What a ride!!!

Well, the past two weeks here were way cool. First of all, two weekends ago I was in Rostock for the G8 summit. I camped in "Camp Rostock", a piece of land given by the city for people who wanted to participate in the demonstration against G8 and needed a place to camp. It was great, so many people with a lot of diferent political opinions, but everyone getting along really well. The grounds were on the side of the river and there was aspontaneous rave that lasted the whole weekend. There were organised "kitchens" where the camp organisation cooked three meals a day. The Demonstration on Saturday was really super, but it got ugly and violent at the end. I am completely against the use of violence in demonstrations. Saturday night was a bit scary, because the police surrounded the camp and had a helicopter circle over us the whole night. All in all, it was a great experience and I had the chance to express my opinion.

Last weekend, I was in Dresden on Friday night with a couple of friends, it's really a beautiful city. It was weird cause on friday night we were in this cool neighbourhood, having fun until we realised that there was an alcohol ban for this neighbourhood, because certain political groups ( the same which turned violent in Rostock) tended to start riots in the streets. (Normally you are allowed to drink alcohol on the street in Germany) So we were allowed to go to bars, but not take our drinks to the street...

Saturday we went hiking in this beautiful rocky area in Saxony. The trails were so steep at many places you had to climb. There were metal bars sticking out of the rock to help you climb. It was a rough way up, but so worth it!!!

Sunday we found an old quarry that had turned into a lake and went swimming. There was this spot that was 4 or 5 meters high where you could run off the cliff and jump in the water. I did it!! ( I'm really afraid of heights, so the whole weekend was kind of challenging to me)

The next weeks I kinda have to stay put, cause I have to start preparing for exams in July... ut I can't wait till August to go explore more countryside!!