Day of the Bavarian Beer

Last April 23rd was the “Tag des Bayerischen Bieres“, the day where Bavarians and Bavarian brewers celebrate one of the oldest laws still in use ! – The original “Reinheitsgebot“, or German Beer Purity Law, officially started being in use in the duchy of Bavaria when, on 23 April 1516 it was endorsed officilly by…

Das Studentenleben

The student life. Never was I considered like someone who parties a lot. Neither was I ever considered like someone who would like to forgo a bit of comfort in favor of sleeping in the public showers of a Canadian national park, or live in a 12m² flat. Then, I delved right into the possibilities…

Crazy week (CS 2/2)

A crazy week right before the holidays Part one of my CS adventures here Right before I went to the west part of Germany, then Luxembourg, Strasbourg (France), Trier (Oldest city in Germany) and finally Berlin for my birthday and new year’s eve, I had this crazy week. . . If you have a Couchsurfing…

Tollwood Winterfestival, Germany

It is indeed a small world. Sometimes its tininess can really surprise us, sometimes it’s just like fate has a mysterious way of working things out. I was traveling across Canada in a minivan for a little short than a week. With me, our driver Markus. A German expat currently exploring the world and making…

Deutsches Museum, Germany

We met early morning (who am I kidding !?, it was a 11 !, I’m just so lazy); Another day out with the I-Club. International students and Bavarian students organizing activities for auslanders. Just approaching the structure, crossing the street/bridge following the indications to the museum I could not really comprehend that this whole Island…