Adaptation to Life in Germany

Surprisingly, there have been very few changes required between Cincninnati and Ilmenau and they have not been difficult.  here and at home, I rise at six, shower, read some prayers and eat breakfast.  The big difference is that here someone else prepares my food and cleans up after me.  That is certainly not difficult to adapt to.  That I have between 5 and 6 hours of class is somewhat challenging but the growing language skill and the sharing with wonderful classmates makes that more than acceptable.  Eating a lavish lunch for very little money is different from home, but again, wonderfully acceptable.  And my evenings are almost exactly as my evenings after work at home, quiet, peaceful, and to be used as the day has dictated.  Yes, I have had to learn a different way to use my eating utinsels and make change in Euros, but that has caused me no great stress, thank God. This experience does  make me realize how very blessed both situations are.