Monday, May 19, 2014

unsicherheit: uncertainty

In Which Kendall is Three Weeks from Departure 

So far, here's what I know (and the fact that I can sum it up in nine bullet points should be a warning):

1) On June 8th, I'm getting on a plane to Germany to study abroad for two months.

Me traveling, but not to Germany...yet. Photo cred: Maggie White

2) I will be in Erfurt, Germany.

It's a little red dot but it's gonna be my little red dot! 

3) There is a place that sells bratwurst for 1 euro in Erfurt. Since I am responsible for my own meals while abroad, I am speculating that this will become my favorite place. Because I'm cheap. And broke. And I wanna spend my money on adventures, not "details" like food.

Here's hoping these bad boys are universal.

4) The World Cup will be happening while I'm in Germany. The US plays Germany first round. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL.

The above is the extent of my soccer (football) knowledge. 

5) I have mastered the German equivalents for "water", "milk", and "apple" through Duolingo. I hope I'm able to say more than "The girl drank the milk" by the time I get to Germany, however, should the occasion arise... I got it on lock.

I see you, Heidi Klum. 

However, Mark Twain did say: "I never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us a chance to learn German." So I'm going to take that as I will not be mastering the language in these next three weeks...

6) Boyd is coming with me. If you haven't met Boyd, he's a bunny. With a mustache. If you followed his adventures in Italy....the bunny's back.

What's up, Arzt? (German word for doctor)

7) If you haven't seen this video...you're welcome.

A unicorn could majestically appear AND YOU WOULD MISS IT. YOU SUCK STOP. 

I believe in the message, and so I'm taking this trip as an opportunity to "look up". As much as I want to share moments with friends from home, I want and need to be fully present for this experience. I won't have WiFi in my apartment or at the university, so if I suck at getting back to you (download Viber, send me snippets of your pretty voice!), I apologize in advance. I won't fall off the face of the earth (my mother would never let that happen), but if you don't hear from me in a couple of days, know that I'm off observing. Or living. Or lost somewhere in Europe (totally possible, can I get a GPS embedded in my tooth or something?).

8) I don't know what I'm doing, but, when do I ever?

I like to call this look "perpetual state of confusion" 

9) I'm bringing my hammock. "Eno" I will find room for it in my suitcase (ba dum dum chhhh).

Join me as I adventure, struggle, succeed, make friends and potentially offend (through my poor German skills and my inability to adequately describe what is happening outside of occurrences with milk) the peoples of Europe.

Peace, love, and sauerkraut
kendall 

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