CouchSurfing Will Change The World

Ok, maybe it won't, but it sure is a lot of fun to be part of it! CouchSurfing is based on the idea that it is so much more interesting and a hell of a lot cheaper to travel, if you can stay on a friend's couch. Since none of us have friends in every country, every city, every village, wouldn't it be nice to create a community of people offering you their couches? Yes, yes it would.

Of course there are lots of safety measures in place and you can deny any CouchSurfing requests you don't feel comfortable with.

Personally I have so far only hosted one person - I guess St. Gallen is not the popular tourist spot that I thought it was. Anyway, this Saturday I had the opportunity to discover what I like the most about CouchSurfing - big group gatherings with people from all over the globe, good food and alcohol. You can't go wrong with that! All this was brought to me and the CouchSurfing community courtesy of a lovely member in Gossau who cooked Paëlla for 130 people, let us camp in his backyard and even got us breakfast. Pictures are here. Thanks Vince!

State Tetris!

I have a new addiction: State Tetris. It is also a completely pointless addiction, since it is a game that is relatively easy to master and after that there is no point in playing anymore. But I just. can't. stop. I you're into something more challenging, try this.

Freeze!

My mum gave me a freezer which finally fits more than one bottle of vodka and a few measly ice cubes. I plan on filling it up with cheap sushi from Aldi. Yes, I'm crying, but they are tears of joy!

Hey! Teachers! Leave Them Kids Alone!

...But I won't! Hahaaaa! *evilgrin* Looks like starting mid-August I will be a substitute teacher at the KV in Altstätten, teaching VBR (Volkswirtschaft, Betriebswirtschaft, Recht) to 1st and 3rd year BMS-students. I am absolutely terrified and it will be a lot of work, but I think challenges are supposed to be a good thing, so I'll give it a shot - adhering to my University's motto: "Wir fordern und fördern Persönlichkeiten".

Walensee Is Pretty

This weekend was the WakeSurf Festival at the Walensee in Murg and Roman, a friend of ours, was competing, so a bunch of us decided to go and cheer him on. Me and my friend Petra only got there on Saturday evening though, so we missed Saturday's competition and Sunday's was cancelled due to bad weather. We managed to have a great time at Saturday's party though and we celebrated Roman's coming in 4th place at the competition! Congrats! Pics are up here and on my facebook/studivz profiles.

Ups and Downs

What's the difference? Exactly 18 minutes. It takes me 20 minutes to walk up the hill to my local outdoor swimming pool, pushing my bike. It takes me exactly 2 minutes to get home.

Speaking of ups and downs, my landlord, a beautiful woman in (I guess) her early fifties, almost started crying in front of me today and had to walk away, when she told me her husband had left her for a new (I assume younger) model after 3o years of marriage. Classy.

Gröschtigraben?

Does anyone know why the "Rütli" is called "Grütli" in the French part of Switzerland? Seems kinda random. Although "Prairie du Grütli" does have a nicer ring to it than "Rütliwiese".