Food

Hello Everyone!

I have been doing great so far. I can't believe I've been here a week already, I do feel at home here so that's good. I haven't gone out on my own yet. I am really nervous about interacting with people since I don't know the language well enough to have a decent conversation. I keep hearing everyone speaks English, but I'm still very nervous about it.
I've been sick the past couple of days but I should get over it soon. I'm learning a little German everyday and it's been sticking with me. I sound ridiculous with the pronunciation, but I've been told that it's better to sound so ridiculous so I learn from my mistakes I guess. I've gone grocery shopping with Sven and Graziella twice since I have been here and it's not too different. The selection of meat and cheese and bread is a lot larger than most of the grocery stores in the U.S. One thing that is different is there are no baggers at the grocery store. You either bring your own bag, buy some there, or you're screwed! You also have to pay 1 Euro to use a cart as well, but you get it back, you just stick it in a little coin slot on the handle of the cart to get it off of the chain. It seems like people are always in a hurry here as well. People are always rushing by, and on the road people are always in a hurry too. Well I have learned more words, mostly for food so here we go:

Pears: Die Birnen (Dee Beer-nen)
Orange: Die Orange but it is pronounced differently (or-anj-eh)
Raspberry: Die Himbeere (Him-beer)
Strawberry: Die Erdbeere (erd-beer)
I think the two easiest fruits are
Banana: Banane
Apple: Apfel

I only know a few veggies and they are:

Tomatos: Die Tomaten
Lettuce: Der Salut- pretty easy, sounds a little like salad
Peppers: Paprika

Oh, and jelly/jam here is called: Marmalade (marm-uh-lad-eh).

I have also fallen in love with German Bread! I love waking up every morning and having a slice of bread from the bakery with some butter and Himbeere Marmalade!

Well, that's it for now. Talk to you all later!


-Jess