when it is windy, I am riding my bike against it

Today, I biked around Greifswald for about five hours. It was really windy and I went back and forth across the city. It started with me riding to my bank, which takes about two minutes. The reason I had to go to my bank was because when I attempted to log into my account on-line on Saturday, it wouldn't let me. So I went in, and explained my situation. The guy who I think was the boss of the branch brought me into the office and was going to show me how to do it. And then he ran into a problem. It was not letting him in either, so he called whoever he needed to call and I guess they never really registered me or something. Then someone did that, but it still wasn't working. He then compared the TAN number that I had with the one they had on file for me, I guess they were completely different. So I had to get a new set of numbers and wait about five minutes. Finally, everything worked out fine.

Then I cycled over to Media Markt (their version of Best Buy) to see if I could get my camera fixed by them. I explained my situation to one of the women at the service counter, and she kept saying they couldn't honor my warranty from the states, and I kept trying to tell her I just needed it fixed, and then a receipt to send in. Finally, she understood what I was asking, and then had someone else help me. This guy was really great, and we were all ready to go. I would have to pay a fee to have it looked at, fine, do you take Visa? nope.

So I had to cycle across town to go to the bank, but I had to get across town anyway to bring in my last bit of paperwork for my scholarship. Handed that in, went to the bank, and walked around the city center for a while. The ride to the town center was long, I got a little lost, and the wind was against me. So I was taking my time and relaxing. Then I got back on my bike and went back. When I got there, the guy was ready to help, and just wanted to make sure that my camera really was broken. He put the battery back in, and, what do you know, the camera turned on! It was quite embarrassing, and I know how to put the battery in my camera, and I fully charged it as well. I was actually quite happy to have it working, because I have missed it over the past two weeks, and now I know I can bring it to Media Markt. After this finding, I bought myself a new pillow which I am extremely excited to try out tonight.

Then I rode home, and Katy was by her computer, which was wonderful, because we could then talk for about a half hour, not longer because I was meeting Steffi and some other girls for Frisbee at 6.30. I got back on my bike and rode back across town and taught someone how to throw a frisbee. Afterwards, three of us went to the restaurant next to the beach and ordered hot chocolate and laughed about cultural differences. It was a long, tiring, but good day.