Dresden is actually a pretty kick ass little town. I wish I had a group of friends with me because I don’t much care for going out at night when I am by myself. But it is the perfect mix of old world vibe and small college town. I don’t think there is actually a college nearby, but this street that I am staying in has over 150 bars/restaurants and a lot of young people. I’m also on the same street as a couple of record stores and about 3 bookstores. It is difficult for me though, because almost nobody here speaks English. Somebody explained to me that the town is so far east that most people choose Russian as their second language. If I could actually talk to the people here, I think this would be the place for me.
Yesterday was actually a pretty big day for me. I went hiking at this national park that is nearby. It was pretty funny though, when I was packing for the day trip I was making a much bigger deal out of it than it had to be. I was thinking in my head “Ok, if this shit goes south I need to be prepared for the worst. I might have to spend the night out there if I get lost.” I packed my good jacket and my compass and a supply of food and water. When I got out there I found myself on a paved path in a sea of geriatrics. Not to say that the hike was easy, I am pretty impressed at the difficulty of the mountains that those old Germans can climb. It was very beautiful out there too; I think Dad could have gotten some great pictures.
When I got back to the hostel I met a group of California guys that are out here on vacation. They were actually all really cool, I ended up staying out and drinking with them until 5:30 in the morning. Needless to say, I finally woke up with the first hangover of my trip.
They all headed to Prague this morning, the invited me to come but I am staying here through Sunday night. There lot of boring sh*t that I want to get done right now. I found this Italian language program that I really want to attend which starts October 23, and I am already a little late to apply. If I can start then, I can take the 6-week program and have 1 day left to get off the continent or else they will kick me off for 10 years. Or at least, that’s the idea, I have heard of a lot of people staying longer than 3 months with no problem. Seems like Europeans make a lot of rules that nobody really enforces. But I think I will try to leave to England at that time anyways, immigration policies are not something that I want to mess with. It’s a shame though, I really would like to have a few more months to practice the material that I spent 6 hours a day learning.
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Daniel, I don't think the visa regulations you are referring to includes Switzerland. They have an Italian area, probably close to Italy, and it is one of many languages that the Swiss speak. You can practice Italian there for a while, as well as go to England.
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