Day 1

I was so excited for work this morning. I was a little bummed yesterday due to my isolation but today I was going to get to meet my new coworkers, get on the internet, and get my new phone! I'm back!

I wore boots since I haven't seen one person wearing heels yet. probably because the sidewalks are a solid sheet of ice (and also i think they're just way more into boots). Commute was great, I even picked up a coffee from a shop in the subway which is not nearly as shady as you're imagining (picture to follow). The train has an ACCURATE timeclock - MTA, take note.

The office is nice, it's fairly new and it shows. It's set up for people to take the stairs instead of the elevator (ich liebe es!). I met Sebastian, my new boss, as well as the team I'll be working with. The day was a typical first day, lots of questions and introductions. German is really prevalent in the office, as I was warned, so I should learn some of it. Also, there aren't paper cups or plastic utensils (ich liebe es!)

The day was good except unfortunately I didn't get my phone so I wouldn't be able to email from home. I walked home because that's what I do, but I didn't anticipate it would be so dark. Street lights, please? I picked up some groceries and enjoyed some tasty noodles that bordered on streetfood. I checked out the neighborhood and picked up my hair appliances. The only straightener I could find was €7. I like a good deal but that is just scary... please pray for my hair. I was hoping to stroll around for a while longer but the lack of street lights creeped me out.

Frank, the super, had left me the wifi password in the mailbox, yay!! but it was wrong, boo. I was soo upset. I need to talk to the world! I went back into the darkness, found an internet cafe and sent him a pleading email to come over and help me fix it. I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm crazy but I need my worldwideweb! Frank met me at the apartment and turns out what he gave me was totally wrong. No hard feelings because it all worked out. I wanted to email and videochat with everyone but I was exhausted from the emotional rollercoaster of wifi. I switched on some German Simpsons and called it a night.

What do I miss so far? Whole Grains... and Salad. a real salad with all kinds of various dark leaves and vegetables and chopped up goodness

What am I most excited about? Using my toaster tomorrow!