I haven't been keeping up with this blog as much as I would like- so I will try to change that now! I'm going on month 3 of my stay here in Germany, and I still have no regrets. School started right after I posted my last blog, and that has been a blast. Some of the people I have met through Leuphana (my university) are definitely going to be life long friends, I can already tell. Been having a blast, living it up as much as I can, and taking advantage of every opportunity that comes my way!
At the end of September, 19 of us Americans took a weekend trip to Amsterdam! This was my first hostel experience, and it actually turned out pretty well. We were up way early both mornings and just went around the city spotting things we wanted to do. The best part, in my opinion, was the canal boat ride which took us around the whole city. It was such beautiful weather, and all of the architechture there was amazing!I could not believe how touristy the city was though...Every menu at most outside cafe's was in English unless you asked for the Dutch version. You definitely did not forget you were in Europe though, between all the thousands of bikes and cool random castle-looking buildings places in between office buildings.
That next weekend, my parents came to visit me! All of the pictures, unfortunately, are on my mom's camera...but it was a blast! I loved showing them around my town and just having a relaxing week in Lüneburg. We spent my mom's birthday in Hamburg, which was really fun. It was great being the tour guide for THEM for once!
Pumpking carving was a must on my October To-Do List. For some reason, Halloween is just not a big deal over here! You don't really know how much you miss all the decorations and hype until it's not around you anymore! We will see how Halloween night goes. :)
Other than that, I have just been celebrating friends' birthdays and learning A LOT of German. They weren't kidding when they named my class "Intensive". It is definitely paying off...my confidence and skills (hopefully) have totally been increasing. It's such a good feeling!
Other fun activities have been seeing how many people I can fit in my small kitchen...or how many I can have a sleepover with :DGerman Autumn so far has been so beautiful. Every morning for the past week I have woken up and seen new colors of leaves while walking to school. The weather is starting to get a little bone-chilling...but at least I saw it coming. That just means the Christmas Market season is getting closer and closer. :)
That's all for now! Next month is planned to be filled with lots of adventures...can't wait to share them! xoxo
