Micah's Adventures in K-Town and Other Foreign Locations

Wow, a lot has happened since I last posted, and I think that I'm starting to really get adjusted to the idea of living in Germany. From purchasing and cooking my own food to fixing problems with the dishwasher, I've begun to adjust and get used to a little bit of the routine here. A huge part of German culture is obviously soccer, and there are tons of people who go absolutely crazy over it. I don't really care that much, but seeing the defending World Cup champions play is a pretty cool opportunity, so I went along with the hype and watched as Germany beat Azerbaijan 5-1. This was a really fun time and an opportunity to see the German sports culture and to spend an evening doing something with my team.  This was the view at the beginning of the game. Germans don't express a ton of patriotic pride often, but at soccer games they always go all out. There was even a small marching band to the right side of the huge central display. After each goal, the fans lifte...

A lot of people want to know what my regular week looks like, and since the last two weeks I've started with my outreach days in addition to seminars, I finally have a pretty good idea of what my weeks will look like. Mondays I will continue having seminars most of the time. Lots of theology and German, as I've previously mentioned. Tuesdays I am helping out at the local Baptist Church with their breakfast café as a dishwasher/server/whatever role they need me to act in. This is a neat opportunity for me to meet people from the community, especially those from my neighborhood. Most of these people are elderly, and they love to talk to me while I'm there. Wednesdays I go to something called Café International, a program of another local church. At this café, refugees come and drink coffee and eat with people from the church and community. I've met a few pretty cool people there, and I'm starting to form friendships with them. There are a number of Afghan and Ir...