Wow, I have not kept up with my blog at all! Sorry! It is already July and I have 19 days left in Germany. So anyways, here is a compilation of all the things I'm excited for when I go back home, well, to Florida(my Dad got stationed there while I was living here in Germany).
1. Airconditioning. It doesn't exist where I live in Germany. It is 100 degrees fahrenheit outside and my bedroom feels like a thermos. You know, the things you used to take to Elementary school where your mom would put boiling water in it to heat it up and then dump the water out and fill it with chicken nuggets. Yeah, that's what my room feels like. The other day I stood by the salamis in the super market for like 10 minutes just to cool off.
2. Dryers. In every host family I have lived in they haven't had a dryer to dry clothes. So instead of putting my clothes directly from the washer into the dryer and having clean, dry clothes in 2 hours, I have to haul my laundry from the dryer to either the drying room (imagine an entire room dedicated to clotheslines) or the outdoor clothesline, where my underwear will be flapping in the wind for the whole neighborhood to see. Not to mention that the clothes always end up super stiff, which leads me to my next point..
3. Fabric Softener. Ah, good ole fabric softener. Prevents your extra fluffy towels from feeling like cardboard(another downfall of the clothesline system). I can not wait to use my nice soft towels when I get home. Before exchange, I didn't realize how much of a difference fabric softener makes to the feeling of clothes. I can now tell you, it's a bigger difference than you think.
4. Stores being open on Sundays. Many a day have I thought "Hmm, I should go pick this up from the store," and then realized, "Oh wait, it's Sunday." The same thing goes for restaurants. Craving Chinese food? Well that's too bad because the only thing open is Mcdonalds.
5. Free refills. Restaurants here do not offer you free refills. So you will pay 2.50 euros to get a 2.5l. After you drink that, you're done. You're not getting any more unless you pay for a new one. Not even a glass of water. That costs money to. Sometimes I really just want to ask the waiter to bring me a glass of tap water instead of those overpriced fancy waters that come in a little glass bottle. Guess what! They taste exactly the same! The only difference is one is overpriced!
6. Ice in my drink. When I have asked why the drinks don't come with ice the answer has always been either, "It's cold enough!" or, "But then you don't get as much drink." That probably stems from the fact that free refills don't exist here. Either way, I miss my ice.
7. Free bathroom facilities. Who had the idea that people should pay to use the restroom! That's just wrong! Guaranteed, the bathrooms are much more well kept, but still! I don't have money to pay 50-70 cents every time I need to go! They should be thankful that I'm not peeing myself in the middle of their restaurant!
Anyways, so these are just a few of the things that I am excited for when I go back. Yes, of course I'm excited to see my family too.
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