It's been busy as usual here in Bremen.
Saturday I went to the neighborhood castle - die Schloss Schönebeck which was interesting, but not what I thought it would be. It was more mansion than castle by today's standards, but for early generations it was castle. The basement and first floor had lots of general interest history exhibits, but the second floor was dedicated to fishing/whaling/sailing - generally not my cup of tea. To top it off, our tour guide was a retired sailor so we spent more time looking at the sailing stuff than anywhere else.
Saturday afternoon I took a load of stuff to my new room at the Blue House (more on that later). After that I headed to the University for a presentation/discussion on the upcoming US elections. Jacobs University invited the US consulate to speak, someone who could help the US citizens register for an absentee ballot, and had the CNN Candidates Revealed film. It was really cool. It was mostly US and German citizens in the audience, but there were some people from other countries as well. After the presentation there was a reception with "American" cookies (chips ahoy and homemade chocolate chip) and a mock election - Nader in 3rd with 1 vote, McCain 2nd with 7 votes, and Obama won with 20 votes.
Sunday was dedicated to moving and settling in. Maria's host mother, Renate, graciously drove me from Herr Hammer's to Blue House with the last of my stuff. Since then I've hung things on the walls, washed almost all of my clothing/bedding to get the nasty smell from Herr Hammer's out, gone grocery shopping, and just generally settled in. I have a landline now if you would like my number please email me at bits1212@yahoo.com .
I really feel like I've found a home here in the Blue House. I like living with other students. My roommate, Maaheen, is nice, quiet, and considerate. I think my balcony is pretty darn cool and I love the fact I live about my favorite eatery - a döner place. Döners are this Turkish food that is bread, gyro meat, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and two kinds of sauce which I can pronounce but not spell. They are wonderful.
Okay it's 1 am and I'm exhausted.
Love you,
Bits
My pretty bed!
All settled into my new zimmer!
Closet space isn't valued here
Window and door that leads to my balcony
Bathroom
6 comments:
Yay and Hurray! I'm so happy for you. BTW, did you say you bought those curtains? They go a long way toward brightening up the white white room. Good work, E.
I did not buy the curtains. They actually came with the room and do make it lots brighter. I am in love with this room!
:) What a cute new room. So does your roommate actually share your bedroom or do you have a suite-type thing?
I'm so living vicariously through this experience. And I'm sad me, your mom, Kyllikki and I didn't get on the boat quickly enough -- can you imagine the stories we would have had from that trip?!
Ohmigosh I can only imagine the stories! It is a suit type thing. Maaheen has her own bedroom and then we share the bath and common area. The common area is really just a suitcase storage area right now though. It seems silly to buy furniture for it. Thanks for saying it's a cute room! I am so much happier here!
Looks like things are looking up! I still miss you, and I wish you were here.
Yay! How cute! Your new room looks so cool. The balcony is a nice touch. Sounds like you're having fun seeing lots of castles. I love reading about all of your adventures!
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