In addition to teaching, I went to Meng Drogerie to get a travel sized can of shaving cream for my upcoming trip and laundry detergent, well, because I needed it. I’m not sure if “meng” means something in Luxembourgish or if it’s a surname or what. “Drogerie” is German (and perhaps Luxembourgish) for drugstore. This is an interesting class of stores that I don’t think we have in the states. If you didn’t know better, you might think that they sold liquids that come in plastic bottles. Most of the store is shampoo, detergents, and so on. They also have toilet paper, razors, and that kind of thing, but they do not carry any drugs, not even over-the-counter. Supermarkets carry some of these items but the selection is bigger at the drogerie.

Later that evening, I went out to dinner with my colleagues. One of the most delightful traditions in Differdange is getting food on the house. In nearly every restaurant that I’ve been to, something free—from drinks to an entire bag of cookies—was given away.

Oh yes, in between those adventures, I taught class, graded papers, and so on.