These past two weeks have been extraordinarily busy because I was on fall break. I did a ton of traveling and got to see many of my good friends. On the 8th of October, I took a train all the way to Munich with Mahalia. It was actually pretty tiring because the Deutsche Bahn has been striking, and many trains were delayed, including ours. Then, our train had technical difficulties, and we had to move to another train. It was all worth it though because Munich was amazing! I don't think I realized just how much I missed all of the other exchange students, but when I got to the train station and saw all of them, I was so happy and excited. We took a city tour of Munich, went shopping, had delicious food, and visited castles. It was a very busy trip because we had to do so much in only four days. We visited Schloß Neuschwanstein, which is the castle that inspired Walt Disney's Cinderella castle. It was beautiful! I think the bus ride to the castle was one of the most beautiful parts because we got to see the Alps and the countryside of Bavaria. One of the hardest parts during my fall break was leaving Munich. I had to say goodbye to all of my friends all over again, and I wanted desperately to explore more of Bavaria.
After Munich, I only had one day's rest before heading to Hannover in order to take the PSAT. Again, I got to see one of my good friends in Hannover, and it was awesome to catch up with her. I had to take a train to her house, and on the day of the PSAT I had to take a bus, a train, a subway, and then a short walk in order to get to the international school. I think that trip made me feel extremely confident about traveling by myself. I really liked visiting the international school Everyone was very nice, and taking the PSAT reminded me of being at home.
Once I got home from the PSAT, I rested and relaxed A LOT. Then, some of my friends decided to meet in Bielefeld for an afternoon, so I caught a train with Mahalia, and we traveled to Bielefeld. We did a little bit of shopping, A TON of eating, and we even went bowling. I have to say, I think our German skills may be better than our bowling skills, but it was very fun. It was fun to just goof around and ignore any stresses that we may be having. I also got to visit Mahalia's host mom's organic store, and it is complete heaven on earth! It reminded me of home, and it smelled delicious! I'll definitely be going back. Today I have been doing lots of homework for my Gymnasium as well as for my virtual classes. I am also getting really excited for the holidays, and I can't wait to blog about them. I'll post more soon.
Tschüss
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