Media Harbor...

So during all these tours I have had an epiphany! I finally know why German cups are so little! You see with my host home the biggest glass is maybe 8 ounces...maybe! And refills aren't even thought of! Jacob got a 7-up at lunch yesterday and the cup was tiny! At first I figured they were just stingy about their liquids or something but after touring the city my theory has changed. They don't drink much because then they would have to use the restroom often, and to use the restroom in public places means money! We are talking 50 cents here! The best deal I have heard was 20 cents. So the less you drink, the less you pay! These people are crazy about their restrooms! Aparently it costs a lot to flush or something. The restrooms at AIB even have two different flushing options. One for...well put it this way, the sign says "Little button saves water(small flush) and big button for you know what!!!" It is quite amusing.

Well, its day 4 and still no internet access at the apartment. I feel bad because I keep asking her about it. She said she might try to call the company today and see if they had any advice to offer. Dad has given me a plan to reset the system and set up a new network key, but I can't seem to get her to follow along when I explain it to her =) So for now I just check email at school, which is fine for written stuff, but to talk to my family with the webcam the times are 2:30am, 7:45am, and sometimes 11am. =) So for their sake lets pray that something changes and I can get through to the internet at home. Here are a few pictures of my room:





















Yesterday we went on a walking tour of Media Harbor where AIB is located. The harbor was destroyed back in World War "the second" (as they say here). In 1997 the government decided to renovate and update the area. So they building are very artsy and often strange. Most are inhabited by design or graphics companies. Some big name architects and artists were invited to design the area. Here are just a few different buildings in the area...













































































Our tour guide was this nice German lady. She explained that sometimes her English is not very good so she brought her husband who is originally from New Jersey to translate. He had only been to Texas once or twice so he was constantly cracking jokes about us being Texans. He was quite entertaining! My favorite part of the tour was when we ventured to the roof of the architeken building. There we were able to look over the harbor and get a better look at things.

Group on the roof top

See the bridges off in the distance. Those are way cool!

The water...

some roof tops

The tour guide, savs, geoff, jacob, and the new jersey dude waiting for the elevator



I hope everyone is doing great! Today you should go drink a large sweet tea with lots of ice and enjoy free publice restrooms just because you can! =)

Auf Wiedersehen!