Things I’ll miss most

I don’t think I’ve officially announced on my blog that I have been accepted for doctoral studies at the University of Munich, Germany. A few weeks ago I received an official acceptance letter stating that I should matriculate in March and begin studies in April (their semesters are a little different than here). I quickly responded and said that March was a little too early; thankfully the school was fine bumping back my matriculation date to September. This gives us a little time to sell everything we own, except what we can fit into suitcases, for me to possibly take an intensive summer language course, and for us to get settled overseas. We also are awaiting word from a scholarship-stipendium, which, if not received, will delay our plans by a few months.

With this in mind, I couldn’t help but feel a bit nostalgic as I was watching the Superbowl Sunday night with a bunch of church-friends, munching on food, and cheering for the Giants. I couldn’t help but think, “I really enjoy this every year!” And then I thought, “This’ll be one thing I really miss when I move to Germany.” I’ve been going to Superbowl parties since I was a kid. The first one I can remember was when the ‘Skins won in 1991 — I was 7. To me the games are always memorable, but even more so is the camaraderie of watching a game with friends. I did boycott the Superbowl a couple of years when Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction occurred. They say that the Superbowl will be available next year online, so maybe there will be some Germans interested in finding out what a Superbowl party is like.

Other things I’ll miss when I’m overseas:

• living in driving distance to family.
• my church family at Union View. Sure, we’ll get involved in a church in Munich, but we’ll miss everyone here.
• having a car; we’ll only use public transit in Munich
• mild winters. This week it is 3 degrees Fahrenheit at night and 15 degrees during the day in Munich.