So, a lot has happened since my last post! I managed to get the exchange sorted and am now enjoying the perks that come with the challenge- my friend and I have been travelling around Europe for the last couple of weeks. We started off in Munich, then went to Koenigsleiten in Austria. Later we moved on to Prague and Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Repulic and now we're in Krakow, Poland. Austria was great, we did some skiing and enjoyed amazing views of the mountains from our apartment. The time in Prague was mostly spent visiting old castles and churches; the city has some amazing history. Cesky Krumlov is a sweet little village, there isn't a lot to do so we ended up just wandering around most of the time. We arrived in Krakow this morning and visited the beautiful old castle today. On Tuesday we head to Berlin and next week we start a 4-week intensive German course that will hopefully prepare us for studying in German. I still have to find out details about the subjects I'm hoping to take and may end up having to shuffle some things around. It's all been pretty complicated, but I think it should all work out. I guess time will tell!