First Bi-continental experience

Had a bit of a rough start yesterday...was packing before work and could not find my one and only check card. Turns out Tuesday night got a little too crazy and I left it at the bar. Despite all the minor panic, I flew out of Cedar Rapids on time to Chicago to D.C. to Brussels, Belgium, to Berlin! Now I am awaiting check-in time at 2 pm (have been waiting for about 4 hours now). I got lost in transit from the airport to my hostel.

I tried extremely hard to speak decent Deutsch, but the minute an English word pops out, suddenly no one can communicate with me. Besides the nice bus driver. The first driver was not so friendly and i got off at the wrong stop for the U-Bahn (train). All in all I made it, walked around a bit, and am now in desperate need of a nice shower & nap.

Deutschland plays Turkey tonight for the EuroCup, so the town is rather hyped up for that.

I am slowly learning how to use a Deutsch keyboard. The letters are not all in the same spot and I cannot seem to find the apostrophe key anywhere.

I had the best mango juice of my entire life at a little cafe connected to my hostel.

Well, since I am paying by the minute for Internet, I best wrap things up! To be continued...

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