I love Germany!

I'm not sure that I have made in completely clear how much I LOVE Germany! This was definitely an excellent decision on my part. I still remember the date December 5th, 2010, when I went down to Duluth with my mom for my final district interview. I remember someone told me I must dress-up for it so my mom and I went out and got some new clothes (thanks mom!). I remember how completely nervous out of my mind I was... totally stressing out one-hundred and ten percent...

^ Exactly how I feel ^

Eleven Reasons Why I Love Germany So Much !

1. Transportation - so easy and cheap! I barely miss my lisence!
2. Pommes - they are everywhere! With mayo.. mmmm
3. Formailty - at first it was really offputting, but now it just makes things easier. You meet someone new, and you are expected to shake their hand. Simple.
4. Taxes - they are all included in the price before you buy it, so you always know how much money you need before you're up at the counter.
5. Tipping - it's not a must at restaurants, which again, makes things a lot easier.
6. Street Musicians - even though sometimes it gets awkward when they ask you for money, I love walking down the street or on the s-bahns or u-bahns and hearing live music.
7. Water Boilers - every house I have been in has a separate water boiler, its just like a tea kettle but it has its own little stand and heats up very quickly, nice.
8. Closeness - all the buildings here are very close together, there is no space wasted. At first it was disconcerting but now I rather like it. It's cozy.
9. Christmas - I think there are more decorations here than in the U.S., not to mention all the christmas markets! So cute.
11. Nutella - a must in every home. Absolutely delicious.
12. German - I love the German language! Now I feel like I cant understand so much more and it is so good to feel like that! I have started prefering listening to German over English, not because it will make me learn faster, but just because I like it so much!
13. Mesh of Cultures - there is SO MUCH more diversity here than I am used to, I love it! And I love how Germany has adopted other cultures, Döners (a very popular sandwhich wrap) is from Turkey(?), the music they listen to is a mix of European, South American, and North American. And you can't walk down the street in Berlin without hearing several languages!

Thanksgiving post up next! (: