Nightmare on Busselstraße

I know I'm way overdue for a post, and I'm going to keep this brief because I'm typing on a German keyboard and it is really annoying (the letters are all rearanged and jacked up with German characters: öäüß^).

This morning I decided that I must finally go to get my visa extended so that I can stay here in Berlin beyond the 90 day tourist pass.  Well the place in Germany where one goes to complete such a task is the 'insert long German word that i can't pronounce' and they, of course, speak no English there.  Imagine the DC DMV but instead of angry black people it's angry German speaking people...  sort of terrifying.

Anyway, thanks to my awesome anxiety I slept for about 45 minutes last night. After a few hours of tossing and turning, I finally got up at 3:40 to check for the 29th time to make sure I have absolutely every document they could ever possibly want. 

I got to the office at 6:30 (they open at 7) and it was -10C outside and naturally they make you queue outside.  Well after that, consider me blessed.  I was in and out in an hour AND the lady was not only pleasant she gave me a 2 year visa which saves me the trouble of reapplying in May!

Needless to say I'm on cloud nine.  It's 9 am, I have 45 minutes of sleep and I'm bouncing off the walls.

Today is a great, although freezing cold day in Germany.