I'm baaack in the 'Furt

I know you're all wondering...where is number 1? We're almost two weeks into the new year and I've already disappointed you. But fear not. I did not forget, I purposefully did not make a number one, because I have at least another 8-10 months in this country and surely the Germans will surprise me. I'm leaving room, exercising blog management if you will.

So maybe it will be Germans orderliness, punctuality or ways with cabbage... but I hope that it's something bold I haven't discovered yet.

I arrived back in the 'Furt yesterday after a hellish Delta experience. No personal TVs, no in-flight snacks and uncertain pilots ("Not sure if this brake light is serious but we're going to have to circle back to the gate" Um, thanks?) I was seated next to a man with very long hair en route to Sweden and Finland for a death metal tour. His band's name?: Hate Eternal. I just googled them and they are real and apparently quite popular in northern Europe. This guy was full of surprises. No. 1: He is a vegan. No. 2: His favorite TV shows is "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."

I was expecting our apartment to be cold since Russia cut off our gas supply. But it's not. Apparently we have reserves from the Netherlands. Thank God for Dutch!