Made it!

Well....we made it. I'm officially in Garmisch...mostly unpacked....and will be living here for the next 13 months! Crazy! Still doesn't feel real. Feels like a big college dorm room without the awkward get to know you games that the RA's always make you play (thanks Tyler for the rootbeer chugging competition that we had while chanting eachothers names as they drank. What a great way to encourage new freshman to a Christian College with drinking games.) Haha. It was actually fun I guess.
Anyways. Emily and I started our day out yesterday by leaving my mom's house at 3:30 to catch our 6:00am departure out of Portland. We then went to Denver, then to DC, then finally over to Munich at 7:00am Germany time. Which is just fantastic because it means that we have to stay up another day to get on this schedule. Once off the plane we went through customs and then met up with the Edelweiss guys that were at the airport to greet us...Rob and Jay. We also met a few others who are starting this same adventure too. We all got along great and eventually made our way onto our buss to head to Garmisch, where we got checked into our dorms and got a tour.
So for now...not much to report. So far so good. I'll try to take some pictures in the next couple of days to show you our dorm, where we will be working, etc. For everyone who reads this. Take care and God Bless. Later

Is this a diary?

Hey, so this is my very first blog post. I'm not really sure why I have never started a blog before, but I think that part of my reasoning is because it seems a little bit like a diary to me. And that of course is a very girly thing to have (sorry to all the guys out there that keep "journals"). But, reluctantly, here I am recording some of my thoughts and what I am up to in the attempt to keep you all informed. So I hope that you all enjoy it, because my testosterone levels have just dropped a little bit with this first post.
So as of today, I officially have one week before Emily and I take off for Germany. Leaving at 6:00 AM on Sunday, we won't get into Munich until Monday morning. I'm really glad that we don't have the same TSA restrictions leaving the U.S. that people are now having coming into the U.S. Have you heard about that? As of right now, the passengers on international flights coming into the U.S. are not allowed to have any electronic devices on board, they have to be checked. Even the in-flight entertainment systems that are already built into the planes can not be used! How to you sit for 9 hours on a plane and not have any movies, music, or games that you can play. SkyMall is great, but I can only look through that maybe twice before I'm antsy for more entertainment. Stupid crotch bomber. Maybe they'll start having some live entertainment. You know, your just sitting there in your uncomfortable coach seat and then all of the sudden Jerry Seinfeld pops out of nowhere and starts doing stand-up comedy. Unlikely I guess. Anyways, I'm just glad it's not me. It better not be in effect still in 13 months when Emily and I are on our way back. I'll take a boat. Well that is all I got for this post. The next one probably won't be until I'm several thousand miles away unless something crazy happens. Later.