Monday: Trying to convince the choir director that The Police's "Every Breath You Take" is a stalker song and really doesn't fit the imagery of a mother lovingly watching over her children. Vois Sur Ton Chemin. Free imbiss. Celebration of religious diversity.
Tuesday: Torsten not disappointing expectations with the Hand Song. Laughing with pre-teens over Kotzende Kangaroo and James Bond. Human Rights Taboo. The handful of jr. high kids willing to discuss human rights at 5:00 in the evening. Learning the proper greeting to use in Kenya. Board games!
Wednesday: Being able to laugh about my paperless status. Walking the streets of Hamburg en masse. The right to demonstrate. Peaceful protests. The hope that social action will have an effect on Germany's refugee policies. The dichotomy of going directly from a demonstration to the movie theater. Living in a city big enough to offer movies in original English. The magic of seeing a Harry Potter movie for the first time.
Thursday: Humor in the office. Poking fun at Americans' bad taste. Email from a friend I haven't heard from in a long while. The smell of clean laundry. Jon Stewart's wit.
Friday: An unproblematic rideshare. Glimpses into the lives of others. Seeing the sun for the first time in two weeks. The beauty of deep greens and browns in the rolling hills. Seeing hills at all after spending so much time in the city in the middle of flatlands. The warmth of sunshine on my face. Incidentally entering the shooting of a German TV show. Bonn's Innenstadt. Simply getting away. Riding the train along the Rhein. Knowing the trip was worth it for the view of the river and hills alone. Sunset over the Rhein. Taking an excessive number of pictures of the sunset as I made my way through Neuwied. Hanging out with an 'ironic and sarcastic buddy.' Amusing ourselves with all manner of ridiculous ideas. Trying out pizza with spinach and feta. Having my play ticket paid for by someone whom I'd met just 5 minutes before. Liebe in Dunklen Zeiten. Nighttime stroll on the Rhein.
Saturday: Starting the day off with a book. Finding the most awesome rainboots on the planet. Pink shoes! Couscous and tzatziki on a baked potato. The excitement of a free Brötchen. Happy Hippos. The ridiculousness of the 1980's European music scene. Re-discovering the delights of a playground. Exploring Mystery Island. Receiving a wave from a barge driver. Ellen taking song requests as a minstrel. "You scared the Baby Jesus out of me!" Strawberry-Elderberry wine. The coolness factor of telling the flatmates, as they were headed to the bars and clubs, that were were going to the playground. Trampoline! Nighttime swinging. Talks at the river. Scheming the greatest retreat ever. Salt & vinegar chips. Mel Brooks' outrageous humor.
Sunday: More quality reading time. Nutella toast. The vast history offered by an old German cemetary. A shared meal. Ice cream. A free concert and the soothing quality of classical music. More strolling along the river. Conversation flowing freely between German, English, and French. Amusing hosts. Die Erde von Oben. More ice cream, topped with brambleberry-applesauce. Tatort.
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