"Total Wahnsinnig"

I don't know why, but I need naps. Every day. Even just for half an hour. I think it's because my brain gets worn out from trying to understand everything that's going on around me all the time.
I mean it does that normally, but it has to work super hard right now. You understand.

The first week is in the past. It's hard to believe but at the same time I feel like I've always been here. I see myself easily traveling to different places in the world after this. This is the beginning.
When Birte, Hans-Peter's oldest daughter, asked me how long I'd been learning German and I said three years, she was amazed. She said she learned French for four years before going to Canada and didn't understand anything the first week. Phew! So people aren't just being nice when they say my German is good. This has always been true, though, language has been one of my few natural talents.

The weather has been kind of iffy here, but it makes sense. We're on the northern tip of Germany. It's a bit like Portland in June, but less rain. Cloudy and in the high 60s. We've been spending a lot of time with another family (I'm not sure how they know each other), and they have a son who's 13 and a daughter who's 9. The son (Bjana, I think his name is?) is really interested in America and what's popular. He asked me if I knew who Ne-yo is and it took me like 2 minutes to remember that that is actually a pretty popular singer/musician. Haha. I'm really not a good person to ask about pop culture.

Also, bummer time, they don't really eat mexican food here. I miss Los Gorditos!! Last night I found some tortillas in the exotic section, though, and make tofu and potato breakfast burritos. nomnomnom.

Is this interesting at all? It's really been an easy transition and I think I just got lucky to have such a chill, friendly, and open-minded family. Except for the yelling at the kids. Why is this neccesary? It makes them act out more and be louder. My dad always says, "you know, I don't yell and stomp and scream" and it always sounded so dorky, but I understand now. I am not a fan of shouting at someone because they accidentally dropped a bottle.

ANYWAY. I think I'm gonna go nom on some bread and tofu scramble. Missin' y'all. If you can find a way to send a soy curl burrito from Los Gorditos to me, I will be in your debt eternally.