Electricity in Europe is very different. This is a well known fact amongst most people, however to the extent of which my electronics are functional did come as a surprise. My first night in Freiburg I had the ingenious idea to plug my U.S. power strip into an adapter, therefore only needing to use one. However the moment I did this the fuse in my room blew. So, my first night abroad I had no power at all.
Secondly, do not attempt to bring a hair dryer from the U.S. to Europe. Though nothing blew out or up this time, the European voltage made my hairdryer go into turbojet mode. Luckily I turned it off before it could "take off." So, I'm going to be spending a bit more on necessities than I had originally planned.
As stated earlier, the intent of this blog is to analyze the difference in media and culture in Germany and the U.S. However this is the first time I've had access to the internet since my arrival in Freiburg. Unfortunately, you have to get the internet installed in your dorm yourself, and I'm going to be moving to a different room once I start my actual University courses next month. So, for March I'll only be able to access the web from school or the bar across the street, making my media analysis a bit more difficult. There are, of course, print media I can read, but in terms of accessing U.S. media in comparison I am rendered informationless.
I'm writing from school, on a Saturday, in order to fill you all in. Tomorrow I think I'll go to the bar across the street and write more, but for now I'm off to get some lunch! Bis bald.
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