Shame on me for not posting sooner! I apologize to my adoring fans...
Anyway, on Wednesday I went to The Berlin British School for another teacher day. While there, I asked Malane what kind of teaching supplies I would need. I figured I would need a binder, notebook and all that kind of stuff. I asked if the binders were different over here and Malane said, "No of course not! All binders are the same!" And then she showed me a binder. NOT THE SAME. See the picture. First off there is this metal do-hicky that slides on the rings and clamps down the papers when your'e not flipping through them. And then there is this big lever that opens and closes the rings. The holes in the front of the binder are for the rings to lock into when its closed. Very different.
After school, I was able to move into my flat!! Yay! I packed up most of my things and took the S-bahn to Tiergarten. Sören, one of my new flatmates, came and walked me back to the flat. I was absolutely shocked when him and Fleur showed me my room. First off, it is huge! (much bigger than my room at home or at school) And second, the ceilings are like 15 feet high with really nice, thick crown molding. The funny thing is it's decorated in a way that's very me. I showed my little sister (Courtney) the room through Skype and she actually asked me if I had painted the circles on the wall. Sören and Fleur made me dinner once I had unpacked and we had a wonderful time chatting.
So, later that night I headed back to Wombats, my hostel, to collect the rest of my things. (I just realized you guys haven't seen any pics of Wombats. Posting!) Was waylayed for about half an hour by an Argentinian roommate who wanted to have a philosophical discussion on the cultural freedoms of Berlin. (That was interesting...)Finally was able to make it back to the Tiergarten S-bahn stop.
Mother and all others who will be scandalized, skip this next paragraph.
So the road right in front of the Tiergarten stop ALWAYS has prostitutes out on it once it gets dark. I don't know why, It really IS a nice area. This thing is, I have yet to figure out if they are transvestite prostitutes. I looks kinda like they are, but I don't want to be caught staring and I certainly don't want to walk closer to find out. haha
Just so there's no confusion, the bottom picture was the outside of my Hostel. The two pictures above it is the my room in the flat. And the picture of the red entrance is the way into the flat. Right inside are the mailboxes and the staircase. The staircase is absolutely beautiful, I'll take some pics later...
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