Goodbye to:
- mosquitoes
- free refills
- ice on my water or pop
- figuring out what the tip is
- semisweet chocolate
- peanut butter
- driving a car
- wireless internet
- being witty and funny when first meeting someone
Hello to:
- fresh bakery goods
- riding a bike often
- making my own food
- spending time in beer gardens
- traveling by train all the time
- cooler weather
- butter
- speaking lots of German
Today I arrived, and my adventure started. Yes, my adventure for this year actually started last year when I started applying (which was in July 2006). But yesterday I got on the plane, didn't sleep at all, got on a bus, then a train and then was picked up at the train station. I moved in, and to my delight, there was lots of of stuff left for me in the room, like lots of spices, and extension chords and even a television! I took a nap which was very hard to get up from, but I did so I could shower, which felt great. Then I took my first trip to the super market. I was sad to not find my favorite meal to make, so I will have to stock up on
Maultaschen when I am down south. But then when I was about to make dinner, three of my flatmates were starting to play Monopoly and invited me to play. I was much quieter than normal, but made a few jabs here and there. Now to bed, hooray!
2 comments:
Lori, I'm so happy for you! I can only imagine how good it must feel to be back in Deutschland, and it sounds like the arrival couldn't have gone better. You gotta post some pictures of your new diggs for us and your new hometown! Pleeeease?
Speaking of Maultaschen and such, guess what I found at Safeway the other day while I was grocery shopping? Spätzle noodles! There was an entire section devoted to German food right next to the Asian foods section, which is probably why I'd never found it....but exciting!
I am impressed by your quick posting capabilities. I should do that too. See you tomorrow! I can´t wait!
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