I made it!

Two airplanes, a bus, two trains and a ferry later and I made it!

Germany is so much more beautiful than I ever dreamed. After getting off the plane, we had to take a train from the main station in Hamburg to Rostock.

Train Station in Hamburg

Once in Rostock, we had to take a second train to the small beach town of Warnemunde where the boat is stationed. The streets are covered in cobblestone and the houses and shops are ADORABLE. The second night there, I went into town with a few of the PhD students. We bought dinner and beer and went and sat on the beach to eat and drink. Drinking on the beach, in fact, drinking in public anywhere is completely legal here!

As for the internship, it is absolutely amazing so far. Today I started to train the seals in German, which was really hard but really fun all at the same time.  I also got to see the octopods run their experiments which was fascinating. Here is a link to some of the work they are currently doing with them.

Tonight Megan and I went on a walk just outside the boat to the lighthouse. The view was breathtaking.

This weekend we will be going to the farmers market and exploring the town a bit more, so I will put up more pictures by Sunday evening along with an account of our adventures!

Love,

Vanessa