I know, I know… It’s been a while once again. I fully intended on writing sooner but the week got away from me…
Ever since being here, I’ve spent quite some time with my host family. I am so grateful for them and their hospitality. They have been so wonderful, helpful, and far exceeding my expectations. Not only to they feed me and give me my own room to stay in, but they also take me places (like the castles), show me around town, and help me with transportation. I’ve been so blessed with the conversations I’ve had with them. They have become my German family, and this house is starting to feel like home.
Last weekend was great. Even though the weather has taken a turn for the worst (it’s been cold and cloudy every day since Friday, and rained Saturday-Tuesday), we’ve still gone out and done some really neat things. Saturday my host family took me to see another castle, but this one was very different from the one before. It’s called “Ronneburg Castle,” or, the knights’ castle. This castle was much older than the other one I saw; I think built in the 1500’s. That weekend there was an event going on with a bunch of people dressed up in Renaissance attire and they all acted and played a part. There was food and merchandise for sale, too. It was pretty cool. We climbed up the tower and got a beautiful view of Germany, despite the weather. 
This past weekend was also pretty exciting. Friday my advisor of the program visited. We went to the museum of communication. It was really interesting; there were lots of old forms of communication and some sweet old televisions (as pictured, haha). We went out to eat at a restaurant, and talked about my project. I didn’t get home until late that evening- pretty much the whole day was spent in Frankfurt.
Saturday I went to Hanau with a friend that I met through my host family. It was so much fun and we had a really great time. There was a famers market going on (there are farmers markets going on almost all the time here), and I got a bratwurst- so yummy!!! That evening we went to a handball game (of the youngest kid in the family), and later that night went out dancing!
Sunday I met up with Tim in downtown Frankfurt. We had a great time catching up and going shopping, haha. He’s a great guy to go shopping with, and was very patient. I told him most guys would never be like this when shopping with a girl, especially Kyle, haha. He laughed because he knew I was right. I went back to his house for dinner and got to meet the rest of his family. They are so wonderful and a really great family. We had such a pleasant time together and it was great to laugh and talk about Tim’s experience in the U.S. It’s so neat how this all worked out. I love that Tim lived with my family in the U.S., and now here I am visiting his family in Germany. It makes the world seem smaller… I never could have imaged having this opportunity, but it’s so sweet!
Yesterday, I spent the day in downtown Frankfurt again- only this time I got a tour of the university from a student there. She was very helpful and we had a great time talking and comparing our experiences at school.
A few days ago, water accidentally was spilled on my computer and I just about died when it started giving me problems. I thought I was going to have to bring it in to an Apple store and have to pay a big chunk of money to get it fixed- not exactly part of my plans. But praise the Lord, it was just a very minor issue that got fixed at home. I am so thankful to God, who cares about silly things like glitches in a computer, even though at the moment I was in such a panic!
Well I don’t intend to let it go this long before I blog again, but who knows, it may be awhile again! Tomorrow I leave to go to south Germany, and I will get to see the Neuschwanstenstein castle. It’s very famous. I am so excited and will have lots to write about when I get home, I’m sure!
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