Cleanliness ist in der Nahe von Godliness

Sunday (Sonntag) March 2
Frankfurt: dHdJ: Rm 120
3:55 PM

After visiting campus (with 'Jordan' btw), we had a cheap lunch at a falafel and doner kabab place. For those of you unfamiliar with Doner, I'll try to explain. A middle eastern man literally shaves strips of meat off of rotating shank of mystery meat basted in equally myterious sauce and loads it onto a piece of flat bread with some vegetables, red pepper flakes and "garlic sauce". Needless to say, one shouldn't and wouldn't want to eat this everyday, but these places stay open longer than anything else and are very cheap. I'm not proud to say I have already had more than my share of this intriguing Middle Eastern specialty.


Anyway, on the way back we gave our feet a rest and opted to take the ubahn back to the hostel. Once there, we planned the next day's itinerary. It turned out that the next day would be a long, expensive and likely frustrating day. We had to rise early to catch the free Fruestueck, check out, move into our Studentwohnheim (Frierich Dessauer Haus), pay the deposit and first month's rent (IN CASH?!?), open bank accounts, buy linens, unpack, and prepare ourselves for Thursday, which promised to be just as busy, if not as expensive.


Slightly overwhelmed by the mere prospect of the next day, we decided to take a midday nap/chill session. First, Andy, Conor and I set off to find an ATM (Geldautomat) to stock up on cash for the next day. We found one in the Sachsenhausen neighborhood near our hostel, along with a bar with really cheap drinks--an all-'round success.


Once we got back to the hostel, I, at wit's end with rank nastiness asked to borrow someone's towel. Conor graciously lent me his--hooray! Ten minutes later I was clean and frozen. Apparently the EU 55 we had paid didn't include hot water, but I was still happy just not to smell anymore. I got dressed and caught up on the journal (here we are!).

Tonight, we're hoping to explore the nightlife and get a taste of Frankfurt after dark. My hopes are tempered by the knowledge that they city was very sleepy today and most stores were closed.