I used to think traveling to exotic places would be fun, but I have a little more experience now & it's only fun if it doesn't wreck your sleep.
So here I am in Germany. Sigh. I don't think I like this not being close to home thing..all I want to do is go to sleep in my bed and hear some English. I know it will pass, but for right now...it's just all so different, which is part of the point, I know. I just hate not knowing where to eat, where to even go for, say, a bottle of water. I just end up wandering around until I get too tired to anymore. I still haven't made it to Tuebingen, because I got sick on the plane and all I wanted was a hotel room and sleep when I got off. Of course, the flight attendants were concerned about me, so they got some guy that works at the airport to pick me up in a wheelchair so that I wouldn't faint. The good thing is that I didn't have to wait in line at customs...my reward for nearly dying on the plane. Long flights and Megan=not a good combination. Luckily, there will be no more of that until August.
Everyone here drives BMW's, Mercedes', Audi's, etc. It's really strange to see. I mean, I know these are German cars and so it makes sense, but it's just so different to see all these cars on the road that in America are the luxury cars. Here, they're commonplace. Even my taxi driver drives a Mercedes. It's quite a change from the roadways in the U.S.
Germany is 6 hours ahead of South Carolina. My sleep is not going well. I have to catch up before my classes actually start, which isn't for a long time, so I'm probably safe. I just have trouble falling asleep at the right German times. Soon, soon, it will all be easier.
Nothing to report, really, other than to let everyone know that I am safe and well on my way to being happy (hopefully!). I miss everyone!
