Independence Day

So, being in Germany on the fourth of july was a bit weird.
The night before I was sitting around the dinner table with my host-mom, her ex-step-daughter, and her ex-step-daughter's friend, who was from hamburg, and in town for a wedding.
I was trying to explain independence day to them, only the ex-step-daughter knew what it was exactly. When i tried to tell the friend, her responce was "Oh, like the movie? With Will Smith? and Aliens?"
I actually have never seen that movie, as much of an "american classic" as it is, so I couldn't really tell yes or no. lolz.
But anyway, I explained briefly that it was when we told those brits we were keeping the island to ourselves.

For the actual 4th, I went to a free concert in berlin sponsored by a radio station here. I got to see some relatively famous bands, but there was so much talking by the radio DJs in between sets it got a little boring. the best part was that it was on a beach, with the stage on a giant dock thing in the water. I got to lay in the sand and feel it in between my toes and it was even warm enough to wear a bathing suit! I didn't get in the water, because it was so crowded, but man, i couldn't believe how happy i was to be on a beach. I think i'm gonig to go back another time this week, when there isn't a huge crowd.
The bands I saw were: the noisettes, pheonix, metro station, some girl who does pop, can't remember her name, and maximo park.
pheonix was relatively dissapointing, but I almost got to talk to the lead singer later in the day. Cindy and I (the girl i went with) were walking around and we ran into him, walking around by himself, and I recognized him and we made eye contact but then i was too nervous to say anything and I didn't want to be an obnoxious fan so I just looked at the ground and then he walked away. I felt so silly afterwards, especially since I totally could have gotten an autograph if not even a photo. oh well. so it goes.

I realized today that I have exactly two weeks before I am back in atlanta. A scary thought. So maybe the next two weeks I'll do lots of things and write lots of blogs about them! hopefully.
until then.
et