The last you heard from me was before the Deutschland vs. Spain game so that's where I will pick up. Everyone was excited and the fan mile was packed. After a few performances including Stromae (check out Alors on Danse on youtube) the game started. Not that great of a game and even worse after Germany lost. It was pretty depressing seeing grown men and women crying but inside a select few of us were pretty happy. You see, we had already planned a trip to Malaga, Spain for that weekend, which also happened to be the World Cup finals weekend. If Germany won, we would have to fly back a day early to watch the finals in Berlin, or if Spain won, we could watch the game in Spain. Call it selfish but I was glad to not have to leave Spain early. That Friday morning Adam, Zach, Kevin, Bailey, Lindsay, and myself went to the airport and were on our way. Unfortunately not 5 minutes after sitting down my headphones/iPod fell on the ground?, were picked up, and never returned. I was on my way to Spain so I couldn't be too upset. We arrived, got to our hostel, got to see our roommate who was an old guy who occupied his bed probably 65 of the 72 hours we were there, and then off to the beach. This was a common trend of the weekend, going to the wonderful beach and seeing all the beautiful people. We did some sightseeing, saw the Picasso museum, and then went to the highlight of the weekend. Spain and Netherlands were playing Sunday night, and the game was being shown in the local bullfighting ring! What a game too! Spain scored the only goal in extra time which of course led to madness in the stadium. Wish you were there with me? Here's a video after Spain scored, complete with flares, fireworks, and screaming.
Back home we finished up the last week of the program with trips to the Gasometer (80 meter tall structure that we climbed), TUB's brewery (where one can earn a legitimate Master's degree in Brewing), Peenemünde, the Baltic Sea, and the Reichstag. On the last day we gave our final presentations and had a nice goodbye BBQ. That night we went to two cool clubs, the first Weekend which was on the 15 floor of a building, and the second was Club Felix which had a special outdoor beach party. Now I'm patiently waiting until Tuesday when me and Josh meet to start our one month journey. First stop...Paris!
Au revoir gopher,
Brian
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