I have had an adventurous time in Germany so far. On Thursday we went over to St. Bartholomä by a boat. as we marveled upon the majestic mountains, the tour guide demonstrated how the valley had an echo by playing a small tune on the trumpet. I was truly amazed when we were told that the water in the lake was good enough to drink. I thought with the boats motors it would be bad, but I tasted it anyways and so far so good I assume. On Friday, I experience Germany's public transportation system. It was slightly different from Seattle's system, an example is that you have to press a button to open the doors. That really interested me. But as we journeyed through München (Munich) I was intrigued by the cobblestone paths, how the stones show a wave like design. It was truly awe inspiring. As we journeyed, we stopped by the Milka shop and there I meet the Milka cow and all of her cow babies (calves for you people who prefer the correct word to describe a cows offspring). Then on Saturday, I journeyed over to Regensburg to gaze at, the truly awe inspiring, St. Peter's cathedral. (or St. Peter's Dom as they say in Germany.) I was put into a different dimension when I gazed upon the stain glass, the pipe organ, and not to mention the statue in the front. It was truly spectacular. After being in awe of the cathedral, we then took our descent into the bishops sepulchure to see the bones of one the first bishops (or so I believe it was, I could be wrong) and all of the bishops up to I believe 1961. I knew there was a 9 and 6 in there somewhere. And to end Saturday we went to a public viewing to see the fußball game of Germany against Ghana which came out to be a draw. To finish off the weekend, on Sunday, we took a relax day at home. My host needed tome to do his homework before we go to school tomorrow. So we played basketball and fußball till noon and then came home to lunch and the formula 1 race. As I sit here writing this blog post I can truly say that I am glad to be here with this host family. However, I can also say that I miss home. I mean using euros and the metric system are nice and all. But to me, a dollar is $1.00 (not €1,00) and a mile is 5,280 feet long (not 1.609 kilometers). But other than that custom, I can say I miss my family, friends, special friends, neighbors, teachers, and other-people-who-I-may-not-remember-at-this-time-but-really-want-to-because-I'm-nice. Also, I am a little excited for school tomorrow because its new, German, and they probably won't understand a word I say :) . I can't wait to see what lies ahead in my European adventure, hopefully I don't get hurt anymore haha.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Greg's First Weekend in Germany
I have had an adventurous time in Germany so far. On Thursday we went over to St. Bartholomä by a boat. as we marveled upon the majestic mountains, the tour guide demonstrated how the valley had an echo by playing a small tune on the trumpet. I was truly amazed when we were told that the water in the lake was good enough to drink. I thought with the boats motors it would be bad, but I tasted it anyways and so far so good I assume. On Friday, I experience Germany's public transportation system. It was slightly different from Seattle's system, an example is that you have to press a button to open the doors. That really interested me. But as we journeyed through München (Munich) I was intrigued by the cobblestone paths, how the stones show a wave like design. It was truly awe inspiring. As we journeyed, we stopped by the Milka shop and there I meet the Milka cow and all of her cow babies (calves for you people who prefer the correct word to describe a cows offspring). Then on Saturday, I journeyed over to Regensburg to gaze at, the truly awe inspiring, St. Peter's cathedral. (or St. Peter's Dom as they say in Germany.) I was put into a different dimension when I gazed upon the stain glass, the pipe organ, and not to mention the statue in the front. It was truly spectacular. After being in awe of the cathedral, we then took our descent into the bishops sepulchure to see the bones of one the first bishops (or so I believe it was, I could be wrong) and all of the bishops up to I believe 1961. I knew there was a 9 and 6 in there somewhere. And to end Saturday we went to a public viewing to see the fußball game of Germany against Ghana which came out to be a draw. To finish off the weekend, on Sunday, we took a relax day at home. My host needed tome to do his homework before we go to school tomorrow. So we played basketball and fußball till noon and then came home to lunch and the formula 1 race. As I sit here writing this blog post I can truly say that I am glad to be here with this host family. However, I can also say that I miss home. I mean using euros and the metric system are nice and all. But to me, a dollar is $1.00 (not €1,00) and a mile is 5,280 feet long (not 1.609 kilometers). But other than that custom, I can say I miss my family, friends, special friends, neighbors, teachers, and other-people-who-I-may-not-remember-at-this-time-but-really-want-to-because-I'm-nice. Also, I am a little excited for school tomorrow because its new, German, and they probably won't understand a word I say :) . I can't wait to see what lies ahead in my European adventure, hopefully I don't get hurt anymore haha.
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