Sept. 22, 2012
This Saturday was a lazy one. But I have an excuse since my
raspy throat has turned into a full-fledged cold, and I feel like I’ve been run
over by a truck. I slept until noon and got up and ate some cereal. I cleaned
up a little bit and then went straight back to bed and slept till 6. I did get
to Skype with Leslie, who was visiting our grandma. She didn’t really
understand how Skype worked, or that I could see her, but it was still nice to
talk with her and see how she was doing. Chris invited me to see a movie with
his double, Laura. I felt a little better after sleeping all day and decided to
go.
It was a lot of
fun. We watched Borat and Team America, two films that really satirize American
culture. I thought they were hilarious, especially since they were in German.
Respect to the German guy that dubbed Borat, he at least tried to do the
accent. In Team America, all the songs were original, so that was hilarious. It
was interesting, because I had seen both movies several times, so I could kind
of follow along and recognize what the German equivalent was. When we walked
back, the temperature had dropped at least 10 degrees. We kept complaining how
cold it was, and it’s still only September! I am not looking forward to the
dead of winter in Germany. Long-johns don’t fail me now!
German word of the day: Herbst- “Fall”- Herbst is my
favorite season because it’s when the leaves change color.
Sept. 23, 2012
Sorry, this is going to continue to be boring until my cold
decides to release me from its grippe. (Get it? It’s a pun! Teehee) I’m kind of
glad Damla went home for the weekend, otherwise she would have had to listen to
me cough all night and blow my nose constantly. I sound like a hardcore smoker,
and when I hack up mucus, I gross myself out. So, I am sure she would be ready
to move out if she had been around to experience all of this firsthand. I’ve
already gone through a whole box of Kleenex and will have to make a trip into
town to gather some medicinal supplies, mainly leeches (just kidding). You
know, Vicks Vaporub would’ve come in handy right about now, but as a friend
suggested, maybe I can find Eucalyptus oil instead. On the plus side, I don’t
feel as crappy as I did yesterday, and my energy level is up, so maybe I’m
improving. I’ve been trying to eat fruit and drink lots of water.
I promised in
an earlier post that this blog wouldn’t be about the maladies of Joanna, but
here is yet another entry all about sickness. Maybe I can get over this and get
back to experiencing Germany. Chris came over to eat lunch (leftover baked potato
casserole) and it turns out he is sick as well. So, it seems the cold has been
passed from Sarah to Mike, Mike to me, and me to Chris. I hope we all get well
soon!
German Word of the day: Husten- “cough” I really wish I had
some Husten-syrup right now.
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