Happy Belated Blog Day 2007
Ok so I’m 2 weeks late and Kim has tagged me twice and commanded that I write about 5 blogs that I find interesting, soooo……
To give you something to read while I’m in Frankfurt and Imola why don’t you check out:
1. The Frankfurt Files
One of the people I’m visiting in Frankfurt is Dave who writes about an American’s perceptions of life in Germany. He writes so funny that my mom actually reads the blog, too!
2. Symone
Symone and her hubby just moved to Ireland this summer and I really enjoy her photos and stories from there. She actually likes living there so it’s interesting to read her thoughts about Ireland and compare them to my own. 😉
3. Dr. Apple Goes Pepper
Susi writes stories about her life in Miami and New York City and while she doesn’t write that often, her entries are always sure to make me laugh out loud.
4. Tausend kleine Dinge in Amerika
Kai Blum explains (in German) little things from the US. I really enjoy reading his random entries.
5. Ute’s World
I’ve read Ute’s (German) blog for ages now starting from her being an au-pair in Connecticut to being back in Germany to now studying over there again. Gotta love that girl and the drama that’s constantly trying to get the better of her – but never does in the end.
Well seeing that this entry is two weeks overdue i’m not gonna tag anyone to post something on August 31st 2007. It’d be a bad start to be late already, huh? Enjoy browsing!
The Anxiety… it’s killing me
While I’m sitting here waiting for my visa forms from the lawyer to arrive I’m of course thinking waaayyyy too much. I’m so worried that I won’t get another J-1 visa, it’s seriously affecting my appetite (and makes me nauseous at times). I just want to get the forms so I can arrange an appointment in Berlin (hello super expensive consulate hotline) and get it over with. This not knowing is driving me nuts and doesn’t let me sleep well (not every night but still enough tossing and turning for my liking). UGH!
Anyway, I’m trying to keep busy to keep my mind from going back to the visa issue. Friday night Jenny, Juliane and I tried the new Indian restaurant in town and it was quite nice. The mango lassi had a bit too little mango in it but the chicken was really soft and tender and the waiters were extremely nice and let us sit there for ever without bothering us about getting more drinks etc. Afterwards (around 10:30pm – yes not everyone eats at 6pm here) we headed for the local disco but that was too empty so we headed to some new retro looking bar but that was too crowded and so we settled at another bar where we used to drink hot chocolate when we cut class or had a free period back in the days. Good old days :).
Saturday we checked out the first illumination of the city’s cathedral and made sure Jenny was seen by all the high animals of her company that sponsored the event and then headed to my Dad’s pub for an Ossi-Party (East German Party). That was less frequented than we had thought it to be but we still had a good time and then of course my dad had to tell embarassing stories from my childhood but oh well. That’s what parents are there for, right? 😉
Then yesterday after a pleasent time at the salt water (in door of course) pool (with waves) I went to the theater here and watched a dance/music/acrobatics performance and that was really good. Made me wanna start up tap dancing again. I might just do that if there’s a place whereever I’ll wind up next.
Alright, hope you’re all having a really nice week with much better weather than here!!
Back Home
I’m back in cold old Germany – brrrrrrrr!
All that late night partying in Charlotte (the last one with home made pizza – yum!) made me really tired so when I got on the plane I was actually able to sleep! My seat neighbor and I drowned some gin-tonic and then my melantonin kicked in and I fell asleep around 8pm. I woke up a couple of times but was able to go back to sleep and I was shocked when they turned on the lights and served breakfast at 1am Eastern time – an hour before landing! Seriously, that flight must have gone by the fastest ever. I was so happy. Our purser was also super nice – actually so nice that I had to fill out a comment card about how great the service was.
Then another short flight from Munich up to Hanover and surprise surprise one of my best friends, Marc, picked me up from the airport! Yay! We then had some brunch at my parents and after taking a nap my other friend Jens came over to hear all the news and play video games with me. Why he insisted on coming over the first night I was back – I don’t know… Oh I guess he just wanted to get the manbag that I had to bring over for him.
Anyway, I had my check-up for my lungs today and good news, she typed in “lungs are now” in her little report. Yay! I’m down to one dose of cortisol for another month now and thereafter I only have to take it if I feel like I need it. Woot!
Well, I’m off to find a scanner to scan my old visa documents. The faster I get my visa the better; my Mom has already started to treat me like a slave again with making me cook and taxiing around my sister. Ah the joys….
But good news, I’m going to Italy for three days in 2.5 weeks so that should be nice.