Hooray for David! He bought a navigation system for the car. I think he knew it was important for my sanity. I just have to figure out exactly how far ahead 100 meters is and I'll be set.
Lufthansa arranged for David and me to attend a two-day "cultural training" program. Lucky for us, Lufthansa has an emergency day-care center for its employees and it is found right across the parking lot from the kids' school. So, we dropped the kids off and then crossed the parking lot and took Rebecca to "Fluggiland." Employees are allowed to use this day-care center up to 30 days a year. Rebecca had no problem going off to play and we needed to explain to the workers that she speaks kein Deutsch. Back in the car, we got a message that our training session was cancelled and would need to be rescheduled. So, we went right back into Fluggiland to get Rebecca. The lady in charge explained that she could not return the Euros we paid, so we might as well leave Rebecca for the day and see how she fares.
She didn't need to tell me twice. Excellent! A day with no children. A day all alone, all to myself. All alone. All alone with no phone, no computer and TV programs I couldn't understand. I took a nice long nap.
It turns out Rebecca had a fantastic time and wanted to show me all around the playground when I picked her up. She must be so bored with me at home.
James had a better day today and made a friend. This boy speaks six languages -- Spanish, Castilian, Dutch, English, Portuguese and is learning German. He has a Spanish mom, a Dutch father, and has lived in the U.S. and Brazil and now Germany. Amazing.
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