Monday, July 28, 2014
I finally have internet!!! Schloss Wittgenstein is extremely beautiful. We live in the boarding school that is located right next to Schloss Wittgenstein, and every morning we go to the castle to eat breakfast. The views are extraordinarily beautiful because we are up on a hillside. Today we played soccer in the rain and played games with our teachers and teamers. Breakfast and dinner are basically the same. We eat bread, cheese, fruit, vegetables, and sometimes yoghurt and granola. Lunch is our hot meal, and it is pretty delicious. The first day here was very difficult. I remember one girl saying, "This must be the elimination round" when the teamers had us carry all of our bags up four flights of stairs. We were really exhausted, but the teamers have been really helpful while we have dealt with jet lag. It still is really weird when I am trying to sleep, and I think about my family eating dinner or watching a movie. The village at the bottom of the hill, Bad Laasphe, is super nice. It looks like the ideal German town. As we drove to Schloss Wittgenstein, we drove past many really pretty towns and fields. I even saw the U.S.A.'s mark on Germany: a McDonald's sign. It is also really cool here. It gets into the 80s sometimes, but in the mornings and nights it is in the 60s. We also get a lot of breezes. Honestly, it feels a lot like Memphis' fall season (still less humid). I am in a small beginners' German class. There are only ten students, and my teacher is named Tim. We haven't started classes yet, but tomorrow we have two sessions of class with a lunch break in between. My dorm room is also really cool. It has huge windows that open really wide. Because Germany has cooler weather, there aren't as many bugs! I will be posting pictures as soon as I download them from my camera. It's extremely beautiful, and I am really excited to be here and to travel!
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