Yesterday was a free day to recover from jetlag! I slept until 10 and still felt tired. Lisa, who I met at Purdue is also studying here in the same program. We decided to venture to Saturn to buy a Handy (cell phone). We walked down Kufursten-damm, which is the tourist street in my neighborhood. It certainly was touristy. All the American stores were along the strip, including KFC. Apparently KFC is very popular here. Saturn, it turns out, is like a giant best buy. It was 5 floors! Buying a prepaid cell phone turned out to be more of a chore than I realized. Thank goodness for Lisa! The saleslady only spoke German.
Later, my host mom made a type of spaghetti for lunch. We went school shopping - the most expensive school supplies I've ever bought! 4 notebooks, 4 folder, a pen, a pencil, and a pencil pouch was 25€! Craziness! I'm used to paying 10 cents for notebooks and folder at Wal-Mart. And then the cheapest backpack they had was 40€. An expensive few items. And then came the grocery store. I was so surprised by how cheap the groceries were! 1€ for 8 liters of water. Oh yes, and they drink water with gas. I, of course, being American as they say prefer without gas (carbonation). Big containers of yogurt for only .30€! I could definitely get used to that. Of course I am shopping like it's the end of the world compared to them. Corry had to explain that they go often and I didn't need to get so much. Their fridge is tiny!
Thimo, my host brother, was so sweet. He showed me how to ride the U-bahn in preparation for Thursday. Overall, another great day! I love it here!
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