Day 1: Arrival

This was my exact view yesterday as I sat on the dirty airport sidewalk outside of Newark, NJ Terminal B. The people walking by were just like anywhere else in the United States; in a rush, unconcerned and completely driven by the need to get where they are supposed to be, fast. I suppose it is more understandable at the airport, but I guess the realization that (as Val and I found out) 'we really aren't that different afterall' was just nice to see. I loved the people watching yesterday. There were some real characters walking around in New Jersey, and what they say about the 'Jersey Shore' look-alikes being everywhere is true. Them and the Russians. Russians all over the place. I'm pretty sure this passer-by also happens to be from Russia, but who's to say.

This is a view of a couple of the houses down the road from Connie and I. Notice the picturesque green fields mixed with the white houses/red roofing. Really everything you see about the German countryside happens to be true. It is pastoral, it is peaceful and it is SO GREEN. Just looking around today made me think of an Oasis compared to what Texas is going through. LOVE IT.

Connie and I outside Imbiss (Germany's equivalent of fast food. It is still served in glassware with silver spoons...curious...) Annika took us immediately to get sustenance, and it was what I was waiting for the last three hours of our flight.

All in all, smooth flight, easy pick-up thanks to Annika, we are settled in at home, we have gone to the grocery store and begun to clean. Hopefully by the end of the week we will be all ready to move on to stage 2 of our moving. I am exhausted from sleeping horribly on the plane last night, and being awake all day. There is no hot water because the gas is turned off (should be fixed by tomorrow) so no showers and I am in the same clothes right now that I left home in. GROSS. I am glad that I am too tired right now to care. Connie seems to be in good spirits, though she is tired. I will post pictures of the countryside and our house as soon as I can, though it might be a couple of days. Also, if I have any typing errors, it is probably becausee the German keyboard is VASTLY different. Bear with me.

Until next time,

Ash