Recycling, Kids, Sporting Waves, and the Protest Continues

So Cynthia and I are getting adjusted. My class is going really well and I am enjoying my time in the social science department. We are making new friends and the food is great! We travel to Paris next week for Cynthia's bday. It should be fun! But on the funny stuff. :)

So we are getting a handle on grocery shopping at the LIDL store. For those who have been to our house, you know that the Rays love to recycle for the environment. Germany has a great recycling system. In Germany, we can take our plastic bottles to a store and receive money back. Of course this benefits us because we drink so much distilles wasser. Interestingly, the machine does not like all of the bottles so it spits out the ones it does not like. I should have recorded it, but the pics are still funny.
You should have seen Cynthia as the bottles were popping back out at her. heehee

On to the next topic; today we were walking back to the apartment from Cynthia's fav bread spot, Back Factory, when I saw an old woman talking to two young boys. The two boys where eating some fries on the side of the street and they were being extremely messy with the fries. Ketchup and mayo were everywhere! So the old woman told the boys that they needed to clean up after themselves. They laughed in her face. I did not think that was nice so I decided to take some pics of them and put them on blast. One of the girls who was with the boys saw me taking pics and thought I had some authoratative power. So they took off running. Bad azz kids.

So for all of you Fabolous lovers, we walked by his spot today and I couldn't resist. heehee. Next to Fabs' place is an African hair store and several other non-German establishments. Racial/ethnic segregation is alive and well in Germany, but I digress from my sociological anecdote. The point is that when visitors come and forget their hair care products, Mannheim got you covered!

They got your ultra sheen and your sporting waves including Nu Nile and Murray's!

So the protest is still occuring. It is quite sad to see the kindergarten children go to school and then cry because they cannot stay. What is funny are the upset parents becuase they have to decided what to do with their children. I am curious to see how long the protest will continue and what form of agreement will commence. I just hope we get to register at immigration before the middle of March before we get deported!

And of course it is always one who wants to be all up in the camera.