Here we go again...

So the guy in Kaufhof yesterday… I was looking at DVDs that were 4 for €25 when a 30-something year old guy came up next to me and started looking. I looked over at him briefly and for that brief moment that I had looked at him, he made eye contact with me. I was slightly weirded out. Then he said something to me about the movies quickly in German. I wasn’t sure exactly what he was saying, so I said ‘ja’. Then I kind of got an idea of what was going on, and I attempted to say something in German. As soon as I had gotten the first half of the sentence out, he said ‘oh, you’re not German’. And I agreed. Then he started talking to me in English and asked if maybe we could split the deal in half: he could get a couple and I could get a couple. I said sure, and so we did that. While we were waiting in line, we talked. He was really interesting. He had lived in Berlin during and after it was split, but then was tired of all the clouds. So in April he went to Freiburg, saw how beautiful it was, and simply never left. He’s a geologist or something.

And yesterday evening, I helped a German with the automatic S-Bahn ticket thing. Yes, I felt cool.

Last night, we made Spaetle (little noodle things), sautéed vegetables, zucchini salad, and Brötchen. It was good. We started cooking around 7 and were sitting around the table then until after 10. It was really fun. But after the day was done, I only had €2 to my name.

The slightly entertaining thing from yesterday morning:
Professor Mittman was saying that, yes, it would be intimidating to go to a German professor’s office hours and speak German with him while there were a bunch of other German’s hanging around. Then Ulli, who is German, made a funny face, shivered, and said “Oooooh, Germans…..!” It was quite hilarious.

This morning I made eggs with mushrooms, onions, and cheese. Mmm, it was good. This evening I made chicken with vegetables and potatoes.

Müsli is basically dry oatmeal, other grains, and whatever is in it to make it taste good (mine have been fruit, but there’s also chocolate and other things). There is also crunchy Müsli. So, yes Tina, a thing like a granola bar could very well be another representation of Müsli.

One time I had gotten on the S-Bahn at Bertoldsbrunnen, and I noticed a guy who had just missed it. He ended up running in front of the S-Bahn until Stadtteater, the next stop.

Döners are good.

Oh, and I received Jenny’s Lion King postcard, Ellie’s card, and Tina’s postcard from New Zealand recently. Thank you!!! They’re on my wall making me feel happy. I also received the nice letter from Ross! It also made me happy.

This afternoon I went into town in order to find a specific building. I ended up going into the Münster and then climbing the many many stairs to the near-top of the tower. Ugh, my legs are incredibly weak now. They were trembling on the way down. But now I’m sitting comfortably on my bed, so it was worth it.

At the market on Münsterplatz, I stopped to look at some stuff and the seller recognized me from 4 weeks ago.

I’ve finally gotten into Obsessed by Ted Dekker and I fully realize why that is its title.

Ibrahim called me again tonight. I was not at home yesterday when he tried to call. He wants to meet on Tuesday at 8 pm, I think. We’ll see.