Almost three weeks have passed since my last entry, which is about same amount of time I ventured to another daring activity. I tried what is probably a perennial winter activity: skiing. With seven of my other colleagues, we...

Last Friday marked a momentous day. It was the day I overcame my fear of ice-skating. It’s not the fear of humiliation from proving that gravity exists, even on ice, or spending the next hour or so holding on to the rail for...

YG Blogger Andrew stayed up late and soaked in the atmosphere and excitement at an election party in Freiburg. Check out his impressions from the university cafeteria, where students gathered to watch the election night unfold.

I came home last night or early this morning from my longest and continuous night out. I timed in a total of six hours: four hours in a beer garden and two hours at an impressive house bar. Before you judge me of being a...

Balancing one's finances is one of the tougher parts of being a student. In my case though, there was no way to land here in Germany without getting a DAAD scholarship. For some, they simply brave it out into the world, and...