Chocolate and Beer

So... today was essentially bureaucratic hell. The Summerakademie didn't know I existed because there had been an almighty screw-up in the coordination between them and the Auslandsamt (i.e. International Office) and so I was not registered for the summer course. Don't panic. Instead talk to a bajillion different people to make sure you are on the list for the start of classes tomorrow. Heave a small sigh of relief when, after the bajillion and first person you manage to sort it out. No this is not the reason this post is about chocolate and beer. Even though either one would probably have been helpful.

After my journey into the seedy underbelly of the bureaucracy of a German university I met up with some other canadians on the exchange and we went grocery shopping. (Note to self, deciding to buy large amounts of groceries at once when the grocery store is a good 15-20 minute walk from where you live is not so wise). And as Monica and I were going down the aisles of Lidl, the cheapest grocery store around, she turns around and says to me : "You know what's cheap in this country? Chocolate and beer." We contemplated a life based solely on chocolate and beer. We figured that we'd probably be very happy. And the fact that we seem to walk an hour a day would probably keep us thin enough at least to get through doorways. In the end though we decided against it. We thought that we would get scurvy.

On an unrelated note it was a nice day today, so of course I got a little sunburned. If anyone can think of a place where
a) I wouldn't get sunburned. Ever.
b) I wouldn't become vitamin D deficient or clinically depressed because of seasonal affective disorder
please let me know. Most appreciated.

I am still knitting! I have a nearly finished object. Aren't you excited???? Pictures soon.

Tomorrow, new obstacles to be faced, placement tests and more bureaucracy. But, did I mention that I am going to school in a castle? How cool is that?!?