h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey

I'm back from England, back in 'Deutschland'. And I must say so far I'm enjoying it more than I did last year. Maybe I've just got a bit more used to things here.
Actually, here's a list of things off the top of my head that I DO like about Germany:

* the public transport - zippy and relatively clean
* free Internet in one's room
* 'Apfelmus' (apple puree made into a preserve - yummy! )
* my friends here
* not having to take any exams - hooray!
* getting to meet people from lots of different countries
* 'Weihnachtsmarkt' (Christmas market)
* Anglistics classes
* my apartment - probably the nicest place I'll ever live in
* being able to buy cakes, waffles etc (even condoms!) from food & drink vending machines
* cherry juice
* traveling around Germany and Europe
* cost of living is cheaper (as in *much*)
* 'Stollen' and 'Glühwein' at Christmas
* living in a nice area (LS6, it has to be said, is not the best place in the world to live, to put it mildly! )
* GERMAN BEER (sometimes at 1 euro a bottle - yay!)
* chocolate covered marzipan
* 'KiBa' - a drink made out of cherry and banana juice, an interesting combination
* learning American English
* learning about Kurdish culture thru my friend Laura (whose husband is Kurdish)
* getting to eat Kurdish food at Laura's
* coming back to h2g2!

Well, that's all I can think of right now. I guess I'd better go to bed.

Liz