Orientation to Luxembourg

You see before you the newest pledge class of EuroFrat 2007. Our names just happen to be Jessica, Allison, Alison, Jessica...and yes, we realize how particularly obnoxious this is. Within the first 7 minutes of our orientation we fell in love and have not separated since.

Ok, enough of that. Day one of our orientation took us through a tour of the Chateau and details about classes, travel, etc. We took a quick walking tour of Differdage, Luxembourg then hopped on a train to Lux city to explore. We got general history on the bus tour, then we were let loose on the city. Me and my lady-friends shopped and the boys enjoyed their new beverage privledges (however, i think we both spent around the same amounts of $). We got back around 8 and decided that everyone needed to join us at the Halfway house (which is evidentally always the pub of choice among Miami students). Halfway house is about a block away from Allie and I. We hung out, met some new people, made some travel plans, and enjoyed being euro.


This is at a castle somewhere in Luxembourg ->

I know my sister is wondering about my host family!! Well...there is Mmde. Stumpf who is 36 and is single or widowed, Michelle her daughter is 12, and Lyon her son is 8. They are incredibly sweet, however, they speak absolutely no english. We communicate mostly in the french that i happened to retain from my fenwick educational experience...which is not a pleasant thought. Allie talks to them in "allie-french" which isn't french at all, its just english with a frenchlike accent. Their house is decorated in a industrial modern style, its very new and clean. It is small, but has three floors. My room is on the third, and i will probably fall down the steep marble stairs anyday now. I have a double bed, desk, and dresser, and plenty of space. They provide us with continental breakfast in the mornings; coffee, cereal, bread, nutella, weird fruit juices.

<- Allie and I doing wall sits for our EuroFrat pledge ed, Cody at Halfway House.

On Sunday for orientation we went to the German and American cemetaries from WWII. We then went on a boat cruise on a river between Germany and Lux, which was awesome...amazing food, new friends. And Monday we went to Trier, the former Capital of the Roman Empire. We saw some Roman ruins, however the Rome clearly puts Trier to shame. We had an authentic German dinner complete with Sun, a light german beer. I don't think im a big fan of german food.

"I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad." ~George Bernard Shaw


So here is the plan starting with the first weekend:
Munich, Germany
Prague, Czech Republic
Interlauken, Switzerland
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Barcelona Spain

Currently Listening to: Different Names for the Same Thing- Death Cab (cliche i know)
The Future-Motion City Soundtrack
xoxo Jessica