Cricket in Berlin - The End of an Era: I am totally inspired

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

I am totally inspired

I am also trapped at home trying to clean, tie up loose ends and pack and it's kind of like studying for finals. I want to do anything but what I should.

You also might be entertained to know that I am eating sauerkraut with chopsticks. I think it makes it more fun. Sauerkraut is kind of my current equivalent to Ramen, you can buy it for 35 cents in a package at Kaisers and it does the trick!

So a long, long time ago I told my family that I would post pictures of my flat and I decided that since I am cleaning up the pics on my computer so that I can make room for the next two weeks, I would do it (also I am procrastinating - no seriously I am trying to get all the transfers set up in my accounts so I am on the computer anyway.) So here you go... here is a tour of my flat. I didn't clean it up for you, I think you'll recover. Mostly I think you should be amused my the trail of my running shoes and socks on the way to the kitchen for water... For those of you in Texas, I do this because I am SO hot after running in 70 degree weather. Eeek, that is sad huh?

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