Apfelschorle (apple soda) is probably my favorite German drink. The Heidelberger Hefeweizen is good, but this stuff is...I mean it's uniquely German as far as I know. You can get a Harpoon Hefeweizen and be doing pretty well for yourself, but even my favorite Boston brewery doesn't carbonate apple juice and sell it. What a great idea.
Sorry it's been so long. It's definitely not "tomorrow" as pseudo-promised in the last entry but in my defense, this is the first time I've had internet access since that entry. There's way too much to share.
The rest of my family arrived safely this past monday and tuesday and now that we're all here, things have gotten better (as they were a little rough for a few days). I've been bounced around in terms of accommodations and have stayed here with my sister and at another apartment with my other sister + cousin and finally last night I stayed with Travis.
Travis is an interesting character to put it mildly. He's one of Katie's co-workers at the University. A ripe 32-years-old and a St. Louis, MO native. That sounds fairly normal, but he doesn't sound at all normal. He's been in Europe 6 years and his voice reflects it. It's lost all nasal quality (the kind us Americans are known for) and he speaks English in German and French now if that makes sense. His words are English, but his sentence structures and such are foreign. He lives right near the buzz of Heidelberg which is sort of cool. His apartment could literally be construed as a hole in the wall. It's right off the street, so when the garbage trucks come by Monday morning, he sleeps on the kitchen floor because it's farther from the window (where the loud noises come in). Craziness.
This morning, I'm working on music for the wedding reception while Katie, Janah, Renatta(Janah's Polish bff), and Clara get their nails done. Frank and I are holding it down here at the apartment. Later today, I'll be eating Turkish kabobs with my brother, Ellie, Boris + Betina (my brother's host + hostess), and whoever else decides to join. Then the rehearsal is tonight, followed by a dinner in the aforementioned abandoned restaurant. Good fun.
I hope to be able to update again soon. If I can't though, have a great weekend and I'll be back in Virginia before you know it. So you can all come see me. Yes.
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