Last week on Monday Katie and I went to Mainz to celebrate Karneval - kind of like the German version of mardi gras. The WHOLE city was shut down and EVERYONE was dressed up. Except Katie and I. It was hilarious! And insane. The ground was covered in confetti and broken/empty alcohol bottles and there was a giant parade - pictured. Katie and I also got to witness many men peeing on the street, including right infront of us as we were eating bagels in a shop. I told Katie not to look. A bit of shock I would say. That's just how they do it! Needless to say the women's bathrooms had very long lines and all cost money. Yay for Lent and for people giving up food when they don't even believe in the actual things that it represents but just want an excuse to diet! Ugh. Don't get me started.I started my new course on Monday and am back to three days a week of class - love it. My class is relatively small (around 12 people) and everyone can speak pretty good German! Definite plus. There are 4 or 5 au pairs in my class and my first American. She is in her late 20s I would say and is from Sanfran. She moved here because her boyfriend is German. She seems okay. Not that great. Today I had lunch with a group of ladies - we do lunch every Wednesday at a new restaurant to practice our German. One of the women is about 32 I'm guessing and wheres leggings with four inch heels that have heels the width of a pencil. Insane. They are a fun group of women though - one is a Yoga instructor/Ballerina/Dancer from eastern Europe, another woman from Mexico, one from Paris, one from Poland, and one from China. All are in their 30s and married to Germans. Today we had yummy Thai, which we actually had when Amy was in town as well and came with me.
Next weekend I go with the family skiing in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a long weekend and then the third weekend in March I'm off to Regensburg to visit Johanna and then to Eichstätt and then the fourth weekend going to Berlin to stay at Anki's for Easter with the fam.
Nothing too exciting going on.. searching for jobs - heard back from one already but they wanted me to start immediately and full time and that doesn't work out. Naja.
Missing family and friends. Love you all.
