THE CHILLING CONCLUSION

Hey people. Y'all may consider this a failed blog, but I only blogged when I had something to say. Which apparently wasn't often. I'ma keep this last post short, to the point, and informative. The Germany 2011 conclusions:

1. I want to do music in my life. Hello, no money/parent's basement/generic rage/alcoholism/profit? I don't want to do physics, it will literally suck my soul dry. I've had music in my head 24/7 over here...my own stuff. Next year, hopefully I can make some of these mental seeds blossom, but we'll see. I'm pretty sure I don't suck, and I can do it...but it's a lot of luck and a lot of other things. I'm gonna spend a lot of time next year at Midd exploring my possibilities and chances. If I ask some of you for opinions, be honest with me.
2. I need a skillset. I already have moderate computer skills, but I need to keep going with cooking, and I need to start with cars and other household doo-hickeys.
3. Artists that define this time for me: Björk, Jamie Cullum, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel.
4. Big shout-out to the New School friends I've made, none of whom will (not unkindly) read this, for being totally fucking awesome people and I can't wait to chill with y'all in the city.
5. Best German beer: Franziskaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel. Cost: 70 cents. Germany: FUCK YEAH.
6. Germans are great people. Relaxed (a little too much, but still), organized, friendly, safe, not terribly ambitious, accomodating, problem solvers...literally fantastic, the way this culture thinks.

So main thing: my German has gotten better, my life has come into better focus, and I've learned a thing or two about my own person. Academically, this semester may have sucked, but otherwise, it's been good, Germany. I'll be back, promised.