- The cobbliest cobble stone lane by my house. It is impossible to walk on in heels, flats, rain... I hate it and love it simultaneously.
- Hearing "Jeden Tag ein bisschen besser" a billion times during a single shopping trip to Rewe.
- Waiting to cross the sidewalk until the light turns green, even though it totally bothers me that no one here jaywalks.
- My wallet weighing as much as my head. Never in my life have I had so many coins at once. It's gonna feel like something is missing.
- My see-through pale skin.... oh wait, kidding! BRING ON THAT SUNSHINE, USA! I'm ready for a sun tan!
- Mixing English words and German words into each of my sentences. Engleutsch, baby.
- German radio traffic reports and pop radio stations. Pop radio DJs also speak Engleutsch... "Das war der US-Amerikanischer Rapper Snoop Dogg mit 'Beautiful'".
- Climbing up cathedral towers.
- Hearing "Vorsicht bei der Einfahrt".
- Late night swims so as to avoid the breaststrokers, old and young but all incapable of circle swimming.
- Kaffee und kuchen with Ginny in Café Blum.
- Open containers.
- Marzipan, marzipan everywhere!
- Brötchen with butter. It just doesn't get better.
- Having no idea how many numbers constitute a telephone number but knowing that it doesn't matter anyway because having a conversation in German over the phone scares the living daylights out of me.
- Throwing away most things in the red waste baskets because I'm still not really sure what blue, green, and yellow are for.
- All of the new, wonderful people I have met along the way... I wish you all continued success and much happiness!
Thanks, Germany. It's been a trip!
Love always.
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