Away we go!

Well, my pre-semester language class ended today and I leave on Sunday for a two week adventure around Germany and Paris. I am VERY excited!! I wanted to post some pictures of Easter before I go, and let you all know that I won't be writing for a few weeks.

I got together with Amelia (from St. Olaf), Azzurra (from Verona, Italy), Margit (from Denmark), and Antoneota (from Romania) for Easter. We started by going to Easter mass at the Münster (cathedral) in town, and then made a huge lunch/dinner. Mass was in Latin, and the music was beautiful. The meal was perfect--- we all ate so much we couldn't move afterwards.


Three great cooks in the kitchen! After we delegated tasks (necessary because everybody knew the best way to cook everything), things went very smoothly. Azzurra made crepes with nutella and whipped cream for desert, and, I felt super sophisticated eating crepes made by a real Italian (even though I know they are a French fare).

Our beautiful concoction of carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, whatever spices there happened to be laying around in the kitchen, garlic, schnitzel meat (which we did not make into schnitzel), and orange juice. It actually tasted really good! We were very proud of ourselves because we didn't even use a recipe. We also had asparagus and mashed potatoes. mmmm!

Happy and satt (full)!

from left to right: Amelia, Margit, Antoneota, me, Azzurra.

And, in conclusion, a picture of me. I think it nicely captures my emotions right now-- I'm still a bit in awe of everything I get to see and everything I get to do. Oh, and the light around my head is there because I am just that holy. :)

The schedule for my trip is:

March 30-31 Stuttgart

March 31-April 2 Bacharach

April 2-4 Hamburg

April4-8 Berlin

April 8-9 Dresden

April 10-13 Paris

Classes start for real on April 14, and after that point, I should have internet in my dorm room! Have a great couple weeks, and I will post stories and pictures when I get back!

Love you all!