So it has been a while since I have written in here. Things are going well. We are still adjusting to the time change. We may have to change our schedule of going to bed at 3 or 4 a.m. and getting up at 11 to noon very soon :) Everything is a bit of an adjustment. Not knowing the language is quite frustrating at times but it really forces me to learn and I'm picking things up very quickly. Makes it a little tough on my social life at times but Carolin is definitely extremely helpful and sometimes the conversations switch to English so I'm not just sitting there twiddling my thumbs. It happens but its ok. I'm quite used to it now. I just read signs, menus, ingredients or whatever else is sitting around that will help me guess what words mean and drown out the conversation around me that are so garbled.
I've gone to a couple health food stores and it was VERY exciting. Love it! I was able to learn words and ingredients there and of course my mall that I love being in. One of these days I will go spend more time on my own since Carolin isn't quite ecstatic :) Her mom enjoys it though so she has taken me to one and helped me in reading things. I'm getting to know some of the German ways of eating and drinking as well. Tea and bread with butter and jam in the morning. I am really enjoying this. All different types of Vollkorn Brot (whole grain bread). Very yummy and fresh. One of the ones we eat is a very thin and dense dark bread. Then I was introduced to a creamy yogurt called Quark. It is like plain greek yogurt. You put it on the bread and then add some jam. VERY delicious. In the afternoon it is kaffee time so I have been have a bit more kaffee these days but very minimul. Carolin's father is a pastry chef as well so I have enjoyed some of his items such as a homemade pizza crust and a plum crumble cake. Quite fun to taste all the new items. One evening he made a German dish called Frikadelle which is a sort of meat ball made from beef, cornmeal, feta, and onion eaten with fried potato pieces (low oil hashbrown potato chunks
). Very yummy and looking forward to more traditional foods. Ok, enough about food :)
This weekend we drove a couple hours southeast to a town called Nordlingen where Carolin's brother plays pro basketball. We have been hanging out with him all weekend walking around cooking and visiting. Heading back to Heidelberg tonight. This week will probably consist of figuring out my next moves and getting a little bit more settled in here. I am going to start a German course in a couple weeks but in the mean time I'm using a computer program. I really can't wait to figure it out. It will make things 100 times easier. Until then, I sit and laugh along like I know whats going on, then I ask later :)
I've gone to a couple health food stores and it was VERY exciting. Love it! I was able to learn words and ingredients there and of course my mall that I love being in. One of these days I will go spend more time on my own since Carolin isn't quite ecstatic :) Her mom enjoys it though so she has taken me to one and helped me in reading things. I'm getting to know some of the German ways of eating and drinking as well. Tea and bread with butter and jam in the morning. I am really enjoying this. All different types of Vollkorn Brot (whole grain bread). Very yummy and fresh. One of the ones we eat is a very thin and dense dark bread. Then I was introduced to a creamy yogurt called Quark. It is like plain greek yogurt. You put it on the bread and then add some jam. VERY delicious. In the afternoon it is kaffee time so I have been have a bit more kaffee these days but very minimul. Carolin's father is a pastry chef as well so I have enjoyed some of his items such as a homemade pizza crust and a plum crumble cake. Quite fun to taste all the new items. One evening he made a German dish called Frikadelle which is a sort of meat ball made from beef, cornmeal, feta, and onion eaten with fried potato pieces (low oil hashbrown potato chunks
). Very yummy and looking forward to more traditional foods. Ok, enough about food :)This weekend we drove a couple hours southeast to a town called Nordlingen where Carolin's brother plays pro basketball. We have been hanging out with him all weekend walking around cooking and visiting. Heading back to Heidelberg tonight. This week will probably consist of figuring out my next moves and getting a little bit more settled in here. I am going to start a German course in a couple weeks but in the mean time I'm using a computer program. I really can't wait to figure it out. It will make things 100 times easier. Until then, I sit and laugh along like I know whats going on, then I ask later :)
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