Hier sieht man die Bilder aus dem October 2021, die ich auf meinem Instagram-Account hochlade. Viel Spaร beim Anschauen ๐
10/01/21: Walking Piper is so much fun ๐ maybe it’s more that she walks me, because she’s really fast and sometimes has her own mind. Yesterday she even stole a piece of salmon of from my plate, as i wasn’t looking. I thought she couldn’t jump on the chair but apparently she can ๐ that little thieve

10/02/21: Let’s clean the car the car wash ๐ the Florida Pine tree shed is making my car dirty ๐ i didn’t had lava bath before ๐

10/03/21: Another Sunday means another handbell practice together with my host dad ๐ spent the day writing a paper for my biology class and skyping with my german family ๐ฉ๐ช

10/04/21: The campus is really beautiful right now with all the blooming bushes around. I had another orchestra practice today to get ready for our upcoming concerts. In my Model United Nations Club we did a small rehearsal for the International Conference in Washington DC, especially on how to hold a speach and make a movement during the conference

10/05/21: Today was another busy day. First, writing a microbiology exam, second doing volunteering. Then third, bringing one of my wiener to the vet and last but not least i went to a shopping mall just to look around. And on the second picture you can see the upcoming event i have planned at my college ๐

10/06/21: โ ๏ธ Flash Flood Warning โ ๏ธ or another normal rainy day in Florida โ the whole backyard was a swimming pool with some gras inside. The drive on the highway was really crazy, because some people don’t turn on their headlights even when you are not able to see far

10/07/21: Representing Germany in a foreign country includes representing your home area and the local traditions. The term „(E)I Gude“ is hassian and means something like „hi how are you doing“. It’s a traditional greeting used in the area around Frankfurt, where I am from. The red and white triangle also shows a traditional jug for รppler (applewine) and it’s called Bembel.The TLH Beer Society represents my connection to Tallahassees local breweries ๐ป
Maybe some fellow Germans will spot my new car tag and recognize me as another german ๐ฉ๐ช

10/08/21: Today I’ve been to a Student Leadership Retreat at the TCC Center of Innovation. That was a really great and informative workshop on how to lead successfully. Have no regerts and focus on the future ๐ฎ

10/09/21: Today was the big day of my first event planned as the Vice President of the International Students Organisation, the Appleyard Clean-Up Event. It was so fun doing something good for the environment and the community with all the other students. Afterwards we shared many sandwiches (as you can see๐). Later today i went to an Oktoberfest of a local brewery and saw these amazing cars and had the Sauerkraut Hotdog ๐ญ I asked some people (dressed in Dirndl and Lederhosen) if they know what the know, what the blue white flags are that are hanging around. But they didn’t had any idea, so i told them about it ๐ค

10/10/21: Halloween is around the corner, or at least it feels like it. Because there are already many houses decorated in spooky stuff. And i didn’t want to miss that, so i went to that Halloween Store ๐ป the rest of the i did some writing for another position paper, this time Afghanistan. Really challenging ๐ I will see how this will work out next weekend at the Florida Model United Nations Conference ๐ค

10/11/21: Making laundry is a good thing, because you don’t need to hang it out to dry. Just put it in the dryer ๐ because the moist Florida air wouldn’t make it dry

10/12/21: If I would get these snacks every time I would go to some homework tutoring I would be a A-Student ๐ that’s what the kids get when they come to my volunteering tutoring. Pretty nice ๐

10/13/21: When the college gets in Halloween mood but the supermarket decides „nope, here have some Christmas calenders already, BUT also don’t forget to buy Halloween sweets“ ๐ ๐๐
I had my first midterm in my microbiology lab today. That was fun, because i got a pretty good grade. 103 points out of 100 ๐๐ค

10/14/21: Today i went for a quick walk in between classes inside this urban jungle. It’s a small quiet place in the middle of the town and is called „Optimist Park“. Then I’ve been to the Cascade Park of Tallahassee and just looked at cars passing by. I really liked the pattern of the street somehow ๐
10/15/21: I’m currently on a conference with my model united nations club. It’s such a fun experience, meeting other people, representing a country and trying to find a common ground for a resolution paper. I’m a representative of Afghanistan in the General Assembly of the United Nations, really interesting to represent this country in this committee ๐
10/16/21: Another day of discussions about Weapons of Mass Destruction and Eliminating International Terrorism went by like nothing today. It was such an amazing experience with all the other delegates from colleges all over Florida. I enjoyed representing Afghanistan as a country and really getting into all the political discussions and issues. I am looking forward for the International Conference in Washington DC in three weeks ๐คฉ Today i even got an award for being a distinguished delegation

10/17/21: That’s some stuff you can find in a gas station in South Florida ๐ pretty unusual for me but apparently pretty common for Florida. My model un club and me drove back to Tallahassee today and i spent the evening watching a movie with my hostsister ๐ฅ

10/18/21: Today was concert time at TCC. I played together with the TCC City Band, the orchestra i joined in August as soon as I came to the US. It was really great playing again in a concert and showing the audience what our orchestra can play ๐ท
10/19/21: Today i wandered around my neighborhood to check for some Halloween decorations. And some people are already into it and decorated their houses really nice. And look at Pipers ears go flap flap as she’s running ๐ so cute ๐

10/20/21: Measuring the chance of corn plants changing their genotype and phenotypes during induced stress. That’s what I did today in my Lab. The ones in the front where grown in the dark. That’s why they are so yellowish and the ones in the background where grown with constant light source. Next time we’ll work with fruit flies genetics, that will be interesting ๐ฌ๐งฌ
10/21/21: After a long drive (round about 8h from Tallahassee) i arrived yesterday in Miami, Florida. The landscape on the way there was really interchanging. As soon as I drove of the highway ot looked so different. Driving down the toll-road was really relaxed, because there where really less other cars or trucks. And then i finally arrived at the AirBnB house where I’m staying with other german CBYX participantsโบ๏ธ endlich mal wieder deutsch sprechen ๐
10/22/21: Doing an airboat tour in the Everglades was so awesome. We did see a lot of wildlife. Different fish, alligators and birds. I also tried some Alligator meat, was kinda interesting ๐ then we drove through a jungle on a real wild road and got close to the other animals: mosquitos
10/23/21: Welcome to Miami ๐ฅ๐ด
Today we visited the downtown of Miami, went to the Hard Rock Cafรฉ and then we went to the Beach and watched the sun go down ๐๏ธ it was such a nice day. We ended it in Little Havana with visiting a nice bar with live music
10/24/21: Today i went with other german CBYX Participant to a American football game. Atlanta Falcons versus Miami Dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins lost in the last seconds 30-28. Then we decided to go to the beach and spend the evening there, eating some good seafood and walking past some really beautiful houses
10/25/21: These pictures show the places where i stopped today on my 8h drive from Miami back to Tallahassee. These are all national parks and you can see that the nature is so different in the three parks. It was really impressive to see these changes. Between the parks it was only 30min drive, so they were pretty close but still so different. And finally after another stop for gas and food i arrived back in Tallahassee

10/26/21: That dog was so cute while looking out of that car window ๐ถ that’s something i see everyday on my way to college. Also motorcycle riders without any helmets or protective gear at 120 km/h on the Highway. Because they are not obligated to wear these safety items. Today I also had the first meeting of my „introduction into outdoor games“ course. I thought it would be doing these games but apparently it’s only theory ๐ that’s really disappointing, but at least it will help me to figure out how to watch and understand American football ๐
10/27/21: Today i did another tutoring for a elementary grade girl. She had some issues dividing, so i tried my best to help her. And I saw this pretty nice looking car on the parking lot of my college. That’s a Halloween decoration with style
10/28/21: Now I am on my way to Tampa. On the way there I stopped at one national park to get this Geocache. The next stop was another national park. That was the place where the Second Seminole War started with a fight between the Seminole Tribe and US Soldiers in 1835. The nature you see is still the same as it where back then. Imagine beeing in this jungle and fighting against natives that know the place better than anyone. 2 soldiers out of 108 survived the attack and saved themselve.
10/29/21: Today i visited old Ybor City. A former cigar manufacturing city where a lot of cigars where made that where shipped worldwide. The german flag on the building stands for the german immigrants that came here too and where responsible for the printing of the cigar boxes labels. Later in the evening I had a really good Seefood Platter, fresh out of the ocean. My first time eating crab ๐ฆ to end the day I’ve been to a small carnival ๐ ๐ก
10/30/21: Now I’ve been to the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. That was a really beautiful place with a lot of different animals inside. Even the lemures where in Halloween Mood (or at least had the decorations ๐). After that I’ve been to a mall where they where already in Christmas mood ๐
10/31/21: On my way back from Tampa to Tallahassee i stopped in several different national parks again. You can see the jungle, the wild waters and a bridge of the Hillsborough National Park. Then the pines of the Colt Creek State Park. And another jungle of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park. The last one i visited today was the Ichetucknee Springs State Park with the beautiful blue spring ๐๏ธ
Due to the fact that there is Halloween tonight, my hostdad and me walked around in our neighborhood ans checked out the decorations of some houses in the street ๐ป