It's 4 am and I can't sleep. My body clock is a little off right now. This is my first night in Germany and we're six hours ahead of Rochester, MI. I went to bed at 9 PM, which is like going to bed at 3 PM according to what I'm used to. Because the flight was overnight, I didn't get very much sleep last night but instantly fell asleep on my new dorm room bed with its' huge squishy pillow and top sheet-less European style. Now I am halfway around the world, sitting in a kitchen that I share with seventeen other students on my floor. They come from all over (many of them) and seem really friendly. I can't wait to get to know them and their culture better. So far I've met Manny
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