I finally have homework again. Man, it feels weird to say that. I've gone so long without it, it's like I don't even need it anymore.... :)

After our first class session today, Julia and I searched for a post office but wound up finding a cafe instead. Two lattes, please. We went around and got some groceries, some cheap toilet paper, paper towels, then went on a search for fruit and veggies and bread. Our bags were really heavy and we were just dead tired from walking around and shopping for three hours. Three hours of trying to read grocery items and figuring out whether or not 5,75 euros is too much to pay for olive oil.

We finally made it to the u-bahn, weak and unfed. Everything was fine and good, no problems...then all of a sudden at one of the stops--and before Julia and I even realized it--all other passengers were OFF the u-bahn, and STARING at us through the window. We're like..."what's up with them? why are they always staring at us?" Until we realized....EVERYONE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET OFF because the u-bahn was going back to hibernation! We were freaking out because we didn' t know what to do! How on earth could we be so engrossed in our conversation and surroundings that we failed to see everyone else get off?!

The way I handle situations like that is different than Julia. Unlike her, I was cracking up and laughing hysterically. I was trying to be optimistic and I was like, "Well at least we have a bunch of food if we end up being here for a while!" We set down our heavy bags and stuff, not knowing when (or if!) we'd ever leave the dungeon of doom. Let's be honest...we were trapped inside a u-bahn car with no way out.

So I did the only logical thing...prayed. Sure enough, some lady came by about 30 seconds later and set us at ease. She didn't speak english, but we understood that if we just stayed on for a few minutes longer, we'd be taken back to a functional stop. So that's what the pictures are of. Take a nice long look at the u-bahn one, because YOU ARE NEVER SUPPOSED TO KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET OFF!!!

As if that wasn't enough, once I finally got to my apartment I realized my fresh blackberries were falling out of their bag, staining not only my hands purple, but also my shirt! Ughhh. What a day.