1) My blow dryer won’t work in Europe without a transmitter? Transistor? Oh crapola, I can’t even think of what the dumb thing is called!
2) Apparently being a nurse = a lot of sitting around at a hotel while my nursing knowledge slowly seeps away.
3) Chips Ahoy cookies (preferably of the chewy variety) and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are true delicacies when your only way to cook food is with a microwave.
4) It’s okay to sleep until 11:00 or noon when you can use the excuse, “I’m suffering from jetlag.”
Side Note: I don’t know how long I can get away with this particular excuse.
5) AFN (Armed Forces Network) does not provide enough entertainment to fill a weekend.
6) The Army actually gives me way too much money for a house… What kind of single person needs enough money to get five bedrooms and three bathrooms? I guess that’s why I went to school for four years…
7) Being directionally challenged is bad in the U.S., but it’s worse in Germany.
8) English is NOT a Germanic language! I don’t care what they say, but German doesn’t even seem to resemble English in the least little bit.
9) LTs really are at the bottom of the food chain… I hate being called “ma’am” by enlisted soldiers and NCOs who have been in the Army for years because a) they know way more than I do, and b) they hate having to say it even more than I hate having to hear it.
10) Even in Europe the first question people ask when they hear I’m from Utah is, “Are you Mormon?” The stereotype lives on. And no, I don’t have three sisterwives and 36 kids. Geez!
11) I really do miss the United States; this includes fairly easy access to all of my favorite people in one way or another, and Cafe Rio on a frequent basis.
12) Too much free time isn’t actually a good thing… it leads to thinking, which I have found doesn’t actually benefit one who is a habitual worrier.
13) Laundry still won’t do itself. I’m working on this one.
14) Only being able to see a little screen with my face on Skype makes it much more bearable to use.
15) And finally… as hard a transitional time as this is, I must “bloom where I’m planted” knowing that pretty soon things will be awesome!
Before you know it, you'll be busier than ever and learning more than you thought your brain could handle. Just don't over-think things. Remember, don't worry. . .be happy!
ReplyDeleteTawni - on number 10 I literally laughed out loud, my roommate looked at me funny. Number 12, totally how I felt the first two weeks of this semester when I was all by myself with nothing to do during the day, it will pass. and I'm still working on 13 as well, I'll let you know the results state side if anything moves forward. Love you lots and lots and lots and miss you too.
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