I finally did it...

For almost nine months I have been avoiding it, but I finally got up the courage.  I went to the doctor, and spoke to him in German.  (Well, at least until he asked me if I really pronounce my name 'Nason' in perfect English.)

I have been so afraid to go to a German doctor because I didn't think I would understand, or that he wouldn't understand me.   

Despite all of my worrying the experience we so easy!  I even learned several new things.  So, do one thing that scares you everyday...

Some of my favorite memories of the last month...

The view outside our window in Salzburg...

Drew's parents and I in Schwäbisch Hall, where Drew proposed, after my soccer game.

We found this picture frame on the side of the road...then had so much fun taking random pictures with it.

We had Mexican with Andi and Ivan in Luzern...

Fred & Ginger

Last week, Drew and I spent the entire week road-tripping with his parents from Nürnberg to Prague, Salzburg, and Lucerne.  We were arriving late into Prague, and were trying hard to follow the GPS' directions when we happened upon this building by Frank Gehry and Czech architect Vlado Milunic.  

This very modern building adds excitement to a classic and linear city-scape.  It's movement inspires passion, creates a lively mood, and shows great creativity.  The design of the building was influenced by the famous dancing-pair, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers from the 1930's.  Perhaps a hidden meaning since Prague was alive and dancing until the German Nazi occupation in the mid-1930's, and a modern symbol of a return to the city's most vibrant days.   

("Dancing House", www.wikipedia.com, 16.6.09)

Keep an eye out for design...

Sometimes the best design is found in the most unexpected places, and two Sundays ago this happened to me.  Hiding in the basement of an Idaho home, playing host to eight grown men, was this Charles & Rae Eames Lounge Chair.  

I have only studied this chair in classes, and have always appreciated it for its aesthetic value.  However, after getting the chance to sit in such a famous chair, I can now fully understand why this chair is so famous.  Not only does it look wise and classic, but also seems to be made for each sitter's individual body and transudes its qualities on the person enjoying a rest.

 

So, keep your eyes open for good design in random places...

(This is the Charles and Rae Eames Lounge Chair, produced by Herman Miller, and first sold in 1956.)  www.wikipedia.com