I'm sitting in my brother's apartment in Freiburg, Germany. I've been in Germany for 8 days now, and I love it so much. I still haven't really registered that I'm here in Europe for another four months of crazy adventuring and difficult classes. That it's already this incredibly frigid and that August is over.
I've made this blog to keep tabs on my travel experiences, as I'm now a tourist in a tourist capital city. (sound familiar?) I will be living with a family in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for four months, as well as going on week long excursions to Morocco and Croatia (WARMTH!) with my classmates.
As far as Germany goes, the biggest differences are the silly toilet buttons, ordering in restaurants, the beauty of old houses (none of that awful goddamn siding) the stares I constantly receive, the expensiveness of everything, and the deliciousness of the food. I've discovered Flammkuchen, which is an Alsacian pizza basically with créme fraiche, leeks chopped finely, bacon specks, and cheese. It's nomtastic. It tastes like these rollups my mom used to make at parties, actually.
But you should see the way these people stare. They look you up and down, and they don't say "danke" when you open the door for them. Also you don't have to smile or be nice if you're, let's say, a cashier at a supermarket. I'd be fired in five minutes from BRU if I looked half as unpleasant as some cashiers that I've come across.... but I digress.
I've already gone to some second hand shops in Heilbronn, and found a kick ass faux leather brown jacket and a mustardy 30s hat. But even second hand and fleamarkets are more expensive than DC.
A part of me wishes I could stay and study in Germany, but there's plenty of time for that later in life. A few more days here with my brother in this beautiful city, and then it's off to Amsterdam with me!
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