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Holy crap. I have this irrational fear that I'll forget something important. I won't forget my passport; I'm not *that* flighty. I have my list, and I've checked it repeatedly. (I also have written down the locations of the FOUR Lush stores in Berlin, and a couple doctors who take Blue Cross, and some DBank ATMs.)
I'd planned on wearing a light skirt on the plane, since pants have an appalling tendency to bunch up, but it's only supposed to be 68 on Sunday and 60 (and 50% chance of rain) on Monday (if they lose my luggage, I hope they find it in 24 hours or less), and that would be a bit too cold. But I have another skirt or two I could wear instead, so I'll go with one of them (and stick my broomstick skirt in the suitcase.) My black shoes will clash, but you know what? I'm not flying for fashion, here.
I found out my flatmate has 2 cats, Ginger and Atilla. Ginger is friendlier, and will want to be petted. She also has a wired internet connection, which has issues with Macs for some reason, and I have no idea how it'll handle my Linux netbook. I've never tried plugging it in to ethernet. Failing that, there's free wifi at Potsdamer Platz and at the Institut.
I ran around and got a lot of things I needed, but I couldn't find a flipping collapsible travel cup. I looked at Harris Teeter and Kerr Drug! I didn't feel like running out to Target.
I'm excited to be going, but also nervous. I always worry when I'm not home. Also, will I be able to make friends? Will I be miserable like in Oregon and go home and be emo every night (when I should *really* be going out there and having fun instead)? Will the cats go evil while I'm gone? Will I be able to practice tai chi, or will I be too self-conscious to do it in a park? (I assume the flat isn't big enough, though I obviously don't know.)
Tonight is L's birthday, so we're going to swing by her party for an hour or two. I'm really tired; I started off the week by not getting enough sleep, and I've not managed to catch up completely, partly because I keep waking up before my alarm. And I still can't sleep in worth a damn, so if I get to bed at like 11, I'll still wake up around 6. But maybe if I'm wiped enough, I'll be able to sleep some on the plane :P
I'd planned on wearing a light skirt on the plane, since pants have an appalling tendency to bunch up, but it's only supposed to be 68 on Sunday and 60 (and 50% chance of rain) on Monday (if they lose my luggage, I hope they find it in 24 hours or less), and that would be a bit too cold. But I have another skirt or two I could wear instead, so I'll go with one of them (and stick my broomstick skirt in the suitcase.) My black shoes will clash, but you know what? I'm not flying for fashion, here.
I found out my flatmate has 2 cats, Ginger and Atilla. Ginger is friendlier, and will want to be petted. She also has a wired internet connection, which has issues with Macs for some reason, and I have no idea how it'll handle my Linux netbook. I've never tried plugging it in to ethernet. Failing that, there's free wifi at Potsdamer Platz and at the Institut.
I ran around and got a lot of things I needed, but I couldn't find a flipping collapsible travel cup. I looked at Harris Teeter and Kerr Drug! I didn't feel like running out to Target.
I'm excited to be going, but also nervous. I always worry when I'm not home. Also, will I be able to make friends? Will I be miserable like in Oregon and go home and be emo every night (when I should *really* be going out there and having fun instead)? Will the cats go evil while I'm gone? Will I be able to practice tai chi, or will I be too self-conscious to do it in a park? (I assume the flat isn't big enough, though I obviously don't know.)
Tonight is L's birthday, so we're going to swing by her party for an hour or two. I'm really tired; I started off the week by not getting enough sleep, and I've not managed to catch up completely, partly because I keep waking up before my alarm. And I still can't sleep in worth a damn, so if I get to bed at like 11, I'll still wake up around 6. But maybe if I'm wiped enough, I'll be able to sleep some on the plane :P
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Date: 2010-04-30 11:18 pm (UTC)From:Have fun!
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Date: 2010-04-30 11:42 pm (UTC)From:Vielen Dank!
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Date: 2010-04-30 11:20 pm (UTC)From:you could wear tights, too, or just bank on not being outside long enough to freeze.
I'm glad you'll have cats there! I miss Nitannee more than any other thing about home when I'm gone.
it's probably a bit late to suggest REI, but I'm sure they have collapsible cups there. they have everything *else* necessary for travel.
I'm sure you'll be able to make friends. worst comes, try joining the school's gaming or anime clubs, or some other geeky group. and with the park, I'm sure you'll be able to find an at least semi-excluded area. but you should feel confident in your bad-assness. if people stop to stare, it will be because they are admiring your James Bond moves ;)
I'm really excited for, and sure you'll have a good time!
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Date: 2010-04-30 11:46 pm (UTC)From:I'm sure there are more people in the class, so I hope we get a nice friendly environment going, even if it's just "hey, let's all go have some beer/catch a movie tonight." (There won't be gaming clubs afaik, but there's a really active couchsurfing group. They're going to see the abandoned Iraq embassy Sunday at noon, which sounds so cool, but I won't be able to go.) My flatmate seems nice, so I hope we get along. I'm thinking of picking up a tube of Moravian cookies at the Southern Season at the airport as a hostess gift. (There's one in Terminal 2, I hope... Damn, no, just terminal 1. I'll have to come up with something else.)
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Date: 2010-05-01 03:56 am (UTC)From:Dude, people go naked in parks over there, what is there to be self-concious about? ;-)
Do the have an asian quarter? You could always start in parks near there. Around here there's nearly always someone in the morning hours at the park doing tai chi.
Of course, I remember reading when I was visiting that the mayor of Muenchen wrote an editorial encouraging more young people to go skinny dipping because the numbers were falling and it was failing to attract enough tourists.
I want to say something to you in German, but right now the only word I can think of is Urlaub. Happy Urlaub!
--Beth
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Date: 2010-05-01 01:58 pm (UTC)From: