Ich vermisse dich, Deutschland

I tend to be fairly dramatic at times, at least in my head. And tonight, as I was walking down the streets of Munich, was no different.

You know how, in movies, when something terrible happens, the main character always dramatically looks around and wonders how the world can keep going as if everything is normal? That was me. Staring forlornly down the streets with the most melancholy and melodramatic air.

How, Germany???? HOW will you be okay without me tomorrow night? As I walked along the streets and rode in the U-Bahn for the very last time [ok, that is not so sad], it's as if the bicyclists and train riders do not even care that they won't see me anymore. 

That can't be right, can it?

Things I Will Miss Most in Germany

- Bakeries on every corner

     Read: Eating butter pretzels. Daily.

- Speaking German

     Playin' like a boss, speakin' two languages. Three if you count pig latin.

- The guy whose Ke$ha ringtone goes off, without fail, in every Gruppenrunde

     

Lookin' sick and sexified.

Please don't judge me for embedding ke$ha. It will almost probably never happen again.

- This chiquita

- Intercultural Training:

      Cougars, Cradle-Robbers, booty calls auf Deutsch

Holidays for things that did not happen in the Bible (Assumption of Mary/MariaHimmelfahrt)

Learning how to tip, make trains, and not always advertise how German I am not
How to avoid saying awkward things in German [read: not to use american colloquialisms that sound like sexual innuendos auf Deutsch]

- My gal:

- My coworkers

     Including you, Herr A! Oh wait, I promised never to mention you in my blog... 

     

     And on that note, I will also miss reminding Herr A. that there is a ton of shame in listening to 

this song.

- Not driving to work every day

- Traveling ev-r-ee weekend

- Drinking insane amounts of coffee because of the coffee machine near my desk

- Mezzo Mix!

coca-cola gmbh

- Planning subassemblies

- The Big Bang Theory auf Deutsch

- Gorgeous mountains

- Doeners

- Living in a hotel

       Hopefully my roommate will be ok with making my bed for me, too.

- This never-working-out stint I've been entertaining

      "I'm on vacation. I don't have to work out because calories count less."

- Germexican nights at Tacos y Tequila

- Sending postcards

-  Being a photoholic

    Taking pictures of everything.

- 7 euro Ray Bans

       Well-spent 7 euros.

    

- 80's Greatest Hits

    German radio.

- Climbing lots of tall things

     Church steeples, towers, skyscrapers, moutnains. The Europeans like climbing things.

- Drivin' real fast

     220 km/hr is the record.

- The most amusing team meetings between America and Germany

- Living in a city that I feel safe walking around, alone, late at night

    Munich is so safe. I mean, use common sense, but really, it is such a clean, safe city. And this is coming from someone who grew up in the 'burbs, where toilet papering is the equivalent of gang violence. 

- Lots of other stuff I've probably forgotten for now...

What I will not miss

- Bicyclists

      I will not miss you. Ringing your bell at me, cutting me off, or almost killing me.

- The people on the U-Bahn

      Some of you guys, bless your hearts, are just weird and creep me out a little bit.

- Rain. Cold.

- People giving me funny looks when I smile at them

- Not having personal space

    Step off, Deutschers.

- Sweet tea withdrawal

- This B.O. epidemic

- Fighting people's dogs for space on the Bahn

     This happened. You can leave your dog at home, Deutschers. They will probably be okay.

- Reading Twilight in German in Germany

    It will seem much, much cooler in America, I think...I hope.

Ok. I should probably quit procrastinating and do my packing now. I leave in less than twelve hours and I haven't even begun...

-bRob