Back again

Hello everyone. I've been back with my host family in Bad Hersfeld since last Sunday. I had a great time in Horb, and my German improved a lot there. I only went on one other excursion trip with the group while I was there. We went to Karlsruhe, a university and soccer city on the northern edge of the black forest. They have a cool palace with a really neat garden there, but the city is just a regular city, nothing too special about it. I did get to meet up with 2 of the girls that I met in Munich during Oktoberfest though since they go to school there, so that was cool. I also went on a trip with my host family down there to an indoor swim park, and on the way we made a stop at the top of some mountain in the black forest. It was a nice view. From there one could see the Alps and also France. Not much else is happening around here. My host mother's birthday is Thursday (Thanksgiving - sorry I won't be there) and there will be a party with about 20 people in the house, so Florian the youngest brother and I have been commissioned to be waiters. It should be a nice time. I'm planning on heading to visit Felix in Heidelberg on Thurs 29th Nov for 3 days. I want to check out the city since I plan on taking another intensive course there, if I plan on staying longer. I also picked this date to visit because the Christmas markets begin that Wednesday. And almost every semester in German class, we heard something about how great these markets are. So, I have to see for myself. Other than that, not much else. I'm coming home the 18th Dec, so I'll see you all then.