I had a very good week, starting with Taco Tuesday. Yum! I didn't think I would get to eat tacos while I was here, so that was definitely a nice surprise. The whole American group got together for this night, and the boys even made the food.
Thursday was also pretty interesting. During class, we somehow got on the topic of drugs. There's a saying in Germany, "Am Morgen 'nen Joint und der Tag ist dein Freund," which translates to, "if you smoke a joint in the morning, the day is your friend." Bahaha, I do not think I will try this German experience.
That night also turned out to be interesting. I decided to help out with one of the Scouts groups here as my club, and that night there was a get together with all of the leaders just to play games and eat snacks. We ended up playing Munchkin Kung Fu, and luckily for me I already knew how to play Munchkin in English, so it wasn't hard for me; but, I've never seen the other Americans so confused! It's a hard game to learn in English, so I can't even imagine having to learn in German! I got a 'Betrunken' card though, which means Drunk in English. Silly Germans :)
Also this week, we discovered that there is a yogurt thief amongst us! Monday, my yogurt was stolen, Tuesday Noelle's yogurt was gone, and then Thursday Emily's was gone! Blöde Diebe!
This week we also booked our tickets to Athens, Greece! This is where I have been wanting to go the most out of anywhere in Europe, so I cannot even express my excitement. That will most certainly be a long blog when I return.
Yesterday turned into an interesting day as well. Emily, Mike, Lori, and I took the train to Wiebaden for the day, which is about two hours away. We mostly wanted to go for the hot springs thermal bath, which is basically many hot tubs naturally heated by the springs that run through the city. Clothing was optional however, so of course us Americans were the ONLY ones in swimsuits. I've never seen so many naked people in my life, and that's saying something because I am a CNA. Mostly a lot of old, old men! Bah! Quite an experience to say the least.
The rest of Wiesbaden was not as interesting, but it was still a very pretty city. It was too cold to really appreciate it, but what we did see we liked very much.
Built sometime between 364 and 373
Someone put a googlie eye on the statue, which of course isn't nice, but it's a little funny.
You can also drink the hot springs water, but they say if you can drink more than a handful, you deserve a beer. It tasted like salty well water, so we'll just say I did not deserve a beer.
This is actually all mineral build up on the fountain from the springs. You can kind of see where it starts near the top.
After the long day in Wiesbaden we came back and later that night went to Mike's birthday party. He rented the Kneipe (bar) downstairs for 15 euros. It was a good party, good music, and good cake.
Kelsey, me, and Julie
Bis bald!
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