I have a ton of photos I'd like to share from the last few days. There isn't really a consistent theme, although the sun was out during each of those days, so I guess they all have that in common! The weather here has been absolutely beautiful for the last week - I needed that! I even have a bit of a tan already....
So the first thing I'd like to share is from last Monday. Aengus has had his first couple of ticks already, which even the people who live here are saying is really early, so I went to the pet store to buy him some anti-tick stuff. While I was there, I saw this:


Moving along... I meet every Thursday with Anke, a neighbor here in Kasewinkel. She is a German teacher by profession, and is also interested in improving her own English, so we meet once a week to speak a little English, for her, and a little German, for me. She is really helpful. We usually met at her house, although this last Thursday she called and asked if I would like to take our meeting on the road to the Baumberge, or "tree mountains." I had driven by there - it's about 30 minutes away by car - but had never hiked there, and was excited to go! It was beautiful. Here are a few pics from our trip:




Then Friday was school again, but it was the last day before "Osterferien," or the Easter holidays. It lasts for two weeks (so I don't have school again until the 20th of April), and for the equivalent of high school students here, it marks the last day of classes before they head to University. They still have tests to prepare for and take, but their classes are now over. The diploma they receive is called an Abitur.
Martin picked me up after class on Friday, and we walked through the city with Inma, my friend from Spain, to meet John at the Stuhlmacher - that old bar/restaurant I have mentioned before. When we arrived at the Domplatz, where the huge farmers' market is held, we saw this:

From there we walked to the Stuhlmacher, and encountered these students along the way:

A bit later in the day, John, Martin, Aengus, and I rode over to Handorf to visit Martin's dad in the cemetery. Friday was his birthday, and because Martin's father was a lover of schnapps, Martin goes there every year to pour a schnapps on his grave.

And lastly, here are a couple updated shots of my garden:


Hope you're all well!
1 comment:
Sounds like a good couple weeks!
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