....and I guess in the end we had to just dump the bodies.

Sorry about that, wrong posting....

Anyway, I am back in Cottbus after quite the adventure, so I will do my best to summarize...

Daniela and I made it to Holland with no problems and made it to my friend Sams house, with my friend Mike from America waiting for us there. It was great to see him again, and hang out with both an American and a familiar face. We spent the time before New Years in the south of Holland and Sams parents drove us to random places in the area, and we saw the gorgeous scenery. We even got to go into the local windmill which is still used to mill flour for local bakeries....sweeeet. The food was also amazing, and each meal was some how better than the last. Though I guess I had a little too much at one point....let me explain. We had eaten a rasperry dessert one night, then the next night we had a dessert that incorporate what looked like the same previous dessert. Unfortunately, as I started to get redder and redder and my chest and back got splotchy, I inquired whether or not there were strawberries in the dessert, which it turned out there were. We called the hotline for such things and they recommended going to the local clinic, but as we were leaving I started shaking and I think an early form of shock. We got to the place and they gave me some shot, but then I got really tired, and I was rushed back in for a fun little shot of adrenaline which made my heart race. After this fun adventure, they rushed me to the hospital attached to the clinic and I was hooked up to a bunch of fun machines. After some time they said everything except my racing heart was normal, and I could go, which I did and retired to a nice warm bed. Thank God for my EU health care.

Anyway, the next day Daniela, Mike and I were off to Amsterdam for the day, but we did not leave till late thanks to my little mishap. Still we were able to walk around a bit, which for the most part was a major tourist trap, but after getting out of the center was quite beautiful. H0lland is famous for their canals, and like Sams town, Amsterdam is no different. It was quite nice, but even in January, too full.

The next day, Daniela flew back to Germany and Mike and I were off to Paris. We arrived and got to my friends Stefie and Noah and stayed in their apartment in the south of Paris. We walked everywhere through town, ate more terrific food, saw my friends Guillaum and Julien, and finally got some of money from France.

After walking all over Paris and engaging in many fantastic and engaging conversations, we flew back to Berlin and took the train to Cottbus. Unfortunatly I had a weekend seminar, but Mike enjoyed the wonders of Cottbus. On Sunday, Mike, Daniela and I went to Berlin and saw the Brandenburg gate and what not, and saw Mike off back to the USA.

Classes have started again, and I am back in the norm....