Philippe

Hello There!
I hope everyone's winter break is pleasant.
Ed,
As you know, I will be visiting Germany, France and Spain this coming month of May. We (my girlfriend and I) have already bought our first orchestra tickets to hear the Berlin Opera perform Mahler 8 conducted by Boulez. I am looking forward to it. My point is this.
I have an itch for adventure and I am anticipating wanting to move there and study/play/work after undergrad . I want to be in that rich cultural backround. What should i do besides practice to prepare myself for such a change? Is it THAT much of a change? (playing and culturally) I am going to take courses next year to learn German. I have recording sessions booked for January for summer festivals. I don't want to jerk around and "hope" something comes up. Where do I begin? P.S I hope you're an expert at pingpong by now. :)
Philippe