So week one down in Spangdahlem... I'm sorry I haven't sent pictures. I will! It's been hard to take pictures here. Mainly because I am definitely in small town Germany and I stick out like a white dude in Harlem and I've been too nervous to take pictures. This past week was spent trying to get my bearings around western Germany.

The local Germans just stare at me when I am out in the villages; however, I was happy to hear that the Germans just stare period so... maybe its not me. With driving, trying to find parking and food, and then trying to order it without a word of German, it's been challenging... but I love it! I love being in a foreign land and getting to explore it!

I am driving these days a marvelous BMW and I finally figured out how to use the radio today. If you are wondering what I am jamming out to as I drive though scenic Germany, please see above.

Do you know what drink the Germans prefer over beer and wine? I'd never guess it, but it's surprisingly sparking mineral water (SMW)! They love it! And as I was driving home tonight, I stopped at a gas station rest stop and picked up a bottle of SMW... and dang it!!! Those Germans have great taste!! It was so amazing! I nearly drank 1.5 liters in less than 30 minutes. Thirsty much?

Due to my location, I am very close to Luxembourg and Belgium, which I have already visited! They are amazing!! I have not stopped off to really explore those countries, but I will in the near future. However, one thing I have learned about traveling in Germany and its surrounding countries is that driving in Germany is the best! I had to drive through Belgium to get to my destination today and it had a speed limit of 100 km per hour (about 62 mph). This is not heard of in Germany, the land of limitless speed on the autobahn. Once you experience the autobahn, where you can drive any speed you like, when you are told how fast to drive, you can't help but think "bitch no you didn't!?!?!".

Sincerest apologizes for the profanity. :)