did you hear about the shooting near Stuttgart today? anyway, where in Germany are you moving to? i'm only familiar with southern germany.

_bored · Mar 11, 2009 9:12 PM

Am going to Jena. I have no clue what part of the country it is. Were you living in Germany for a while, or are you still there?

bhikhaari · Mar 11, 2009 9:16 PM

Jena, east germany i think. am still here in Deutschland. and it's friggin 3.30 am but i have some stuff i need to take care of. und kannst du Deutsch sprechen? oder ist deine Arbeit bei einer Englischen Firma?

_bored · Mar 11, 2009 9:39 PM

Von Google-Übersetzung: Ich kann nicht Deutsch sprechen. Ich werde für eine Biotech Research Society (Max Planck Institut) während meines Aufenthalts dort. Was ist Kultur? sind Deutsch-Studierenden normalerweise menschenwürdige oder vulgär? Ich frage das, weil das Unternehmen die Vermietung mir ein Zimmer in einem Wohnheim in der Nähe einer Universität. And sorry about the cold. Almost same here...but only about 3 more weeks of winter snow, and spring will arrive. How will Germany be during the summer? One VERY important question please: how costly are bicycles? I'm thinking of buying one. Are second hand bikes for sale, like in Nepal? Thanks.

bhikhaari · Mar 11, 2009 10:08 PM

i can only speak for south germany here. i'm an exchange student from a us college. i've been here 6 months now and it's been great. and i'm glad you're into bicycles, because it's very popular here. unlike in the US, you can bike around the city easily. painted bike lanes and the drivers' awareness of bikes on the roads makes it very safe too. new ones are expensive, even shitty looking bikes can set you back 300 euros. but thankfully, there are lots of second hand bikes for sale. you can either go to bike shops, ask around, or look for posters at the university. second hand road bikes would probably be about 50 for the very used kind. but repairing is expensive and could end up costing you more than the bike, so i'd rather get a more expensive one in very good shape. my city is one of the warmest places in germany and right now the weather here is crap. it's been raining quite a lot, but the signs of spring are definitely here. is yours a Wohnheim or a WG? probably a studentenwohnheim. mine is pretty loud during the weekends. and we have a lot of international students and the city is very tolerant. but not knowing the language is a setback if you are looking to make friends with the germans. they're friendlier when you make an effort. most of them don't seem to like speaking english unless they have to. strangers on the street don't smile as much and might come off as uptight, but once you get to know them, you'll see that they are friendly, nice and love to have fun!

_bored · Mar 11, 2009 10:47 PM

Hallo bored, Wo bist du im deutchland!! ich bleibe auch im süd deuchland? Bhikari..if you still have some question about JENA, i know some people who have been there..shoot me a email if you want to be in contact with them. Tschüs

Sukuchha · Mar 12, 2009 3:50 AM

I don't know how far Bremen is but there's a big bunch of Nepali students studying at Jacobs University there.

commando · Mar 12, 2009 4:15 AM

hallo sukucha, ich wohne nähe von Stuttgart, ungefähr ein Stunde mit dem Zug. wo wohnst du? bist du auch ein Austauschstudent oder? Bremen is way up there in the north west. but again, germany as a whole is tiny compared to the US.

_bored · Mar 12, 2009 5:06 AM

Guten Tag meine freiunden im Deutchsland. Wie gehts !

Maalpaani · Mar 12, 2009 9:53 AM

bored, du studiert in Hohenheim uni oder? I studiere in stuttgart.

Sukuchha · Mar 12, 2009 5:44 PM