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Finals are approaching and my stress level is at an all-time high. I haven't been going out a lot with my friends since, and I've been mostly spending my days at the library, so I thought it was only fitting to dedicate this blog post to the " library life" here at Tübingen University compared to HWS.  Since we have a range of different students attending this university (from undergrad to masters to Ph.D.), school is taken very seriously here. The library opens at 8 am on weekdays and 10 am on the weekend. There are many libraries available around the city (there's a library for each department–for medicine, theology, computer science and mathematics, etc....). But the library I go to is for everyone and it's the largest one and the closest one to the city center. If I don't have class in the morning, I usually try to go as soon as it opens because if I arrive there too late, all the seats will be taken (at least all the good ones). And this is not an un...

This week, I got to experience a fun and vibrant part of Tübingen: the Tübingen Stadfest. Tübingen is a fairly calm city, despite it being full of university students (except on the buses at midnight when it's filled with drunk students). I was really surprised to see so many people in the Altstadt (old town). You'd usually find tourists roaming around the picturesque area like below:  but during the Stadtfest, it was incredibly full (not the best picture): One of the most charming aspects of the festival is the bustling marketplace. There were booths filled with handmade crafts, local snacks, and traditional clothing. Not to mention, the food was incredible! Here's me and one of my friends eating a French crêpe!