New country, new people, new foods, new money, new language... The moment I walked out of my terminal, I was engulfed by unfamiliar things. This is not really a bad thing- on the contrary, I love change and need dynamic surroundings. However, I was quite literally stripped of most of my familiar things- seeing as the airport lost my luggage (I have it now! And in fact, it was quite nice to not have to carry it to my hostel. Thanks, London Heathrow!), and so I embarked on my new adventure with only the clothes on my back.
Sink or swim?
I think that I'm swimming- though here are some instances when I barley kept above the water.
1. The ATM only gave me 50s! But I needed to purchase a 2.5 Euro bus ticket. I think that the bus driver was telling me that I had too large of bills, but one cannot be sure when they do not speak German. He made me get off of the bus! However, I broke it into smaller change, and eventually I made it to my hostel. Good thing I only had one bag to carry!
2. I wiped out three times in a very short time period. So much for looking cool to my new friends, and to the entire bar at the hostel. Was I drunk, you inquire? Nope. It was 1pm and I was running late. The bar was the short cut- or it would have been would I not have had a detour in the middle, on the ground.
Otherwise, I am doing ok. I made a friend, Alex something-I-cannot-remember (#3?), at the train station, and we have been brushing up on our WWII history together. Yeah, the steps that Hitler used to give speeches on? I was there. We also saw the Berlin wall, among other things. It made me think of Seth Childs Rd in Manhattan. 03 BABY!
Ok- computer dying and I cannot charge it until I get to Slovenia- love you all.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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