Guten Tag

Greetings once again from Deutschland. Guess whether is the sun is shining today! If you guessed no, you're 100% correct. I spoke with a man from England during the break from my class today, and even he said the weather here is depressing, and England isn't known for great weather. I don't know why, but somehow I believe the sun will eventually shine here again. I'm fully prepared to admit I'm wrong, though.

There's not a ton going on here, really. I had my first full commute to school on my own today - bike to the bus stop, bus to the city, walk to school, walk back to the bus stop, bus back to Kasewinkel, bike back to the house. It made me feel a bit like a local, although there are many reminders that I'm not.

I walk past the cathedral on my way back to the bus stop, and stopped in on Friday to light a candle for Mom. Here are a couple pics:

It's a nice church, and one of over 70 in Muenster.

Michelle Obama is still getting press here. The Sunday newspaper had a full-page article about her yesterday, with the headline, in English, "Isn't She Lovely?" The sub-headline, or whatever it's called, said something about how she's educated, popular, and has great upper arms. That's oddly not the first article I've seen about her arms. I guess we haven't come to expect much in that regard from our First Ladies, but certainly her political and social contributions to the country are more important than her biceps.

I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in English the other day with Martin. Not a bad movie at all. Funny, though, Martin asked after it was over whether that was Brad Pitt's real voice. Something I hadn't thought about before, but all the American movies and tv shows here are dubbed, so no one knows what the real actors sound like.

Umm....I don't have much else. I hear it's supposed to be 60 there today?? Good for you guys! Enjoy it!

Until next time....