Now I have to get up early because I have a real job (digital maps/navigation for a big German car manufacturer) to pay for my true passions - I am a jazz musician and cartoonist ;-)
In my second term I concentrated more on the "learn about the foreign culture" part of the student exchange experience. I took a music class and Spanish (very attractive TA - !Hola, Luis!). Besides that I got an offer from the German author Wolfgang Wulz in Germany to illustrate his book on the history of nicknames of small villages around Heidenheim (southern Germany). This was a lot of fun. Most of the drawings I did at one of my favorite places, the Montague Book Mill, a funky little bookstore cafe. Wednesday nights I usually could be found at the Blue Moon Cafe in downtown Amherst playing jazz with George, Don, Guy and Richard and whoever else joined the session. (right... I forgot to mention Chris, a very handsome bass player ;-)) If you live anywhere near Amherst, go check them out. Also tasty food (Falafel!) and smoothies. Here are some more pictures from the Blue Moon
