So, I've been here for almost a week now. Everyone has been very nice, and very helpful. Things have been coming together kind of slowly, but I can't be picky in the situation I guess. We got our phone on Tuesday night, and we got our washer last night. It took us about 4 loads to actually figure out how it works, but we finally did. We have to take baths, because our shower curtain is too small and water would get everywhere if we took a shower. We are still waiting on our wireless internet router to get here in the mail, so we have gone once to an internet/phone place, where you pay per minute to use their computers or phones, and we have also gone a few times to a place called Hugo's. It’s a pretty nice café/restaurant where you can use wireless internet for free. I have finally figured out the bus system and gone down town a couple of times on my own. The downtown area goes uphill and at the top there is a castle. There are a lot of brick streets and sidewalks and a lot of the streets are very narrow here. It is very frustrating at times not to know what people are talking about; and I feel bad when I'm at a store or restaurant and have to ask the person helping me if they can speak English.
There are a lot of things that are very different here. It is not very common for people to have a clothes dryer. The toilets are different and flush differently. There are no SUV's. The food is obviously different. Not much fast food, but a lot of bakerys and pastry shops. I think I'll slowly try new foods. There aren't very many people here that are overweight. I think people are more healthy overall and walk a lot. People go grocery shopping often, so they only get a few things at time. People drink bubbly water here… which seems weird to me, because its like flavorless soda, but I'm getting used to it... and all drinks are usually at room temperature. A very common drink is to have apple juice with some seltzer water in it…my teammates even drink that at practice and at workouts. They are very power and water saving conscience here, and also separate garbage into paper, plastic, and other. I'm still getting used to the Euro. They have 5, 2, and 1 Euro coins, unlike our 5 and 1 dollar bills.
So, I've been here for almost a week now. Everyone has been very nice, and very helpful. Things have been coming together kind of slowly, but I can't be picky in the situation I guess. We got our phone on Tuesday night, and we got our washer last night. It took us about 4 loads to actually figure out how it works, but we finally did. We have to take baths, because our shower curtain is too small and water would get everywhere if we took a shower. We are still waiting on our wireless internet router to get here in the mail, so we have gone once to an internet/phone place, where you pay per minute to use their computers or phones, and we have also gone a few times to a place called Hugo's. It’s a pretty nice café/restaurant where you can use wireless internet for free. I have finally figured out the bus system and gone down town a couple of times on my own. The downtown area goes uphill and at the top there is a castle. There are a lot of brick streets and sidewalks and a lot of the streets are very narrow here. It is very frustrating at times not to know what people are talking about; and I feel bad when I'm at a store or restaurant and have to ask the person helping me if they can speak English.
There are a lot of things that are very different here. It is not very common for people to have a clothes dryer. The toilets are different and flush differently. There are no SUV's. The food is obviously different. Not much fast food, but a lot of bakerys and pastry shops. I think I'll slowly try new foods. There aren't very many people here that are overweight. I think people are more healthy overall and walk a lot. People go grocery shopping often, so they only get a few things at time. People drink bubbly water here… which seems weird to me, because its like flavorless soda, but I'm getting used to it... and all drinks are usually at room temperature. A very common drink is to have apple juice with some seltzer water in it…my teammates even drink that at practice and at workouts. They are very power and water saving conscience here, and also separate garbage into paper, plastic, and other. I'm still getting used to the Euro. They have 5, 2, and 1 Euro coins, unlike our 5 and 1 dollar bills. 
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