Last day of the trip and I had my sister Bobbi blogging five minutes before she had to leave for her flight. Tour-Guide Bobbi made her debut in Germany and saved the day many a time.
And just because I was asked this already, Bobbi is indeed a girl. And her middle name is Rae.
I have to start off saying that I had a fabulous trip and would like to return again some day. With that being said there would be a few things to note that may also help me in the future and anyone else headed this way.
1. Learn some of the language. The communication barrier was the biggest difficulty. I need to know what is going on around me. I have always been "in tune" with my environment- which may be where the criminal justice part of me comes out. Being out of my comfort zone and not understanding what others were saying made it much worse.
Everyone on this trip dealt with the communication differently. I tried to pay more attention to body language and similar sounding words. Mom started using only 3 word sentences and hand gestures. Picture a Chinese immigrant speaking broken English doing the YMCA. Grandpa however continued to talk like he was still at the States in Cindy's bar on a normal Tuesday. Many people did the "nod and smile" because they had no clue as to what he was saying. It didn't bother him though. Grandma and Rita kept on the down low and just politely spoke when asked questions.
2. Learn dating norms. I unknowingly hit on plenty of people. It wasn't after my 3rd tour around the town that I was informed by smiling at someone walking down the street it was showing that you were interested or attracted to them.
3. Prepare for stronger alcohol content. In Munchen we went on a brewery tour. After 3 of the stops Grandpa, Rita and myself were feeling pretty good. Rita and I made friends with the polka band, took some pictures, and were proudly the only ones to polka dance our way out of the Hofbrauhous. No big deal if you don't get lost and have to find your own way back to the hotel with a colored map not knowing which direction is up. The erotic shops that surrounded our area all started to look the same.
So those are my few notes to self and tips for anyone else planning on coming to Germany.
-Bobbi
Meet Rebecca
- Rebecca
- Amateur blogger (yes, there are professionals) who started with a travel blog that quickly degenerated into blabbering. Along with a life goal of surfing with Eddie Vedder, attending BlogHer is now on my list.
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