Good Times in Munich

Me drinking beer with friends at the PUMA kickoff meeting. Not PUMA the sportswear brand~ It's a new research doctorial program at TUM, Technical University of Munich. I'll show more photos of it. TUM is the school that invited and sponsored me for this visit. Thanks Professor Knoll and TUM=). We had a hiking trip as a extracurricular activity. We stopped by for a beer at almost the top of the mountain. Good place for a drink=). It's very enjoyable, and i got a chance to experience a European lifestyle.

This is TUM. Can you believe this? The glass ceiling and wall make it look more like shopping center or exhibition hall than a school. Wait til i show you the inside.

The inside is even more unbelievable. TUM has two giant slides from the third floor. You can use matresses to slide down. Very convenient for those last-minute-rush-to-class or have-no-patient-for-elevator students. It's an attraction for students to come study at TUM, especially for those risk lover. At the end of the slide, there is a board that keeps track of the name of people and their fastest sliding times. I wonder what admin were thinking when they approve this. This is where i feel school is most successful: letting people explore their freedom with the support of the authority. In conclusion, TUM really tries to make schooling fun for students, literally. 

This is a government building in the city center. I saw similar architecture at Budapest. It's actually more rare to find this kind of medieval buildings in Germany. Most of the city were ruined by the world wars.