Hey all! So, we're slowly starting to adjust to life in Germany... Brian is doing much better at it than I am to say the least... We found out that we start our German language classes in about two weeks, so that will be good... Until then I can continue fumbling my way around, I guess...
For those of you that don't know, I finally have some type of internet access... Being that we don't have internet access in our apartment yet, I found that the closest T-Mobile Hotspot (i.e. internet access) is at the local McDonald's... go figure! :) So, now in order for me to feel like I still am connected to the outside world, I walk the 30 minutes to the local McDonald's and sit in the corner and surf the internet for hours. Their McDonalds here are actually nicer than those in the U.S. They actually have a little section off to the side of the restaurant that is called McCafe and it's like a little version of a coffee shop... yay! :) So, I basically sit in the corner here and watch the world go by... :) I've actually learned alot about the culture by just sitting here and observing... Teenagers here are pretty much the same as teenagers in the U.S. - obnoxious! But, it's funny how they all dress in U.S. name brand clothes and listen to music from the U.S. I've seen alot of couples come in and out of this place, and I have to say that people here are actually more "touchy-feely" here than in the U.S. I actually watched 2 couples about my age making out in the booths.... EEEW.... that's just not cool!!
We're hoping that we'll be able to get internet hooked up rather soon in the apartment... We also are in the process of trying to find phones that we can use to make international calls... It's interesting trying to figure out phone packages when it's all in German... :) Well, I'm off to run my errands. I have to walk the 30 minutes back to the apartment, drop off my computer, pick up our grocery bags (yep, you guessed it, they use the cloth bags here to get groceries), walk 30 minutes to the local grocery store, and then hike back with all of my groceries... Oh, the fun just never ends! Needless to say, I don't go crazy with buying groceries here... It's not like in the States where you stock up on things when they're on sale... Here, you buy only what you need, or in my case, what I can walk with for 30 minutes! :)
Hope all is well for you! I miss you all very much!!
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