Sleep Deprivation

I have not yet gotten used to the time change. However, I think this might take awhile to adapt to because I was already suffering from lack of sleep way before I left the States. I am going to have to sleep somewhere around 2 days to get accostumed to the time chage. hahaha
Anyways, I am still here in the Mertes-von Köppen household. I will be moving into my small flat this Friday and early Saturday morning. It's quite cute and it is in a nice area of the city. Did I mention that it is located on Lindenstraße??? It's quite funny because that was the exact same name of the street I lived on in Oldenburg. But I guess almost every German town, city, etc has a Lindenstraße. This makes me happy because it makes me feel a little bit more at home.
Yesterday, I picked up Catalina from her daycare and walked all the way home. We passed through this beautiful botanical garden filled with water fountains and gorgeous landscapes. It was about a 25 minute walk; it was a little bit more than what I am used to, but I did not mind it all. From the garden, we passed through the older building of Frankfurt's University and down Gruneburgweg which was so full of trees that it was quite literally green. I love the city structure of European cities because they are so easy to get around in on foot, public transport, etc. This is something I missed quite alot in the States, however, last week's trip to Manhattan proved me otherwise. (I will soon post photos of that as well.) Yet, with all the beauty and wonderful things that I have been doing here, I am still a little bit homesick. I am missing my boys and my family as well. I wish I could have spent more time together, but oh well. Like they say in Spanish, "El 'HUBIERA' no existe." *sigh*
But I am looking forward to this weekend....
=)