Anyways, yesterday was the anniversary of the reunification of Germany. It's really not celebrated, with the exception of a few events in Berlin maybe. Mostly stores are just closed. You would think the reunification would be a joyous day, something to celebrate, but it's really not. As with any other events or holidays, Germans are wary of anyone who feels too much pride or patriotism. I can understand why, but it's still kind of weird to me.
What's even more weird is how people in Germany can still be outright racist. It blows my mind. I say this because Friday night I went out with some friends for my friend's birthday. We were trying to go to a club downtown. The bouncers let me and my white friends in without even looking at our IDs. But when my two friends from Zimbabwe tried to get in, they checked their IDs and said that they weren't valid. Now I wouldn't have thought this was racist if the bouncers had also checked the IDs of me and my other friends, but because they simply waved us in and said it wasn't necessary, and then made a big deal about my friends from Zimbabwe, it's clear some racism was involved. And this isn't the first time that this has happened. Anyone who looks even slightly ethnic, even if they have proper ID, doesn't get in. As my friends and I stood bewildered inside, we looked around and saw that everyone inside was white. I could not believe it. I could not believe that something like this could happen in Germany, given the history. But it can, and it does.
Otherwise things are going well. We managed to have a good time, despite the troubles with the club. We just decided to go to another bar. Last Thursday was also another friend's birthday, and we had a big party just here in the college which was really fun. But today I'm all about studying. I've been putting it off for too long, and now it's crunch time. I can't say I'm terribly worried about my exams, but I will be if I don't study haha!
Not too much else is new. Thursday was Rea's (my little host sister) first birthday, so I went over to my family's house to celebrate. Both my host mom's and my host dad's parents were there for the party, so it was really nice and a lot of fun. My family is now in Bavaria for the next two weeks, which actually isn't necessarily a bad thing because I need the time to study lol!
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