Just A Day

6:15 A.M) Get up, and try to meditate. Get stressed out that I am not zen enough. Sleeping another five minutes usually leads me more to the path of enlightenment.

7:30 A.M) Ride my bike to school. Pat myself on the back for not striking a small child, or form of metal. Witness 3 year olds trekking to kindergarten in the morning fog, clad in headlamps. Feel less proud of my ability to be a (barely) functioning 16 year old.

8 A.M-????) Considering the fact that substitutes are not really a thing here, every day is like a new little surprise (like a Kinder Egg! YAY CHOCOLATE). Today I had 4 hours of school, instead of 6. Teacher simply was not there, and we all went on our merry way. Nobody asks any questions, and nobody gives any answers. I like Germany.

Around 1:30 P.M) Eat a warm meal in the middle of the day, Mittagessen, which usually has a potato chillin in it somewhere. This is the time to be with family, and talk about your day.

3:00-10:00 P.M)Ride my bike to Bischu, a theater place in the town. Today I had improv, and ended up taking on the role of a pig Oma. It worked. When I don't have theater, I play soccer with a club outside of my school. That's another thing! School in Germany is just a place to learn, not to dwell and base your whole identity around.

Anyway, I end up getting home eventually, and then I have Abendbrot, which is the cold meal of the day.This is usually just some bread, meat, and cheese, which together make up the pyramid of German existence. If I am not already passed out on the floor, I tune in for a German "crimi" or crime TV series, which are super popular here. But mostly, I just pass out.

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