17 More Days to Go...

My faithful readers, it's time for an update!

Firstly, the clock is ticking! There are only 17 more days until my first trip. I can't believe next week I'll be saying to myself "I'm leaving for Germany NEXT WEEK." WOW that will sound WILD and at the same time send me into this crazy panic that I haven't packed yet...

Preparations abound. A lot of stuff has happened. I finally got my stupid SIM card but they sent me the wrong one and Mom spent $42 to send to back overnight, when the whole thing cost $50. I mean it's not my money but I still hate for her to have spent it... it wasn't even my fault they sent me the wrong one... anyway so I decided not to get a card here beforehand after all. I'll wait 'til I get there and I'll get the Aldi-Talk one from the Aldi supermarket, for 20 Euros. I can call locally with that for 14cents/min and to other Aldi-talk customers for .04cents/min. Kerstin will have Aldi-Talk too so I can call her! Yay!

I signed up for Skype over the weekend, Mom and I ordered webcams and headsets, ha ha... we each got one so I can take one along with me. At least then it won't be as bad... I know it'll make me want to hug her more, though. It's gonna be tough being away...

OH YEAH, made a semi-large purchase today... I got a German RailPass. It's good for unlimited travel on any train in Germany for 10 days within a single month. It cost $286 including shipping of the pass. I decided I was going to take the train to Munich, and I checked the price and one single trip there and back costs the same as the 10 day RailPass... so I decided to buy it since I'm already planning a trip at least to Koblenz to meet Kerstin and her family there. As we say in Germany, "Es lohnt sich!" or "It's worth it!"

I used my new curling iron over the weekend, it worked great, except the cord is über short... oh well, it'll have to do. I sold my non-dual-voltage Salon hairdryer for $30 through FaceBook and I am SOOOO close to selling my laptop it's not even funny... it's up for sale for $400 and I've had two serious inquiries today alone! I really hope to sell it before I go away!

Well I think that's it for now. I'll try not to let so much time pass by before I post again.

Love and Schokolade,
Caiti