Haha! Yeah, thanks for the answers! I know it's cold up in ND during the winter and that IS like my biggest worry! I'm originally from California and I already hate how cold it gets here (and it's never colder than -5°C). Seriously, I know what I would be getting myself into, but I think I can stand that for four years. I would imagine that I would be happy being able to move farther south after that though! ;-)

I will definatly have a look at the city, thanks for the hint!

Oh, and concerning the PPL, would I be able to do a PPL at UND without already studying there? I would really like to do my PPL next summer because I might have the chance to Fly N-registered airplanes here in Germany while I'm still here for a year then. So if I could do my PPL there next summer, that would be cheaper than doing it somewhere else and then completing the test-course? How much would a PPL roughly be at UND? The school I was thinking to attend for my PPL in texas has a 150 for about 60$ an hour - I figured thatw as really cheap...

Thanks again!

Best wishes
Jakob