Culture in the Blender

I recently ordered two theses from the University of Munchen that seemed very helpful in writing my own thesis. They arrived, and although I read slowly in German compared to my mother tongues, I realized on the bus today – I’m following a discussion on quantum mechanics in relation to observable variables in surface science experiments in my adopted language! It wouldn’t surprise me if I’m the only person at this (US American) university who can read this in German. If there are others who could, there can’t be more than a handful. Very useful for me.