Sorry Folks, no pictures this week. I still have to get my Internet up and running at my apartment. I promise pictures to come fairly soon.
This week was a combination of moving into my apartment and a little program called ITC (Individual Transition Course?). My apartment is in a VERY small town called Erzenhausen. It is two bedrooms and 1.5 baths. It is great because I have three sets of neighbors in the apartment complex. They are all Air Force and all very nice people. Two energetic boys live below me who are homeschooled and constantly playing pranks. One night the boy knocked on my door wearing a ski mask and said, "I am a burglar! Give me all of your money." Needless to say, I wasn't very scared and just laughed at these two poor kids who obviously are desperate for interaction. I hope to go sledding with them soon! ;)
ITC is a program to help soldiers make their adjustment to Germany. We take classes such as defense German driving, financial planning, and learn about all the recreational opprotunities available to us here in the great Kaiserslautern Military Community. It is neat to be apart of such a neat community.
Living alone is...quiet. I am used to being surrounded by lots of people and voices. I am an extrovert which means I get my energy from being around others. This living alone thing will be a hard adjustment for me. God created us to be in community with others. I hope to get keyed in more to my community and start feeling "at home" here. Alas, St. Chuck, MO will ALWAYS be my true home.
I am thankful for all my fellow Nurse Corps members who I met at Officer Basic Leadership Course and came here with me. We are going through this transition together! Having friends definitely makes the frustrating times easier!
New hobbies of mine include scraping the endless amounts of snow and ice off my car (worst snow in 9 years, go figure), online shopping (got to love free shipping to APO addresses), and eating lots of Doner (if you come to visit, I will take you!).
The moral of the story is LIVING in Germany is different from VACATIONING in Germany. I am going to Frankfurt this weekend to explore. Skiing in Switzerland the week after that!
Auf Wierdersen!
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i saw you posted this on your wall. wowwww..you are living my dream. i will def. follow you Mary Anne!!!! You are the sweetest person I know. -lil bit <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for writing about your life!! I will keep up with this.
ReplyDeleteYou will have so many stories to tell about your first month in Germany. I can't wait to hear them. You are such a strong person my dear daughter and I know you can handle anything God challenges you with. I pray that the sun will soon shine in Germany and the smell of spring comes soon. Can't wait to see you in April. Love and prayers to you.
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