Friday, March 27, 2009

Ciao for now, Fatherland

If you thought I was abducted, sorry, I'm here and ok. But tomorrow I am flying back for a quick visit home and the last week I have been working overtime so I can take this impromptu break. And I also got a crazy fever/cold- thing which required many trips to the pharmacy, or Apotheke.

Germans are notorious for being health freaks and are adamantly against using non-natural medication unless someone is on a deathbed. So far, I've been "prescribed" eucalyptus oil, thyme tea and some gel capsules of anis oil. As you probably guessed, these measures haven't really done much. I think I smell good, but it still feels like there is a hammer pounding my cheek if I bend my head to read a book.

This is a lame update, so I'll just sign off with a quick piece of advice I learned last night. When cooking your own pizza crust, don't place the dough on foil to bake. The dough and the foil bake together and you have to peel the foil off in little strips that burn you like a mother.

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