In a little while we'll be going off to a "meetup" for American expats in Hamburg, a monthly event that Shelby found through meetup.com. It's not clear how many people will be there -- six RSVP'ed online, but one of those people is Shelby, and another seems to be a German who just likes talking with Americans.
Even though they're not "officially" signed up, we know for sure that Dave and his (German) spouse Frank will be there, since he and Shelby went through an "I'll go if you'll go" process yesterday in deciding whether or not to show up. So at least we'll be guaranteed a couple of interesting people to talk to.
And what will a bunch of Americans living in a foreign country talk about when they all get together? Tell stories of fevered, restless dreams about driving to an air-conditioned grocery store late on a Sunday night, where the aisles are never-ending, the scales measure in pounds and ounces, and there are at least five or ten product choices in every category? I'll let you know later tonight!
Posted by Kevin at May 20, 2004 06:33 PM