It is amazing how fast time flies. Indeed, my last week in Bayreuth was quite eventful. On Monday, April, Ines (our friend from Spain), and I took a taxi to the Lohengrin Therme spa, located in Bayreuth. I will quote the website because any description I give would not do this place justice: In the [...]

April and I spent an amazing weekend in Berlin. We stayed with the family of a girl whom I work with, Laura. On Thursday evening, we drove with Laura about three hours from Bayreuth to Berlin. Driving in a car was particularly nice, as the train would have taken double the time! The next morning, [...]

April and I had yet another action-packed weekend! This weekend was Bürgerfest in Bayreuth – meaning a festival for the people – NOT a party for hamburgers (as we wrongly thought). We walked around town and enjoyed the music and other festivities. I have never seen so many people out in Bayreuth at once! A [...]

This past weekend, my friend Mike came to visit me and April here in Bayreuth. He is also a RISE participant and is doing research in Ulm. April and I woke up early, and rode our bikes to the Hofgarten to meet Mike; luckily, we found him without a problem. Around 4:00 pm, April, Mike, [...]

I have had both a busy and amazing first week in Germany. Two days ago, April and I bought tickets for a trip to Munich this coming up weekend. The trip is open to any international students at Universität Bayreuth, and we hope that it will be a good opportunity to meet new people and, [...]

Hi! My name is Kim, and this is my first blog. I am April’s twin, and we will be alternating each week in writing. We are still in America, but by next week we will be in Germany! To prepare for our trip, April and I have been reading a lot of books to build [...]