Adaptation to life in Germany

Adapting to life here is kind of exhausting, I would have to say. First of all, and most of all, is that we for the most part do not have cars here, so our main means of transport is by foot. That is a really big thing, because class is about a 20 minute walk from where we are staying, and at least half of the trip to class is up hill, which makes it a lot of fun. I have had to give myself a lot more time to get to places, because, like today, I had to get to school to the town, then to the hostel then back to the school. That took me about an hour and a half. I also have been eating breakfast a lot more and eating a lot more during lunch. I have been a lot more tired because of the walking, but also because I love talking to people back in Cincinnati so much that some days I have stayed in the lab until 2 o´clock Ilmenau time because of the time change. With me walking more here, I have noticed that I take driving everywhere for granted, that I just can jump in a car and drive anywhere.