You know you've studied abroad in Germany when...

1. You have sorted your garbage into at least 3 garbage cans and you know the difference (or should know the difference) between "Gelbe Sacke" and "Restmull". It's annoying.
2. You have ever drank: a Maß, Meter or Stiefel of beer. Not yet, but eventually.
3. You have ever had or not had "lust" to do something. Hast du Lust?
4. You get excited that CNN is in English. Oh, yeah. And I was disappointed when my TV didn't get it.
5. You know what a Döner is, and you've eaten more than one in the same week from a different "Imbiss" each time. I think my record was 4 in one week.
6. You've been to Oktoberfest. Not yet...
7. You've worried before about catching "the last Strassenbahn" home. Gotta watch that clock at Scottich dancing.
8. You've ever been stressed out at the grocery store while checking out, and have noted that you will never take "baggers" for granted ever again. But it is so efficient and good for the environment.
9. You've enjoyed the ablility to walk down the street/ride the strassenbahn/hang out in public drinking a beer or other alcoholic beverage. I have not taken advantage of this right yet.
10. You've watched the Simpsons in German and hated it. It was weird at first, but now I like it.
11. You've ordered more than one Kugel of Eis a day...everyday... Na, ja... Gelatto...
12. You've laughed at someone trying to say "squirrel". Augustine, dear Augustine.
13. You know what a "Klo" is and you've gone "auf" one. ...yes.
14. You know what the "German Stare" is. It can get a little creepy sometimes.
15. You know what DB stands for. Naturally.
16. You've ever explained to someone what a "pinata" is. Yeah, we had to explain it to our instructor.
17. You've ever visited the local gas station on a Sunday because it's the only thing open. Not the gas station, but the train station.
18. You know the difference between Milka and Ritter Sport. I'm not sure, but I think I prefer Ritter Sport.
19. You know what a WG is, and have lived in one. Perhaps unfortunately...
20. You've ever been totally confused on how to open any and all windows/doors/locks. OH YES. This was a HUGE problem for me in the beginning.

Today started early and without the convenience of my alarms working. I went to class at 8:30, and it was interesting enough to justify the early hour. After class ended, I still had 4 hours before my next class, so I went to the AYF office to buy a ticket for Othello and then searched out the international office. At the international office, I wandered around until someone asked what I was looking for. They gave me directions and I eventually found it. When in the office, I managed to make enough of a fool of myself to probably make them wonder why they gave me a scholarship in the first place. But I got my certificate for a free t-shirt and also a free Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg mug.

This evening I went to the Irish pub to do some Scottish dancing again. Es machte spaß.