opportunities

The missions director took me to lunch yesterday, I always love spending time with bill, he is so easy to talk to and always finds some way to make you smile. although he towers above everyone else at the mission, he is by no means prideful or boastful in personality. He is one of the most gentle people here and sometimes I have to let him know he is never treading on eggshells when he asks me a question. He raised my hopes for going to germany when he mentioned a program that they mean to put in place soon. apparently the german government profits from bringing in americans and teaching them english because then said Americans are more inclined to stay in germany and send word back home about how great germany is. Ive heard from almost everyone that the HQ in germany is much more organized than the one here, meaning everything is clean, you always show up on time, and everything goes according to plan. This is very different from the american mindset (especially the hawaiian mindset) and would take a bit of getting used to but I like to think that I adjust easily. also, a little "american mindset" is good for HQ according to bill, its what makes them less "snobbish" and more welcoming to the groups they are trying to reach out to. he told me that the government actually pays you to learn german and go through an internship program at the mission. I'm excited to see if this program works out, it would definitely be a dream come true for me.