Introduction

I was never going to start a blog but i thought 'why not'? It's a once in a life time experience and people can see what i'm up to without looking at my photos on facebook and getting a rough idea.

I am now 2 months into my 5 and a half months here in Germany.  I'm finding it hard to remember the first few weeks and the days are just flying by. I really should have started this blog at the beginning of my stay because now its going to be hard to find a place to start from. A nice introduction would be:

Life in Germany 

I am not in Australia anymore, I can not walk around with no watch or even have my mobile a few minutes late and then forget that it is not the real time. Buying a watch was the best idea that has come to me in a while. Peoples lives revolve around getting to places on time and leaving everything until the very last minute. Being 'too early' or 'too late' does not exist. People speed walk everywhere, checking their watch every 7 seconds because they have left it until the last minute to get on the train. I would not like to see a typical German trying to catch a bus in Canberra. Firstly you have to leave 15 minutes before departure time because the bus may be 15 minutes early or 15 minutes late. Secondly, It takes 1 hour to get to a place which is 15km away. I can't see this life working for a German, they lose it when the trains are 2 minutes late. 

Yes Germany is on the other side of the world but its not that different after all. Facebook is still called Facebook, I have internet here, I have phone reception, the toilets are the same, I have friends. All these questions were asked before i left. However, Germans also have dumb questions about Australia. There is one girl in particular:

Her: Can you speak English? 

Me: of course I can, I am from Australia. 

Her: But don't you speak Australian there? 

I hope this trip will be a learning experience not only for me but for people in Australia and Germany too.