So, I'm irritated that I'm sick (again) and tired of hermitting. I had so much I wanted to do this week, which is now a bust. It's Thursday, I have one working nostril and it's raining. And has rained for hours. I'm honestly surprised that the whole city doesn't float away.
But, since Jen left her laptop here while she's enjoying the warm, sunny beaches of Sardinia (I'm so hating right now), so I was playing online and found a possible weekend trip I could take for cheap. Cheap is important, as money is getting tighter and tighter. I found a rideshare website through couchsurfing.com, called mitfahrgelegenheit.com, that people post on when they are road-tripping somewhere and looking for people to share gas, etc. I wouldn't do it in the states, but things are different here, so I think it's a good option (and yes, I fully expect to hear all about what a dumbass I am for considering it-bring it on). So, I could rideshare to Innsbruck, Austria on Saturday, couchsurf a night or two, then rideshare my ass back to Munich. All for part of the cost of gas :-) Or even rideshare my ass further into Austria...Salzburg, anyone?
I'm really glad I found the site... I've been looking for a cheap way to get around Germany more, and the trains are unnecessarily expensive. It makes no sense to me that a trip from here to Berlin (about the distance from Vegas to LA) is 120 Euros (approx $180). That's with 25% off with my BahnCard. The drive roundtrip from Vegas to LA would be $80 for gas, tops. Lame! And on the train it would take almost 7 hours. That's double the time it takes to get to LA. WTF?!?
So yeah, that's my tentative plan for this weekend. I will force myself to get better if I have to. I have been freebasing zinc capsules (no Zicam here), and I think it helps. I'm getting crazy just sitting inside!
In job news...I found some more menial jobs to apply for in the paper, but I need to call about them. My German sucks, so I need to get my German friend to call for me. That requires me to be nice to him, which since I am sick and antisocial, I find impossible at this current time. I should be visiting him tomorrow though, so we'll see. I have the torn out page of classifieds in my purse already. I am really worried about being able to get a job out here - there are a lot of failure stories. But I'll keep trying. Maybe I can find somewhere else to work in Europe, although I really do love Germany. I can still say that even after looking out the window and seeing the rain, so you know that's legit!
That's all for now. I'll update if/when I finalize any plans, so when my body turns up on the side of the A8, you'll all know what's up.
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