ensure that you are accurately paying for your german media consumption. -With friendly greetings, Bureaucracy)

I'm placing this on the internet for everyone to know. I don't own a TV or radio, and even if i did I'm not paying this fee. You all may feel free to comment. I'm far to American to participate in this part of German life...

Schwimmbad!!

Alright so prepare for this the greatest of all the world's blog entries.
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This past weekend myself and Angelo had a fantastic time with a good friend of his who came for a visit. I'm actually not going to tell you about this visit, however, trust me...it was fun. What I am going to discuss with this, the greatest of all blog entries, is my trip to the world famous Sachsen Therme. This place is actually better than Disney World. It is a a full-on water park with: water slides, waves, indoor/outdoor pool, and everything imaginable. I was just lucky enough to have bought my sexy Badehosen (translated: traditional swimming apparel). There is a sauna area where everyone can get sweaty together and get to take in the fantastic...german..uhh...scenery (nothing short of amazing). The student price is so low that I will make it a point to return very soon with some other friends. If anyone is going to be in the area and wants to come along, I will definitely go.

PPP Dresden Style

Captain's Blog 03122007
Oh this past weekend was spent in Dresden and Erzgebirge (all were in Saxony...my state here). I was able to meet up with a few of the other PPP-lers who are staying in Dresden. We got to go on an odd mine tour in Freiburg and check out the famous Christmas town of Seiffen. I was pumped about the mine tour because I got to dress up like a German miner and act like my special self. Dresden is so very different than my city here Leipzig. I only had enough time time to explore the "old-city" but I look forward to going back again and seeing more of the city (that is if anyone is willing to let me crash at their place). The program that is in charge of me here InWent was outstanding and we got top-class food and lodging for the entire weekend. This was all around a great trip. The picture that I show you are me and all the Saxony PPP-lers (from left to right: Will "Hungry", Will "Thirsty", Anwar "the Enforcer", Reggie "the Great", Vanessa "the Tiny", and Eliza "the Sheriff").