I am incredibly tired.

Last night I had a dream that my year in Freiburg was over and I was back home. In my dream, I was thinking, ‘I can’t believe it went by so fast… I want to go back… I miss Freiburg,’ as I was remembering the streets and the S-Bahn and all that.

As I was coming back from the city today in the S-Bahn, I saw a guy either passed out or dead on the sidewalk. The police and ambulance had just shown up, and the paramedic seemed rather unconcerned.

Today was my first taste of German McDonald’s. It’s not bad. I had two cheeseburgers, and they tasted a little different than in the US… maybe more like Burger King’s cheeseburgers. And the ketchup tastes different. A cheeseburger costs 1 Euro. Hamburgers and ‘chickenburgers’ (whatever those are) are also on the 1 Euro menu. A McChicken costs 2.99 Euros, the same as a Big Mac (which is written ‘Big Mäc’ here). And there aren’t really pre-set meals here. It’s more of a ‘make your own meal’ thing.

Class was ok again. I definitely like the one instructor better than the other.

Tonight after coming back from the StuSie bar where I met with Robert to see about our Referat, I tried to call my parents, but once again there was no answer. So, being tired, I laid back on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Suddenly, my phone rang. I was surprised and confused, but it was Stephane. He had just called to say ‘hi’ and ‘goodnight’ again. But then the topic of my internet came up and so he came up to my room to check his email. While he was here, he looked over my notes for my Referat and corrected a few things, but overall he said it was well written.

Then after he left, I called my parents and they actually answered this time. They seemed happy to talk to me. I was a little too tired to be too interesting.

I absolutely can not wait to sleep. And so I’m going to do that now.