Monday, December 24, 2007

December Update

December was a busy month full of sickness, work, Christmas market and parties, and getting ready for the December 30 wedding.

I am currently in Boston for Christmas and the wedding festivities, but I heard a great cultural conversation in the airport:

Army guy 1: Yeah, I am looking forward to being back in the states
Army guy 2: Yeah, I want to be where everything makes sense.
Army guy 1: Yeah, it will be nice to be in a place where words have 7 letters instead of 24 and you can actually read the signs.

Very obnoxious guys swearing and speaking loudly - but pretty funny.

I also had the pleasure of being sent to Agricultural Customs because I said I had stolen in my bags. Luckily for me, the kids ahead of me had a full suitcase of wine and the nice customs man let me go without any searching.

So, my first six months in Germany have come to end!