Hi everyone!

I haven't had much time to keep up with German politics/culture this month since I started a new job in Pennsylvania. Truth be told, I don't really see myself being able to keep up with Germany for the next few months with the amount of work I'll be doing. So instead, have a few impressions about my life in Pennsylvania.

Wawa is the actual best in that you can make your own iced coffee there.
Mt. Airy is super fancy.
SEPTA is not the worst, and is definitely better than driving into Center City Philadelphia.
Reading Terminal Market is the stuff dreams are made of. I had the best pretzel of my life there + bought some super cheap produce.
Driving is...interesting. People like to take risks and punctuate their risky driving with the melody of a thousand car horns.
Old & historic churches probably don't have air conditioning.
The roads are bad here too.
Full service gas stations still exist (?!)
Philadelphia is much closer to New Jersey than I realized.
The Pennsylvania turnpike costs around $40 if you take it all the way across the state.
Related - you will spend all your money on parking if you drive to Center City.
These people are obsessed with Dunkin Donuts.
The houses are fairytale pretty and the weather is (relatively) mild.
It feels a weird halfway point between Germany and Oklahoma here, culturally, meteorologically, and politically.
Life here is lovely.