Frohe Weinachten! :D
Well, I missed the night train, paid €55 for one that left the next morning, sneaked back to my host family and crashed (they were asleep when I returned and when I left, so I don't know if they even knew I was there), came within ten minutes of missing the new train, dozed and was annoyed by people near me until I got to Frankfürt, then... everything was confusing and I missed my connection. Luckily after a lot of conversations in varying levels of German (mine is almost nonexistant) I got a new train and finally found my way to German Lara's home.
From there it became a magnificent Christmas. We went to a pageant at a nearby Lutheran church, and I got to hear all the songs I grew up hearing but in German, which was so cool. It made me really nostalgic for my super-religious childhood, weirdly. Then they used actual candles in their Christmas tree and opened presents and then we played board games and snacked on cookies until 2am. The rule for Christmas day was that nobody needs to be up before noon. I was so happy I almost hugged everyone.
My back pain is finally fading. It was almost gone yesterday, but I slept funny and it's currently kind of returned a bit, but I think with movement it'll fade again. However, my vomit-soaked trip through the December air has left me with a pretty obnoxious cold. Lots of tissues.
I miss my family traditions and stuff, but I'm so glad I came here. For my host family, sleeping in means getting up at 8 instead of 7.
Also, we saw a mystery item falling from the sky last night! Local news reports seem to say that it was part of a Russian rocket or satellite or something, but all I know is that it looked like we might want to call in the Doctor. It was awesome.
From there it became a magnificent Christmas. We went to a pageant at a nearby Lutheran church, and I got to hear all the songs I grew up hearing but in German, which was so cool. It made me really nostalgic for my super-religious childhood, weirdly. Then they used actual candles in their Christmas tree and opened presents and then we played board games and snacked on cookies until 2am. The rule for Christmas day was that nobody needs to be up before noon. I was so happy I almost hugged everyone.
My back pain is finally fading. It was almost gone yesterday, but I slept funny and it's currently kind of returned a bit, but I think with movement it'll fade again. However, my vomit-soaked trip through the December air has left me with a pretty obnoxious cold. Lots of tissues.
I miss my family traditions and stuff, but I'm so glad I came here. For my host family, sleeping in means getting up at 8 instead of 7.
Also, we saw a mystery item falling from the sky last night! Local news reports seem to say that it was part of a Russian rocket or satellite or something, but all I know is that it looked like we might want to call in the Doctor. It was awesome.