I am a German Citizen?

This week I decided to write down a list of things to talk about on the blog. I think I am going to keep doing that. It hasn't been a week, yet I decided to type a new blog post because I am leaving for Berlin Tomorrow and that deserves its own blog.
   

•  So the first topic, I got a letter today with my german social security number. Petra said it was good for my entire lifetime so I am not sure if that means I am a citizen or not. I am just going to say I am and be sadly disappointed later.
• Europe dresses like a funeral. "Black is forever modern, and white is so not" in the words of my host uncles girlfriend. White uses to be the modern color so a lot of older cars are white. Everyone wears Black, dark blue, or gray and it looks like a funeral. Everyones car is even a dark color.
• Europe is having a bit of a debt crisis, but I wouldn't know that because Germany is Europe's strongest economy and no one seems to be worried about the potential melt down in Greece. Speaking of not caring, I am going to Amsterdam during the fall break at the end of October! May be they trick or treat.
• Math is probably my best class besides English. I can actually do the homework and understand it. Math has always been an easy class for me. Mrs. Ivan sucked at teaching me math, but she did do a good job at teaching me how to use a TI-83 graphing calculator.
• All my friends are just starting driving school, and I am a little jealous because in Germany everyone must start out on a stick shift. I know I would prefer an automatic because it makes life easier, but I want to know how to drive stick. My friend Steffen thinks the BMW X5 is too big to park; I didn't tell him I drive a dodge ram. He thinks the X1 is the prefect sized SUV, that might be true but it doesn't look as good as an X5.
• And finally, I managed to make it all the way to Europe with a mixed matched pair of socks. In my defense, they were both black pumas with gray writing. My phone can write not only in English but also in German and Russian. The more and more I see Russian in my school, I kind of wish I took the class.

Check back tuesday or wednesday next week for the Berlin blog. Can you believe I finished my english paper before I left for the weekend instead of waiting for late monday like usual. Germany your changing me and I don't like it. Happy German Unity Day Everyone! (October 3rd)

German Homecoming

It has been a busy couples weeks. I just noticed that I haven't blogged since September 11th. I need to get better at this. There's no homecoming in Germany, but last night my senior class held a party at on of the clubs in Ahaus. It was pretty much everything you could imagine, and the best part is that today (September 24th) I had my first german class at 9:30. I finally got a cellphone and can't believe that I went that long with out one. It sucks that sprint doesn't use SIM-Cards. I ended up buying this cheap samsung. I can't figure out how to use aldi-talk because the website is in German. I tried white bratwurst, not sure what it is but taste pretty good. Petra is convinced I don't eat enough so I am going to turn into the fat, German exchange kid on the simpsons. Headed to Berlin Friday! I am not sure what the plans are, but I know I want a piece of the wall. I think I ran out of things to say except for I am glad I come from Irish/Polish family, although everyday I wish I was German.

Just an Update

I started school last wednesday. I already now I love german school more than american school. I have three or four classes a day and plenty of breaks. Yelitza (the eduacdorian inbound) and I have all of our classes together expect one. My classes are English, Spanish, German, Physics (because I loved it so much), biology, geography, math, gym, computers, and art. I think my favorite class is bio because the teacher is cool. I never thought spanish would be my easy class, haven't been to english yet. None of my teachers knew I was an exchange student till I said my name was Sikorski. German kids aren't as shy as everyone said they would be. I have had no problem making friends. Friday I had my first rotary get to gather thing and It started out with a mimosas and ended with a german mimosas (sprite and beer). Saturday we had our first inbound meeting and that was pretty cool. The Latin American kids either think I am from Latin America or can speak spanish fluently because they kept speaking to me in spanish but the other white kids in english, and It could of been that I was with Yeli. Then Saturday night I went to the Kermis in Ahaus which is just a Lindenfest, but better the rides were crazier and the food was better. I tried currywurst which was one of the best things ever. It is pretty much just a brat smothered in curry ketchup, (oh yeahs that is really popular in Germany). Then on Sunday Opa turned 69 so went to his house to celebrate. You will never go thirsty or hungry in Germany. On the way home we stopped for Doener which is the Gyros better cousin. It is definitely my new favorite food. Germans love Pink and Katy Perry with a little Lady Gaga thrown in because that is all the radio stations play. And finally, On September 30th I am going to Berlin with my host family. I also found out that I will be in the same house for a year, which is awesome because I love it here. Germany is great, food is Great, and Life is Great!

Germany

Germany has to be coldest country ever. I wore a winter coat to school today. It also rains everyday. Did you know its illegal to ride a bike with an umbrella? Yeah, neither did this kid on my way to school today. German school is good and I love all the breaks in my day. Yeli and I have been trying to find the Mcdonalds in Ahaus because there's a sign saying its right my school. I kind of want to try a german big mac. There french fries here are better, but I haven't tried Mcdonalds yet. Its going to be a long winter

European mindset

I love Germany and I am having a great time but as I notice people around town I realized that europe may skinner than america but no by much. they aren't all size 2 with blond hair and blue eyes. I think the world as a whole is getting fatter and the US is just first because we developed faster and the everyone else is just catching up.

4 Days

Its been 4 Days and I never want to go back to the U.S. Deutschland is perfekt. The flight was long and Sammie slept on my shoulder the whole time. My first day in Germany, I changed plans in a airport I did not know how to navigate, and when I got to my gate they sent me down a flight of stairs and through some weird hallways outside to a bus. I thought I left the airport, but instead they drove us around the terminal to the plane, it was a little weird. Then a hippy couple with the worlds smelliest dreadlocks sat next to me on the Frankfurt-Dusseldorf flight. When we finally landed in Dusseldorf there were five of us and we were confronted with at least 75 people in the airport. On the drive to the house I learned that no one uses turn signals or talks on the phone and on the Autobahn if a faster car is coming up behind you, you simply move over for them. Then Friday I visited my school with Petra, and then we went for gelato and explored Ahaus, it is like lindenhurst but nicer. We saw the town castle, it was cool. Then on Saturday I went to a baptistism. their family is almost as big as mine. I met Andrea and David Marpert there. They are a couple of big shots, Andrea owns her own buisness. I an going to visit them next month, they live near Berlin and Sunday I went to the Netherland, Summerfest and cooked dinner with the family. Long enough?