Hallo damen und herren!
As I have now finished my first week in Germany, I thought that I'd get you up to speed with what has been happening thus far and what will be happening in the near future. First of all, the people at the Institute for Steel Construction and Materials Mechanics are great. Throughout the learning process, they have been nothing but patient and kind to me.
It just so happens that the lead professor at the Institute turned 50 the previous weekend, so he put on a lunch for all the members of the department on Monday. Here is a picture of the food spread (in honor of you, Mom), and here is a picture of some of people in the department at the party. While I am at it, here is a picture of an office that I share with an especially nice individual in the department.
And the research itself is going well. I can now do the entire testing without assistance. I work in two different buildings: the main building which houses the department (here), and the lab (here) where I do my testing. My lab is the room to the right of the door. Here is a picture of me at work in the lab, and here, here, and here are some shots of the equipment with which I am working.
This weekend there is a big (and free) music festival here in Darmstadt. Tomorrow night I will be meeting up with one of my North American counterparts and her friends, so that should be pretty fun. On Sunday I will be going to a barbecue at the house of the PhD student for whom I do research. Much of her family will be there. I wonder how it will compare to a Hubbard reunion! I'll be sure to keep you posted!
Life is good.
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3 comments:
we enjoyed the pistures mike. seems like your doing better. can't wait to see you!
Great update! Keep up the good work. We are looking forward to "Skype-ing" you on Sunday. 9:00 pm your time? DAD
Kool stuff Mikey. I think I have seen some of that equipment on Poppies farm. All I can say is Aller anfang ist schwer. Sam
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