Wir leben und sterben hier
We live and die here
Lyrics from the song "Deutschland" by Die Prinzen. If you speak German you should definitely check it out on YouTube. Also the lyrics in German and English are here.
Sometimes I feel like I might die here when I think about how long I am staying, but then I realize how melodramatic I'm being.
I just realized that my oral surgery is actually on Wednesday, not Thursday, so my mental preparation for this event has been thrown out of whack by the schedule change. I appreciate all the kind comments, but I prefer to assume that it will be the single-most awful experience in my life. This way, I am sure to be pleasantly surprised. This is usually how I operate.
Mike and I are looking to move out of our WG (apartment). It's basically like living in a dorm room again, and I didn't spend four years in college to do it all over again. Mike and I are slightly more mature and would like to have a home that we don't have to share with young kids (no rush there!).
We placed an ad about our rooms, and it should be fairly easy to find people who are interested since it is a very nice apartment. We have already had a few people come look in only a week.
We are having a little trouble finding an apartment, however. We need one with an Einbaukuche (which means the kitchen is included). Most apartments in Germany do not include ovens, cupboards, sinks or refrigerators. They are just empty rooms. So we would prefer to have a kitchen so we don't have to spend all the money on those appliances for just a year of living here.
Another thing that we must have is internet. Mike works from home. I thought this would be relatively simple, but apparently not much of Germany is wired for internet, and it is really hard to get it. For me, this is hard to understand since it's as easy as a phone line or cable connection in the U.S. But I guess because the city is old, they have not wired it the right way for internet.
Das gibt es nirgendwo anders - nur hier, nur hier
It isn't like this anywhere else. Only here.
I am hoping that when I return from my trip to Arizona in June we can move out. That would be just lovely. But we will have to wait and see.
My class this week is cancelled because my teacher is out of town. So I am basically just trying to stay busy so I don't panic about Wednesday. My brain tells me it will be fine, but my emotions have a mind of their own.
