Random Realizations

So I have come to realize that most places have highly unusual things that define them. Take Berlin. There is graffiti everywhere in the most random places. I have never seen so much graffiti in my life. It's not just the graffiti; it's the fact that it is in random places. Take a park. We walked through a gorgeous park and what was there on the wall. That's right. Graffiti. I'll take some pics and put them up eventually. Of course just about everywhere there is graffiti.

Another thing is rain. I thought it rained a lot in Alabama, but Berlin has it beat. Kinda. It's not like Alabama rain, but more like a continuous drizzle. Unlike Alabama there is never sun at the same time it rains. Of course that probably doesn't make sense to you, but it does to me since I know both places. It's like the generic Utah rain, but it lasts longer. . .like all day, or all week really.

Europeans don't have to make decisions. They automatically know what they want. A sure sign of an Ausländer (foreigner) is someone who actually has to think about what they are buying. It continues to baffle people when we don't make our decision the minute we step in the place about what we want to eat. Take the Turkish guy at the bakery. We said we needed a minute and it took him several minutes to figure out we actually had no clue what we wanted. We just knew we wanted pastries. It was actually quite entertaining.

I feel like I'm complaining, but really I'm just pointing out all the random things I have realized in the past five days in Berlin. Hopefully this was somewhat entertaining. I have more things that have shocked me, but I can't think of them right now as it is late. I should be in bed, but you know me and procrastination are best friends.

Deutschland!!!

I have officially made it to Berlin and my apartment for the next two months!! Nothing too exciting yet. I stayed in my first hostel. That was definitely interesting. It was a bit out of the way, which we didn't exactly realize until we got here. I stayed there with a friend, Melissa Seipel. We spent yesterday, Saturday, finding a few places, like our school, and scoping out our new apartments. Basically we were trying to stay awake, which we did. This morning we took a combination of the U-Bahn and the buses to get to our apartments. Not the most fun with two suitcases, but we survived, along with our luggage. I know this isn't really entertaining this time, but I'm tired. I still haven't bought German chocolate, I know shocker! Soon I will buy a supply for a week or two. . .you know how fast I go through chocolate. Here's my tip for travelling. Don't travel with a cold. Your ears will be plugged. Mine were and still are, which could be problematic eventually. Oh well. Tschüss!!!