Do you have German citizenship?

Hallo.

Since my last update, I've walked around a bit more and gotten more stuff done.  "Getting stuff done" means filling out and signing forms that are completely in German about which I have little knowledge.  Suffice to say, if I don't return in August, I could be in the German army.

While at city hall registering for the city, I was asked to sign a couple of forms.  No big deal.  Suddenly, Vida, a girl from the international office at KIT who was helping us, chuckled a little and asked if I had German citizenship.  I, of course, responded, "No, why?"  She then points to the form that I had just signed, and it reads "deutsche" under citizenship.  It was a quick fix to "amerik".  Though, I wouldn't mind having dual-citizenship, if only in the city of Karlsruhe.

Tomorrow, all of us Purdue students are heading to Heidelberg.  Heidelberg is a city that's fairly close to Karlsruhe, about a 40 minute train ride.  It's an old city with old architecture, bridges, and, like most places around here, a castle.  I'm just hoping we figure out the trains.

If you haven't noticed by now, I've taken a few pictures and have uploaded them to Picasa.  You should be able to see eight thumbnails at the top of the blog.  Feel free to check out the rest of the gallery.

Until next time, Alles Gute!