So, first there was the phone issue…Verizon swore to me on 3 separate occasions that my phone WOULD WORK here!!! That I would at least be able to connect to the Internet and with a German sim card, I’d have anything else I needed. Not even a little bit…NO service whatsoever, the sim is locked and Verizon customer support has yet to respond… Oh, and there is very little weeee-feeeee in our apartment. So I bought a new phone. I’m not happy about this but I can get me email, update FB and Danila can call me so it’s useful. Ernie hooked me up with an awesome adaptor…but all the plugs are sunken I/o flush with the wall so…yeah…MY error was in buying a converter that only takes 2 prong when the power strip I have is 3 pronged but since the outlets are sunken…AND my laptop does not recognize that it is plugged in so it it COMPLETELY dead and I have to find a new power cord. My iPad is not recognizing the photo card adapter so still not photos to upload. Weeeeee! BUT facetiming with Casey, Ray and some of The Last Con people was fun!!!! I miss my friends! …I just need to buy a Mac…gawdammit…

BUT, Soojin and I DID find a Starbucks with wi-fI and plan to live here for a while. Green Day was amazing the other night, despite the 3.8km walk from the train station because google maps couldn’t find public transportation. On the way home, I asked a very friendly German Bradley Cooper-alike for directions. He was most helpful!!! German audiences are soooo different than American ones! BJ sang Shout and for the “little bit softer now” part…85% of the audience SAT DOWN in the pit!!! In the mud (it rained during the show)!!!!! It was crazy awesome! The boys sang a LOT of old school stuff. Was NICE! Only a handful of Am. Idiot songs and 3 new ones. I’m looking forward to the new album. Sounded like the old stuff and a little bit Foxborough Hot Tubs, which excites me.

It’s been museums every day so far. Cool stuff! Pergamon was astounding!!!! I could’ve just hung out in the alter room all day! The carvings are sooooo beautiful! So intricate, so…god-like. The Ishtar gate was equally magnificent. UGH!! I want to post my pictures!!

We’re off to visit the farmers market, find electronics and see Danton Tod this evening!!!