Guten Tag

Everything is still going great in Germany. My class is great, and I'm getting to know the other students really well. Besides me, the class is composed of 3 Mexicans, 3 Swiss (French speaking Swiss if you were wondering the same thing that I was when I heard this,) and 3 Chinese. So I'm the only native English speaker, but conveniently they all speak some English. On weekends the school offers free excursions to locations in the area. This last weekend we visited the Bodensee, a large lake in southern Germany that also borders Austria and Switzerland. There is an Island in the lake that has a little palace on it, and there is a botanical garden that surrounds it. Only a few dying roses and surprisingly lovely dahlias remained for our cold hike around the island. But, there was a green house filled with butterflies, plants, and birds that was really cool. Next weekend we're going to an old university town in the area called Karlsruhe. It should be fun also. That's all for now. Bis spaeter!