Holy Crap!

UPDATE:  The "huzzah" was premature.  I got to the doctor's office at 11.  They had no record of me.  How could they not remember talking on the phone to someone with German as bad as mine???

So I thought I was doing pretty well with my German last night calling cabs, emergency vets, and conducting Khan's entire visit in German.  I wished Dan was with me (he understands better, I speak better), but I made it through something more complicated than my daily shopping.  Pales by comparison to my afternoon.

Need to find myself a girl doctor and have been putting it off for obvious reasons--where do you even start?  The embassy has a list online of English speaking doctors, most of whom were men or an hour by train from here.  I decided to call the nearest clinic.  There's no hint of English spoken.  They told me in typical Berlin fashion that they don't have any Frauenärtzin so if I have no other questions could I stop wasting their time and piss off?  Tried the next nearby clinic.  They only handle big problems--no regular doctor visits.  But this woman gave me the names, addresses & numbers for three female girl doctors nearby.  She must not be from around here.

Called the closest.  Got the machine explaining the office hours.  I'm within them.  Message ends with "this is not an answering machine, please hang up."  Up yours too.  Called the next one.  They've got an appointment open in June.  I explained my situation asking for something earlier.  She offered next week.  I thought I told her that was fine.  I wound up with an appointment tomorrow morning at 11!  I negotiated in German with a receptionist and got what I wanted!!!!  Huzzah!  Now all I have to do is make it through the appointment and have some idea of what she tells me...

really, expect random wedding pictures for a while