Let's play twenty questions.

 Odd how your brain can work, but it seems like the first week of freshman year is so severe that even during the sophmore year it is emblazed in your memory. How could you ever forget that Wednesdays are free bagel days at the Alumni center so, of course, you're going to pack onto the bus with your bookbag overflowing  much to the visible annoyance of every upperclassman that actually has to get to a class. It might bug other people, but at that point how would you know any better? You're a freshman.

And as a sophomore you still kind of understand. Maybe shake your head and think, "Silly freshman.

...Those bagels DO look delicious. Is that vanilla cinnamon??"

Don't quote me on this, but I think in oder to become a junior one has to go through freshman and sophomore year. Correct? Then why is it that at year three all memory of going through the metaphorical bagel initiation gets tucked down lost in your underwear drawer and suddenly those freshman are just so unbearable?

Time flies.
When my high school recieved two German exchange students, I may be guilty of asking a few dumb questions* and since getting back I've compiled a list of questions to myself and others who just make me shake my head.   Silly freshman.

Do they have cars in Germany? And if so, how long did it take you to drive there? Fun fact: Germans--read Karl Benz, like Mercedes-Benz-- invented the car and have you even taken a geography class?


Do they celebrate birthdays? Twice a year.

*Do they celebrate (insert holiday, including Oktoberfest) in Germany? I asked about 4th of July and then commenced to eat the foot I had just shoved in my mouth for how silly that sounded. I really meant "Do you have a holiday similar to the fourth?"


Do they have weekends in Germany? No. Having a weekend would slow down their German efficiency.

Are there any trees in Germany? Is that an honest question?

Did you drink beer for breakfast? Ohhh, dear.

Are there major problems regarding immigration on the German-Chinese border? I blame our education system for this one.

Have you ever met Hitler? And this one.

How are the beaches of Normandy this time of year? That's just a cheap shot. You know who you are Steven.

And just to wrap it up before it's even asked:
No. Beer is not warm when you drink it. I don't even know where that comes from and YES the girls (and even some of the guys) shave their legs and armpits. They're a very hygenic people.