Guten Tag! I've just finished my first week here at Vilseck, and made it through most of my inprocessing. I still have a few things left to do, and on top of that I have other training to complete to allow me to deploy to Afghanistan in a few weeks. Just by looking at the checklist I can tell that it is going to make me want to poke my eyes out by the time I finish with all of the online training they want me to do. I've been through enough Army schooling at this point to be able to tell at a glance when something is worthwhile...and this just doesn't look like it is going to make the cut.
Oh well, on to better things! So far, Bavaria is very nice, and every town I've seen is picturesque. Neatly tucked into the landscape with very German houses that almost seem like a part of the land, each village seems to look similar but unique. With as long as some of these towns and villages have been here, they almost are one with the land. I looked at two apartments this week, both were nice, both were the second floor of a family's home, but one was nicer than the other. Not only was it larger, but it was newer and the rooms would be more adaptable than the other one. Plus the other one was right here in Vilseck, and the couple that lived there were very nice, but very old and they didn't speak any English at all. I'm going to go back to Housing on Monday to see if they have any other available units, if not, I'll take the one I liked better.
My sponsor said that he is going to show me around the area this weekend, and I've got a buddy who is stationed nearby, so even though I don't know exactly what I'm going to get into, I know I'll enjoy it. Today I went to Nuremburg, saw the castle and several churches, wandered through the old city for a couple of hours, and ate really great food. I decided not to stay later in the evening because I was by myself and don't really know the area. So movies for me tonight!
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