Now I'm in Germany

Okay, so it's Day 2 and I'm in he library typing away. The keyboards here have the y and the z mixed up so everything is slowed down. Also, I have no idea where the backslash is. At all. I looked, it's not here.

Germany is pretty uneventful so far: I ate, slept, walked around, got lost on the way to class, and that was about it. I did smoke Lucky Srike Lights, though, and that was epic. I'll make sure to bring some home for everyone.

After Charlotte, not a lot happened, either. I got on the plane, watched Hercules, and was uncomfortable for 8 hours. Nothing noteworrthy; no akward situations yet. I'm sure those are to come, though. I know that's what you're all waiting for. What I can't wait for is the news report afer Nathan squishes a small asian girl to death in China simply by stepping on the wrong spot at the wrong time. She'll never see it coming, she'll just be squished by a large, blonde American and his large, European nose.

I forgot that I'm not incredibly fond of Germany. I probably should have thought of that earlier but I glossed it over in my head and forgot that I neither like German nor speak it very well. So, here I am. Not a lot of prospects.

I'm actually quite annoyed with Germany at the moment, which I'm sure will pass. Amanda dislikes my negativity but I like to say, as Chris once did, that I'm not a pessimist but, rather, a realist. I realiye that I'm going to be here for awhile and to feign optimism would just end up corrupting my soul. I'm just trying to gradually adjust and not leap at the wonderful, happy oppurtunity to take part in every happy, wonderful thing. Sometimes, you should just sleep and sit on your ass, no matter what country you're in. You'll have plenty of time to 'explore and discover!!!' throughout the year. :P So right now I'm sitting on my ass.

Also, Beck, I can't wait for you to come. We can do awkward things all over Germany. I have no problem with dancing the robot and bumping into people until they kick us out of the country.

That's all for now. Stay classy.

Charlotte - The Land of the Christmas Tree Lady

28/07/08

So, I'm in Charlotte and I can't find anywhere to smoke, which is a harrowing experience, and I end up having to leave the airport, walk around the entire building, and find another smoker. On this adventure I discovered that Charlotte is named after Queen Charlotte, a German lady who became Queen of England and brought the Christmas tree into English culture.

I also ate some California Pizza Kitchen and felt sorry for myself when I got a horrible stomach ache. There's not much to say, the people of Charlotte seem similar to the people of Minneapolis only with cowboy hats and rocking chairs. Is it a Southern thing to have rocking chairs in the airport? At least they provide WiFi with the rocking chairs. Chadwin is getting homesick; he's sitting in the pillow right now being frustrated. We don't board until 4:00ish and I arrived here around 1 so it's been fun doing absolutely nothing for three hours. It's kind of like home.

I assume that Debo is at home now, or at the Courage Centre, being sad and Deboish. I will Skype you as soon as I get to Germany, find WiFi, and find a convertor for my laptop. It could be a few days.