Munster Germany

Cathedral With Cages

When we arrived to Munster to begin the second month segment of our study abroad program I was extremely excited. The first day The University of  Munster had a welcome tour  where some of the host students   made us buy beer and conducted a scavenger hunt around town. After  the scavenger hunt they showed  us how to play drinking games on a field by the lake (classy). For dinner most of the students went to the local pubs to watch the  Germany versus Portugal game. This year Germany has a real good team and has won every game since Ive been here.  Obviously they won- and after the game everyone was running  around in the streets yelling “Duetchsland YAH!” and waving flags and honking horns… it was quite a site.  

Palace/ Main building of the University of Munster

On Sunday there was a guided tour that  explained to us the historical significance of the town and the buildings in it. Apparently Muster was a huge area of conflict during the Protestant/Catholic War movement. The main cathedral in Munster has three cages in the  top of the bell tower  which was used to display the  dead bodies of  those who went against the Church.  A lot of Munster has been rebuilt because of the damage from WWII – but it still  contains a historical charm and quaintness about it.  

The following Monday I began all my classes. I am currently taking BIT 2406 and Intermediate Accounting 3115. With those two classes I have a huge workload and am not able  to go out during the week days. In between I have German Language class which teaches us basic phrases and sentences.  In all, Im in class from 8 am to 4pm everyday with a 45 minute lunch break. School has been hard, but aside from that, Ive really enjoyed the city. The University of Munster is extremely welcoming and helpful to the Virginia Tech group. Most of the students are bi-lingual and can speak fluent English…. so its really easy to get around and communicate with people. The only trouble comes when your reading a menu! Haha. I hate to say it, but in my book Munster blows Dijon out of the water. Munster is by far my favourite and I am extremely excited for the next month to come!

Do you Expect any less?
<3 Starbucks

On side note... or should I say food note... the german food that I have tried consists of zuchini cakes, Bratwurst with musturd, amazing pretzels,  spetzel casserole with various cheeses, Pork on a kaisar roll with spicy musturd, and french fries with Tzaziki sauce.  I also was pleased to find not one... but TWO Starbucks!  Dangerous!!!!! :)