Arizona & Back
I got back from the U.S. on Sunday night. I have to say I was a little relieved to get back into my normal routines. It is no fun living out of a suitcase and having limited internet access for three weeks.
So, was the US everything I had been longing for? Yes and no. I had lots of fun shopping and eating, although many of the foods I used to love made me feel sick. I still know that I want to live in Chandler or Tempe, Arizona, but I wont be longing for the things I miss as badly now that I've had them recently and they weren't as amazing as I had built them up to be.
Sidenote: San Francisco to Frankfurt is a really long stinking time to be on an airline that doesn't serve free drinks!
I guess I can officially announce it here, since I finally sent out the announcements to my family: Mike and I are getting married this summer.
No date and no ceremony. We are still trying to work out all of the paperwork. When we do, we are just going down to the Whateveramt and getting a license. I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the date.
This weekend we are going to Lindau, which is an island on Lake Constance in Bavaria. We will be very close to all of the amazing fußball action (lucky me), so it will probably be a zoo. I don't have to watch the games to know the outcomes. On Sunday night when I got home from my flight and was exhausted and trying to sleep, I could hear that Germany had beat Poland 2:0 by all of the sounds of jubliation coming from my neighborhood.
It is really, really hot here. Not Phoenix hot. But atleast in Phoenix you know you have some refuge from the heat: in your car, in your home, in your office. But here, air conditioning is practically non-existent, so it is quite miserable in our apartment. I am hoping our new apartment on the ground floor will be a bit cooler.
We just found out that we will be able to move in next week! Very exciting. Only hitch is that the internet may take a while so we wont want to move in yet. I need to move now. My fuse is getting shorter and shorter.
This news about Saxony is a little worrisome. I haven't personally experienced any of these types, and hope that I don't have to while I am here.
And finally.....they are mailing out my diploma! Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing. Woohoo! Whatever that means!