I sign back in.
Against all odds, the exam was conducted. We couldn't believe it ourselves. The information policy of my university was awful - especially of the medical faculty. All public buildings were closed in Dresden and the city is basically in a big shutdown since March 21, 2020. BUT the exams still happened - with ultra special permit by the federal government. There was a conference on Wednesday, but they wouldn't tell us the result of their gathering 'till Friday 12 pm! The exams started on Monday. Anyhew. I survived. Some contestants signed off from the exam because they couldn't stand the bombardment on their nerves.
I passed all three oral examinations in Chemistry, Biology and Physics - even with good grades! So all the learning paid off eventually. But it was not a nice situation to be examined in.
I spent a couple days to recover and pack my stuff. Dresden has a curfew by now because people just didn't follow the recommendations. Most people stayed home though. It's those few who break the rules and make everyone pay for it. You cannot leave town unless you got a permit from your employer. I got some work to do here so I got all paperwork done before I crossed the country.
So I drove home last Sunday and I was confident that the police would stop me at least once! I mean I passed 5 of 16 states! But no, I was not pulled over a single time! Only saw 4 Police vehicles in the opposite direction along those 360 miles. Imagine you have the Highway all for yourself! I was in driver's heaven guys! I had about 250 miles! all for myself and felt like a boy with his die-cast cars on a play carpet. I made all the way through in just 5 Hours. I didn't speed though. My average speed was 80 mph - top speed was 125 mph, but only for 6 miles or so. Didn't want to tank more gas at the Autobahn because it's more expensive there. But talking about gas! Man, is it cheap now! That's another positive thing about this crisis. It's 4,53€ per gallon at the Moment. Last year it was at a high of 5,78€/gallon.
On the other hand I saw significantly more dead animals on the road. That made me quite sad. I mean animals see that there's less traffic, but they don't know why. Nature is getting back what belongs to it anyway. So animals spend more time on the road now - and some are killed. Saw like 5 hawks, 2 foxes, a deer and even a dog. Had to do some tricks with my stiring wheel to not hit some other birds. I tried rolling - that's a good trick! Fortunately I didn't hit anything except for an empty box of cigarettes.
So I'm feeling excellent! Governmental confinement to stay at home is the best damn thing that could possibly happen to me! I have way too many projects to be realized. And if I hoard one thing: It's material for my Star Wars madness! So I can work even though all stores are closed 'till the end of April. Also the start of the next semester has been pushed to the beginning of May.
I planned on finding a job from May to September, but the market looks more than dark right now.
The Star Wars fan convention was cancelled due to the Virus. That sucks a lot, especially because I wanted to display some of my stuff there. But I make the best out of it and build MORE STUFF. Maybe it's going to happen in summer.
Stay safe & healthy guys! Staying home is one of my favorite hobbies. And boredom is something I think we all don't know! lol
Cheers!
