October 2011
1 post
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July 2009
4 posts
Sorry.
I’ll admit it, I’ve been bad at posting. But the moment classes started up, I feel like I’ve been going non-stop without a second to breathe! I still have days 3-10 (have I been here that long? It seems like a lot longer…) to write about, and there is soooooo much to tell. Tomorrow, typography workshop begins with THE Wolfgang Weingart, so everyone in the class agreed...
Getting Lost in Basel : Day 2
Today I woke up pretty early, with plans to go to the zoo. About an hour after I woke up, I konked out pretty quickly for a few more hours, so going to the zoo was out of the question, since I had the orientation for my program at 5:30. Instead, I decided to walk and see what the Rhine was all about…it does, after all, split Basel in two.
I stood by the river, and watched the ferries...
June 2009
9 posts
Basel : Day 1
I went out today with the intention of getting a SIM card for my cell phone. While I successfully found the shop to get it, they weren’t able to register the card, so that part of the day failed. Instead, I went and explored the old part of Basel (downtown, if you will), and it’s definitely as charming as you’d think an old city in Switzerland is.
I live about 10 minutes...
It's Rainy in Basel Too.
I got here an hour ago, met my sublet girl (super nice!), finally had a shower, and I’m debating what to do next. It’s only 7:30pm here, maybe a little too early to sleep? But I’m too wimpy to go outside and find dinner. I definitely stick out like a sore thumb here.
It's Rainy in Paris.
I made it! In the hour that I’ve been here, I’ve discovered that:
1) due to my inadequate American education, I have to repeatedly translate 24h time into the regular hours I understand,
2) everyone speaks French to you, whether you look French or not, so I just nod and smile (I have a feeling I’m going to be encountering a lot of this in my time in Europe),
3) turbulence is...