another list! woohoo!

it was recently pointed out to me that i have not made it generally known how amazing things have been here in germany. so i will herewith attempt to remedy that...

things i love about germany and/or künzelsau:

people saying hi to each other on the street or when they enter a room or restaurant or cafe, or really just anytime they feel like being friendly
how people apologize for accidentally killing the tiny spider or bug that lands on their t-shirt or windshield
that where there is fruit, there are fruit flies, and people sweat. that's life, and it's ok!
cats and small children playing in my neighborhood
places where the houses are so close to the road, that they're practically IN the street!
there are towns with city walls with houses built into them!
buying my bread from the baker
the words "genau" and "Tschüss" =)
that the germans use english words more often than i do!
the vineyards in the sunlight in october
kaffee und kuchen
old ladies with purple hair
the view along the road where i (used to) go running
people who think my accent is cute (all two of them!)

i could keep going...

sure, smalltowns in the middle of nowhere have their drawbacks, but i've experienced profound and astounding kindness here, and even if the rest of the year is absolutely shitty (and it won't be!), it will have all been worthwhile. (and someone please remind me of that, the next time i start complaining!!)