Some mishaps & misunderstandings during my time so far… at least no permanent injuries yet!
My first real day in Stuttgart I was supposed to meet Jen (my pHd student advisor) and her husband around 3pm so we could go downtown and watch the Germany game. I had only gotten like 6 hours of sleep in the past couple days because of final exams, packing, and the plane, so I had no idea how long I was going to sleep. I wake up Sunday morning, glance at my watch, and see that it’s 3:30. It was light out but kind of cloudy so obviously it wasn’t 3:30 a.m. I felt terrible that I was late to meet them, so I rushed out… 20 minutes later I get to her house and Jen is in her pajamas looking very confused. I guess something happened with my watch, and it was actually 8:30 a.m.! They were really nice about it and stuff but maaaan did I feel like an idiot.
Earlier this week I went out with a guy alex, and he told me that he knew a garden nearby we could go to. So I pictured a nice flower garden with grass or something like that and thought ‘Oh, I don’t remember seeing any gardens like that on campus but I’m sure I just missed it.’ Turns out he meant a biergarten (should’ve known!!). Needless to say I did not admit this misunderstanding to him.
Last Friday we were trying to meet up with my friend Weronika from work. She said that she was at the Stadtmitte station (city center), but the station is huge and has 5 different exits! At first she said that she was at an intersection, near 2 döner shops. But of course, javascript:void(0)döner shops are everywhere here. About 15 minutes and 6 phone calls later, we finally met up with her down on the platform.
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