Bloggerific

I'm starting to adjust to German keyboards, but I've also found the way to quickly switch between German and American formats. This is troublesome because it is a keycombination that I sometimes hit by accident. I have only replaced one key in my mind and that's the y key. It sits where the Z sits on an american keyboard. I haven't memorized the new location for z yet, so when I type, y's are y's, but z's are also y's. For example: (Unedited sentence following)

You and I both like to go to the yoo and when we do we like to yell at the yoo animals.

Also I'm having trouble with the shifted punctuation keys. It makes it more difficult to make those AIM smiley faces that I have always been so opposed to but used frugally anyway. Instead of my punctuation marks, there are ö and ä and ü. It sucks when entering web addresses. But enough complaining, I am in Germany.

Things I love about Germany:
- Beer
- I like that there are people out on the Fussgangerzone, all the time! (walkways, like big malls but outdoors and several blocks in size. Really nothing comparable in the states.)
- German language, I want to learn the language and the best way is to be totally immersed in it
- Hannover, its a really cool city. I'm still learning where to buy everything since I can't just go to walmart and just buy EVERYTHING! (We do have a walmart but its no different than any of the other supermarkets here)
- Conti, My job is going to be challenging and I'm going to be learning a lot. I also work with really cool, intelligent people.

Things I would change about Germany:
- Alex would be here with me
- My friends and family would be able to visit me as often as they would like, cheaply/free of charge
- I wouldn't have blown up my power converter the other day and tripped the breaker in my apartment.
- When renting an apartment, it would come with at least floors and a kitchen. In Germany, when you rent an apartment, sometimes they previous renter will even take the floor with them. That's right, they tear up the hardwood floors and take it with them!

Overall, I'm so freakin happy to have this opportunity to come to Germany at least for a short time. I miss you all and I can't wait to talk to you again and to go out and have a beer.

Tschüss
Kyle