Tomorrow will be the 6th time I will travel to Europe. Summer 1973 to Madrid to live in my uncle's house for one month. Summer 1983 to live in Vitoria with a family for 5 weeks. Thanksgiving 1999 to Brussels to collaborate with J. Lemaire for one week. Fall 2002 to Maastricht for a conference for one week. Winter 2014-2015 to Munich to teach at Hochschule München for 4 months while on sabbatical. And now Summer 2016 to Munich to lead 9 students on a Summer B study abroad. I feel very lucky to have had these opportunities in my life, and I think the perspective that one gains (at least that I have gained) by interacting with people from other countries and cultures is invaluable.
The last time I went to Munich I arrived in the morning, took the S-Bahn to Pullach, just south of the city on the edge of the Isar river, joined some people (who I'd never met) who were visiting for Oktoberfest, and went to the WaWi for lunch (sausages and bier).
So this is now my "Munich routine." The first thing I'll do on Thursday morning when I arrive at the München Flughafen is to take the S-Bahn to Pullach, and have lunch and excellent Bavarian bier at the WaWi.
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