5/25/11

So first of all, it's pretty hard trying to figure out how to translate German to English on the internet when you can't read any of the words to begin with...I just started clicking random buttons.  By the way, my posts are all in Eastern time, so I am actually posting them 6 hours ahead of the time it says.

Now that I figured this out, I can tell you about my first day.  The flight from Cleveland to JFK was short and sweet like I am used to.  The flight from JFK to Zurich was much longer.  The plane was nice and I was able to watch a movie on my way.  I was just so tired and it was hard getting to sleep, so I was happy to land.  After being exhausted, landing in an entirely new airport/country, and not understanding any of the conversations going on around me at baggage claim, I was so very happy to see Nadja, my team's catcher, and Tiin, my coach, waiting for me.

I went with the two of them to Nadja's parents' farm, where I am staying.  It is so pretty and I am excited to post pictures later.  I didn't have time to take any of the farm today, but I will have plenty of time tomorrow because I am already unpacked.  This brings me to my room!  When Nadja opened the door to show it to me, she said "I hope you like orange" and I was so excited!  I told her that it was one of my favorite colors, my other two being red and black, the color of the Wil Devils, my softball team.  Perfect!

I was able to take a short nap before lunch, and then I longer nap after lunch.  I really needed them because I did not want to be falling asleep at practice.  At 6:45pm, Tiin picked me up to take me to my first practice.  I met a lot of the girls today and hope that by the end of Sunday's games I at least know most of their names.  I have to get better used to hearing 1, 2, and 3 in German...so I can know where the imaginary runners are in practice haha!

After practice, I rode with Nadja home.  We stopped by her brother Christof's house on the way, and I told them that I hoped the TV show playing in his house, "Jersey Shore" was not how they viewed all Americans.  Pretty much everything I saw on his TV was dubbed in German, so I will hopefully learn some of it.

After we got back, Nadja and I were finally able to figure out the wireless for my computer!  It works much better downstairs :-)

I can't wait to take a ton of pictures and see more of the area tomorrow!  Hopefully I will be able to ride a bike around, and not get lost.