German Girl

My Gamma Phi Flip Flops.

I have owned my GphiB flip flops for probably 2.5-3 years. Yeah, I probably wouldn't smell them either... I love these puppies! They are awesome and have seen me through sooooo much!

My Gamma Phi Flip Flops can:
*Travel all over Europe
*Climb the tallest hill in Corfu, Greece
*Survive wine tastings, Mug Night, frat parties (haha... no letters... right, I was a senior)
*See me through tons of sorority & fraternity philanthropies
*Keep me toasty in winter and cool in summer
*Complement any formal outfit (Gphi, King & Queens, etc)
*Brighten up my graduation pics! (yes, I wore them for graduation... you should, too!)
*Help me quit my job
*Land perfectly anywhere in the WRC when I kicked them off during thesis-stress

My Gamma Phi Flip Flops cannot:
*Ride a bike

I looked soooo drunk. It is amazing what the loss of a few inches will do... and the fear of scraping the sh** out of your feet. I almost fell 2x! Luckily, there were no kiddies on the back of my bike... it was just me in my JLo Bathing suit and WM-skirt riding to the lake to lay out in the sun. It was nice :)

When I got back, I went over to the neighbors for their son's bday BBQ. That was fun, too. Generally, people make the effort to talk to me in English, which I really really appreciate... but (as of now) I don't mind if they don't! The people next door are soooooooooo sweet. They are Stefan (dad), Branke (mom), Donna (age 7) and Milan (bday boy! age 4). I really like Branke because she is not German--that sounds wrong, huh? Well, she is from Southern Europe (Serbia) and is soooo friendly. She always waves and says HI to me! It is great... because (as I have mentioned) the Germans don't really do that (at least not in this 'city' atmosphere). So... when you don't feel like making small-talk with your neighbors, just think of poor little 'hello'-starved Heather over in Deutscheland and say HELLO! :)

There were a few moments of melancholy today--just settling into the routine... and some rough patches (if you know me really well, you know what that means, but I am a-OK). I just have to let life find its rhythm! Oh... I 'met' another American today! Actually, I emailed the U of Hannover's American Studies dept to see if I could audit their classes... and maybe TA. The prof told me to send in my Curriculum Vitae (which I am working on now) and maybe I could even teach or something... in the spring, maybe! WHOA!! And, she gave me the email of another American who had e-mailed her the same day... YAY! So, Whitney and I have emailed each other and *hopefully* we will get together and get along! :) That would be nice...

Leave some love... and maybe some stories about YOUR Gphi FlipFlops (if you own 'em)!