The first week here in Germany has flown by so fast. The week is quite repetitive, but the weekends are jam packed with group activities. Every day, we wake up, eat breakfast, and then head to the bus station for the activity of the day. On the bus, we usually get some really weird, and probably deserved, looks from the locals. Something that I was not expecting to encounter was how the people here immediately start speaking English to us, or how the people dress quite nice rather than my usual t-shirt and shorts look. Some of the many great things Germany has to offer is that the Redbull is substantially cheaper, chocolate is $0.59, and it is completely normal for people to have a beer with every meal. Some perks I guess you could say.
It is nuts to think we are in Germany, so much so that sometimes it doesn’t even feel like we are. No, I can’t read any of the signs or speak to any of the people except for my class, but beside those reasons, it does not feel as though we are five thousand miles away from home. Some things that would be nice to have here that aren’t is air conditioning for the most part, and not having to pay to use the bathroom in most places.
One thing for sure that America needs to adopt from Germany is all the cheap food stands, Döner Kebabs especially! It has been a lot of fun living here for the past week and trying new foods, as well as seeing all of the monuments we learned about in class.