Deustchland, I'm Home!

In the past two days, I have learned that airport benches are surprisingly comfortable, and that beer is an interesting thing at 9 in the morning.

The way back from Norway was far better than the way there, even though it took more time. The way there I slept for a scattered three and one half hours, but on the way back, I slept for a disjointed eight. The bus was even more full this time, so I took a normal seat next to a man from Poland. I slept for four out of the eight hours on the bus, paritally because the single seats can lean back until they are almost horizontal. Since the person sitting in fornt of me did not also figure this out, I had lots of room. I arrived in the airport at 6:30 and slept one hour at a time until 9:45. Then I checked in for my flight, browsed through the duty-free stores, and read the paperback that I had found in the hotel's guest assembled library. I have come to the conclusion that the New York Times Bestseller list is too long. The book should not be on any list, as it is rather dry, but just interesting enough to keep you reading. Horrible stuff. A book should be so badd that you stop reading outright, or so good that it is hard ot stop. I'll have none of this purgatory limbo stuff. I really hope that my little brother brought the book that I asked for. If not, I can start reading the summer assignment that I found out that I have to do yesterday.

Anyway, I caught the plane, took the airporter and walked back to the house. To be honest, I was quite proud of myself. I made it all the way from a little town in Norway back to my house in Germany all by my lonesome.

I recieved a warm greeting from my hosts, but not before Stephan spotted me from his balcony and said hello as if I had never left. He is a funny one. We exchanged stories about our week, then met Wilhelm at a chinese restaurant to celebrate the boys getting their report cards. The food was great. We got four different plates and mixed each one separately with some rice in little bowls. When we got home, we stayed up late playing a fun board game for my last night staying with them alone.

This morning I got up and went to the market with Wilhelm. We got everything, including another stop at the breakfast stand. They had beer this time and Wilhelm ordered a pils for us to split. The first sip wakes you up, but then... it was nine in the morning! We did not finish the bottle between us. No more beer before noon, thank you. Also, I got the picture of me sucking on the white sausage that I promised way back in the beginning.


I guess the picture isn't too bad. I was expecting to look ridiculous.

My parents come this afternoon with my brothers. I am very excited to see them. We will stay here for one more night, then my family will move to Florian from work's house to stay as part of a house exchange. I hope that he is nice to my dog. I think that he will be.

I guess this is it. I'll keep postingabout the adventures I will have with my family. I get back to the states on the 12th of August. So ends the chapter of my living alone in Germany.