Oh hey! It's been awhile!

Well sorry I haven't blogged in a few days. It's been one of those lazy, laid back, kind of weekends.
Thursday night was awesome! We went to the Irish pub and I had my first half liter of anything! So of course I had to order a Guinness. All I have to say is that Guinness is one of my favorite beers now. A half a liter in, I saw some boat shoes across the terrace. Boat shoes are very American. I immediately walked over because I'd been speaking Denglish (Deutsch and English) for almost over a week. It turns out that they were from Georgetown! They were all very nice and accommodating considering I was a total stranger at that point! Just some background real quick. Every Thursday at the pub is buy 1 get 1 free on all cocktails. So I got a free drink from one of the people there! Sex on the Beach is one of the greatest drinks ever. I'm also obsessed now haha. After we bonded and made our new friendships "Facebook official" I went back to the table with Sarah and her friend Caroline. At around 10 we walked back and passed out by 11ish. Probably one of the most exciting days yet!


Class was alright on Friday but the teacher is very pro-Germany. This makes sense because she left the USA to come to Germany. She always compares everything back to the US. I mean it's the only thing she can compare it to. During all of this, she manages to bash everything that the US stands for. She commented on our pride and patriotism. We are the most patriotic because we think we are the best and in her opinion she believes that our nation is being brain washed into patriotism. That may be true but there are other ways to go about telling the class this. This is the only real "American" opinion that these native German students are understanding. Every class is biased based on the teacher but I think these students should be able to see both sides. Anywho! She tends to dumb down Americans because we have a narrow mindset. I will admit that most Americans have a narrow mindset because they are "comfortable" and don't feel the need to go anywhere. Sadly, that is something we can't change. It's our nature as the fattest nation in the world. We don't leave the couch or our local towns. However, I do commend those that choose to wander and broaden their world view. So much goes on that the news doesn't tell us and we should probably be more aware of the modern world.

Sorry for that rant! After class Sarah and I went downtown. I bought a new bathing suit and she got a new skirt. Both are absolutely adorable!!! While sitting and drinking our smoothies, one of the Georgetown students passed by. I forgot to mention that on the bus to Uni in the morning, we saw another Georgetown student. Trier isn't that big so I'm glad I put myself out there to make a few new friends here in Trier :) We were planning on seeing Hangover 3 in German but we cozied into the couch for a few hours. We watched Fantastic 4 and 28 Days Later. The latter was my first "zombie movie". I don't even know how to explain my opinions about those types of movies...so I'll leave that to you to figure out! This photo describes German tourists. They always walk with their hands behind their back. If you're wondering what American tourists do...they don't do anything. You can always point out their American apparel or very apparent silence.

Sunday was great! I slept in for the first time all summer! Waking up at noon was the best thing I've done in awhile. Sleep is absolutely amazing. I suggest you catch up on sleep because college destroys any healthy sleep pattern. Then we went into Luxembourg for the day. It was absolutely beautiful. They mostly speak Luxembourgish, which is a mix between French, German, local dialect, and slang. Don't try to understand it. I've found the best way to fake it is nod, smile, and say yes. Works every time!
That picture is the gate to the royal palace and their coat of arms is there. Those red lions are everywhere, I swear!

We ended up walking into the Notre-Dame, which is the catholic church of "our lady". This is where the Luxembourg royal wedding was last January! I felt royal just sitting there. The church was absolutely beautiful. There was a free concert, so we couldn't say no! It was played by the Orchestre D'Harmonie and organized by the Rotary Club Bascharage-Kordall. The line- up was!

Praludium en Re mineur by Johann Pachelbel

Concerto Grosso a Quattro Cori by Gottfriend Heinrich Stoelzel

Sonata da Chiesa by Kees Schoonenbeek

Pini di Roma by Ottorino Respighi arr. Yoshihiro Kimura

The best one was the last piece, Pini Di Roma, because it shook the entire cathedral. Definitely check it out, if you have a chance. But like any other song, you have to wait for the drop. 

Monday was a long day at work. I practiced piano and met a cute 14 year old boy named Simon. He is so small, I love him!! He knows how to make everyone smile. Believe me, that's almost impossible in Germany. Germans don't smile unless they have to. My favorite time is coffee because I get to serve them and hangout for awhile. We also learned a few new songs after coffee. My favorite is 

In Einem Polenstadtchen. That's the youtube link so you can listen to it! The lyrics are adorable too!

Tuesday was great. I bowled with the house guests again and brought a dog named Romy around to see the house guests. They absolutely love dogs, except for the very few how loudly say, "Ich habe angst!" and then ask to leave the room. There were no more quacking ladies, if you've been keeping up with my posts, you know what I'm talking about. However, it's becoming apparent how much German I still need to figure out. I understand almost all of it but many people don't understand because I mix the words up. If there's anything you need to know about German, say it backwards and put the words in the wrong place and it will sound almost perfect. After work, Tante Lisa and I went into town to reward ourselves after two long days of work. We went shopping. I might need to buy these shoes because I'm absolutely obsessed. 

So that summed up the past few days :) Thanks so much for reading and keeping up with everything!!