Life in Bremen

I%26#39;m an American considering attending Jacobs University Bremen, which means living in Bremen for the better part of three years. I was wondering if anyone has any information about life in Bremen that might help me make my decision? Some specific questions I have--how accessible is the rest of Europe, for trips on school breaks or even nearby cities for weekends if I%26#39;m not too busy? How is the local transportation? Is there enough there to keep me relatively busy (keep in mind that school will keep me plenty busy, too!) for a few years or will I be bored out of my mind? Do many people speak English (I%26#39;m certainly planning to learn German, but the school speaks English and I don%26#39;t speak any German as of right now)? How%26#39;s the weather? Is there a nice spring and fall (as I won%26#39;t be there in the summers and I doubt winter%26#39;s too lovely)? Anything else helpful?

Thank you!

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Also forgot to ask--any general info about being an American in Germany that might be helpful?

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Budget flights from Bremen airport

www.whichbudget.com/en/cheapflights.php…

Esp. Ryanair can be really cheap if you book in advance and don%26#39;t run into their extra fees.

ICE network Germany

bahn.de/p/…MDB58548-ice_2009.pdf

IC/EC network Germany

bahn.de/p/…MDB54071-ecic_2009.pdf

night trains brochure with map

nachtzugreise.de/nachtzugreise/view/mdb/nach…

local public transport is good

http://www.bsag.de/eng/index.php

http://www.vbn.de/en/

Bremen is on similar latitude like Edmonten in Canada. Thus short days in winter and long ones in summer. Climate is however due the Gulf Stream a lot milder. Bremen climate

http://tinyurl.com/btw2th

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