Time to Move On!

Sunset over the Hocking River

I am looking back on a few turbulent weeks since the semester ended. After my rent contract with the University Commons expired, I moved to the Interim Housing of Ohio University. Let's say, that was the American dorm experience I had never wanted. For four nights, I called the Hoover House on South Green my home. The dorm was built in the 1970s and seemed not to be renovated since then. The part of mine that has a paranoid tendency was a little afraid at first that the dorm would be haunted, after I heard zillions of Athens' ghost stories. (Which is kind of stupid, but … ya' know) During the last days in Athens, I treated myself with some Athens' specialties you have to try if you should ever come to visit the town. Whit's Frozen Custard with Hot Fudge, O'Betty's Red Hot Hot-dogs...The best dogs in town! Also, temperatures had risen to 29° Celsius. Unbelievable, right?! I sat in the glazing sunlight in the deserted park in front of the library, drank my cooled large Dr. P, watched Chipmunks chasing each other and enjoyed my cheesy-fries (go to O'Betty's).

I had to get rid of too much stuff before I would leave Athens. It is incredible how much clutter collects in just four months. My heart bled a little when I sold two textbooks, which were originally around 30 bucks (which is not much for textbooks, but anyway...) and got only $1.50 back. For the last two days, I planned a photo tour through Athens. I went to the Ridges, explored its gloomy charm and watched the sun setting in purple and pink hues over the Hocking River from the Richland bridge.

Hittin' the Road

I had not had a response for my internship then and decided to visit a friend in Cincinnati. On Thursday, May 7^th, at six am. I left Athens and was off to Cincy. We went to the Hofbräuhaus in Newport, Kentucky, which was an ...experience in itself. Let's just phrase it like that. Apparently, the beer was imported from Germany. I had Leberkäse with Kartoffelsalat and felt strangely at home again. Drinking and dining within the incarnated American perception of the perfect Disney-like Germany.

As of now, I am stranded, just a bit. I am living in a very neat hostel in Columbus, it is called the Wayfaring Buckeye Hostel. I have got my internship at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, and I am extremely excited to start working! Today I had an appointment with one of my supervisors, and I am looking forward to some promising projects this summer.