Back to Work

Time has been flying by me this weekend. On Friday my friend from Providence came to visit. This semester she is studying in London, so she flew out here late on Friday afternoon. After class I ran a couple errands, tided my room, and then found my way the airport. It is very close to my kollegium; 3 metro stops and a train ride away. I, surprisingly, didn't get lost at all and was there early. We made dinner back at the kollegium and then went into the city.

On Saturday we had great weather for walking. I showed her my daily route to school and then took her to my favorite bakery. Saturday is cinnamon bun day there, which I didn't know. Cinnamon is my favorite spice, and breakfast was delicious. Then we walked and shopped around until the stores closed at 4. I was very good and didn't buy anything but gelato.

We came back to the kollegium and went for a run/walk through the trails. On Friday I had found this hill on the trails which gives you a view of the entire city. It is stunning. Keely had a bit of a cough, and I wanted a low-key evening, so we dressed up for dinner and went downtown. On Nyhahn street we found a little italian restaurant overlooking the water and had a great meal there. It was the first time I've gone out for a real sit-down dinner since I've been here. The temperatures had cooled down, but the sky was still clear of clouds, so we walked along the waterfront. When we came back to the kollegium we made a plum and strawberry tart (that recipe is my new favorite--so easy/quick). We watched Duplicity, which I highly recommend, and the end of dirty dancing.

This morning my alarm didn't go off, but I woke up just in time. We got to the airport an hour before her flight. All in all, it was a lovely weekend. I hadn't seen Keely since May, because she lives in California so it was great to see a familiar face.

Right now I need to do work for tomorrow, and so it begins again.