Two Weeks, 10 Days and Counting

If you have been keeping up with the World Cup, you know tomorrow Germany faces the U.S. Not much has been said at work this week until this afternoon. IT. STARTED. It's all in fun for us. To make it even more entertaining, I do have my "I Believe" Shirt ready to wear. For safety, I plan on wearing a sweater on the bus to work so I don't get beat up!

In other news, life is just so. The countdown is on. 10 days left of school! I think I am more excited than my students. For me, this also means 13 days until I land in the US. In the last few days, my "this is not my country" sensors have been on. I know I'm being ultra sensitive, so I'm taking that into account. For instance, the cook at school mixes the ketch-up and mayo together. I hate mayo! And this a very German thing! So of course, I wish to be home in that moment. It's just me being sensitive about food and home. So I'm aware of it and working through this. I'm also very excited thinking about milkshakes from the Purple Cow, Taco Soup, and gram's cooking! I have been noticing that I see a Porsche every day. Porsches remind me of the speed and beauty of the cars I love. The ones I grew up with. There might be a chance that '69 Judge will be running and I'm beyond thrilled to have a ride in it. Even if it's up and back 11 & 15 with my dad. 

From my junior prom. 

But to keep positive and not fall totally out of love with Berlin, I am writing a promise-love letter to Berlin. I will be posting it before I leave. (Stay with me.) Also, I am working on a blog about switching countries and American teachers. 

I'm sorry but life has been routine the last 10 days. I go to work, come home, make dinner, watch episodes of a show, and bed. It's not a bad thing. I really like my job and need this time to reboot. I've been guilty of eating too much junk lately. I need to plan a great way to make meals. This is a summer goal for me. Oh talking about summer-- it does not feel like summer at all! I have not worn shorts, sandals, or sunglasses in the last two weeks! WHAT!?!?! I'm so sad by this weather. I am packing shorts, sunglasses, and my bathing suit for PA. I'm hoping that I get a true PA Summer full with afternoons in air conditioning. Joking! In all seriousness, I have been tempted to turn on the heat in my apartment. Every night my fingers and nose are cold! 

So my birthday is Saturday. This isn't the first time that I won't be home to celebrate but it just feels different, even if I'll be home if a few. People around here probably think I'm crazy but my family celebrates everything. My family is really great at making someone feel special, important, and thought of... even miles away. So around our birthdays, we get to plan the meal, invite guest, and then celebrate with the people we love. So as I'm far away, I have been receiving cards and handwritten notes all week. It's been perfect! Thank you! Can't wait to see them! 

One last thing... today we had a training session. Of course it was in German, but lucky for me Adrienne is willing to translate so I get a lot of information from it. Today it was great! We learned about how we should plan lessons because most students learn better with movements and visual. We did some exercise showing what it's like. This was an experiment that we were to dictate what we heard while our partner, Adrienne rubbed and patted my ears making it hard to listen. First of all, it was a German Chem book... fail. Anyway, Ben captured a photo of this.

Better go! Getting up early. Two weeks. All my love. 

xx