Live from Germany, it's LGM!

[LGM]

Well.. I'm finally in Germany! w00t. I can't believe I made it. This place is so beautiful.. I wish my digital camera worked so I could post some pictures.. But alas, cheap chinese manufactured electronics cannot be depended on.

Here I will type up entries from the travel journal I have been keeping. Enjoy.

Monday, May 31st

3:30 PM
We are on our way to Chicago. We haven't even crossed the river yet.

The Goodbye's were short and sweet. Mama didn't even cry. I'm so excited! I wish this bus could fly so we'd be there right now! Germany, here we come!

8:02 PM
We are now sitting at the O'Hare airport in Gate B16. Our flight begins to board at 9:15. 73 minutes to go!

We got here rather quickly, and there were no lines at the check-in. We got in and got out in no time. Before we knew it, we were through security. It was very very painless and quick. Though, Casey was a random spot-check and they had to search through everything. Ha Ha!

Now I'm sitting here with a belly full of McDonalds and a mind full of anticipation.

This airport is a zoo. Never have I seen such a multiude of people in one place. I can't even fathom what Frankfurt will be like.



Tuesday, June 1st

14:50
The plane ride was one of the most uncomfortable rides I've ever experienced. Plane seats were definitely not designed for fat people. The poor woman next to me was so kind. She didn't talk much, but I guess most older Germans don't.

Now we are sitting in the Frankfurt Fernbahnhöf. Our train is 30 minutes late, so we are going to miss our train to Homburg in Mannheim. Agh!

Everything was going so well... Nothing has gone wrong the whole trip but now! How annoying... I sure hope this floor is clean.

16:17

We're sitting at the Mannheim station now. We missed our train by 20 minutes. This train station is so quiet. The only thing I hear are the passing trains and the woman on the speaker. I swear, the same woman announces at every train station here. Hah.

The pigeons here are cool. They just walk around minding their own business. They're not even afraid of us.

Frau lent me â,¬1.50 for an orange Fanta. It tastes so different! mmmmm

I love Germany! I can't wait to sleep in those nice German beds...

Oh, and.. Uh.. They have Aldi's in Germany.. hahahaha

[Mr Jake]

thats probably cause Aldi is a German company/shop   

[LGM]

Is it? Whoops, my bad..

Anyways.. The camera miraculously works now.. And I've got some dodgy pics for you wonderful people:


This is the train that arrived right before the our train.. Which was late.. Bah..




And this is some of the partners I came with. We are all waiting for the farking train.



Finally, we make it to Mannheim, missing our train to Homburg because of the stupid late train.


We play some cards while we wait


Germany is so beautiful..

But these damn keyboards are not.. Why the hell are Y and Z switched around!?!?!?!?!


I will post more later.

[Ryam BaCo]

aldi is a german shop where you can usually buy stuff very cheap, which makes the founders of aldi to one of the richest german men. here in austria we also have aldis. but we call the hofer because we're much more clever then the dumb germans.

x and y are switched because we need (obviously the best language in the world!) the 'z' more often than the 'y' (or vice versa? hmmmm...)

see the positive aspects of it: now you can easily use all these ö,ä,ü and àŸs!

[strazer]

You certainly picked the right time to come here, great weather at the moment.

I must have missed it, but why are you here again? Student exchange? Vacation?

Edit: Watch it, Las!

[Las Naranjas]

Is it just the LGM Photo effect, or do you just like bleak places? :p

[LGM Auf Deutsch]

No.. The weather is really great here.. But, my digital camera is not.. So.. The full effect of the beautifulness is lessened.

If anyone wants to come visit me, they can :-p I'm lonely.. They matched me too well with my partner.. All we do is sit on the computer and play games.

Oh well.. Off to watch some Deutsche MTV or something..

[Mr Jake]

lol LGM

[TerranRich]

Any plans on staying there permanently, Mr. Oddmark?

[LGM]

MEHR FOTOS!


This is my house I'm staying in for most of my stay.


"My bedroom. Not the cleanest of places" - m0ds


This is the street I live on. (Stalkers beware, I have a BIG dog to protect me)




I swear, I live in heaven. Everything is so beautiful.


A path to the fields.


A beautiful flower along the path


Look at the horsies!


A nice little barn near the horsey pasture thingy.

ja...

[dasjoe]

looks like you are somewhere in the outback.. hehe..
doesn't really look like a party-town.. but who cares?

for all the ppl out there: no, it's not like that everywhere in germany..

[Evil]

Heh, LGM, thats what everything looks like here! 15 minute drive and you've got the same beauty of the plains of Germany.

[Matt Brown]

haha, yeah evil. looks a little like the ol' midwestern us

[shbaz]

haha, yeah evil. looks a little like the ol' midwestern us

It's a little more hilly in places here in OK - but yeah, here too. I was thinking the same thing. WTF lgm, haven't you ever been to the US?

[Minimi]

LGM, if your still there, I could maybe visit you! I'm going to germany tomorrow too To my girlfriend!! Yes germany is a nice country! So WAS The Netherlands, untill they led in everyone, to get stoned and drunk, and ruin the windmills  :'(

I hope you have a great time there!

[Meowster]

Well, Germany looks exactly like Ireland. Exactly.

[Las Naranjas]

[Matt Brown]

haha, yeah evil. looks a little like the ol' midwestern us

It's a little more hilly in places here in OK - but yeah, here too. I was thinking the same thing. WTF lgm, haven't you ever been to the US?

I dont know if this is sarcasm or not...I think LGM lives in Iowa

[LGM]

Yes.. I live in Iowa.. The pictures don't transfer well.. But Iowa is nothing like this.. IOWA IS FLAT!

And doesn't have trees.. And it's all corn.. Not these nifty wheat-like plants. It's all so beautiful!

Oh, and Minimi... If you're going to be in the Homburg area, sure.. We can have a cup of tea or something :-p

[LGM]

More Journal entries

20:46

I'm here! Whee! Almost 20 hours of non-stop travel, and I'm now at my home away from home. It feels so nice.

I was shown my room right away. It's homey, and just big enough. (There's alcohol in the cabinets!!)

The ride home was 30 minutes, but it felt like 10... Thez kept asking me questions in German. I got through most of it okay, but this language barrier is hindering me. I need to learn more vocabulary quick! Maybe I'm just tired, but it's really hard for me to speak proper German sentences.

Anyways, I took a shower and I feel human again. Their toilets are so neat. No water in the bowl, and zou push a big plastic button that washes awaz everzthing down the hole in the FRONT of the bowl. It's wicked.

After my shower, we ate some cake and I gave out the gifts. They were overjoyed. We had more discussion difficulties, but I think I got through prettz well... And dang, Dominik's sister is cute!

I've got school tomorrow, so I shall leave zou know. Guten Abend.



Wednesday, June 2nd  3:15

Well... Maybe German beds aren't so nice, or maybe I'm just not tired. Ich kann nicht schlafen!!

I've been sitting here for 2 hours trying to sleep.. But I can't! There are a zillion thoughts running through my mind. I keep going over German phrases and words I need to use more often and remember... Now I know how an insomniac feels.

My throat is still mucusy too... Stupid colds... I hope these pills start working. I need to sleep.. I have a big day ahead of me.



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