I've been in Germany for 3 days now, so it's about time I blog again!
But first, I'll finish with my last day in Paris. Besides eating more crepes and riding the metro all over Paris, I've still kept busy with seeing and doing so many great things! Tuesday was kinda a rainy day, but I went with a large group to Notre Dame for a second time. That building is just so beautiful! This time we decided to climb up one of the towers. It was so fun, the view from the top is amazing! And you can even touch the gargoyles. 
We also went to a bookstore where Shakespeare spent a lot of time writing. It's this little hole-in-the-wall kind of place, but it was packed full of books! It was really sweet.
Thursday was probably one of the most nerve-wracking days of my life! I had to board a train all alone and head off to a new country. I kind of had an idea of where I was going when I got to the train station, but I think I checked to make sure I was at the right platform and boarding the right train at least a dozen times. But as soon as I was on the train and knew that I was on my way to Frankfurt, I was finally at peace. It was so great to see my host family right when I got off the train!
My first few days in Germany have been so nice. I found out that I'm actually not that close to Frankfurt. The town I'm staying in, called Bruchkobel (its really hard to pronounce), is about a half hour drive from down town. I've mostly just been relaxing, spending time with my host family, getting used to things here, and trying to learn lot a lot of german. I slept for over 13 hours the first night, it was amazing :) I got to see my first handball game, too. It's a really fun sport to watch- its like a mix between basketball, lacrosse, and soccer.
Tomorrow I'm going to start working on my research project, and hopefully sometime this week I'll begin my first interviews and will start to get to know some college students in the area. In brief, basically what I will be doing here is an huge research project, and then also writing two smaller research papers that compare cultural differences between Germany and the U.S. (this is how I'm earning 12 credits). For my research project, I'm examining the connection between social media networks/new technology-such as facebook, cell phones, internet, etc.- and social relationships. But to be more specific, this project focuses on college students. So I'm surveying 30 American and 30 German college students on how they use facebook, cellphones, email, and how they think it influences their relationships with friends, peers, family members, etc. Anyways- I will hopefully be spending a lot of time around the University of Frankfurt and getting to know some other college students. I'm really looking forward to it! So many things to look forward to, I'm so glad to be here... :)
" You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do."- Psalm 139:3
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