Updating my blog everyday might not be so realistic now. Our internet is really bad, and had to pay about 40$ to sign on for a month. I think it's worth it, but it doesn't even reach to our barracks. So now, me and another counselor, Clint, are sitting in the cellar of the mess hall until we wait for dinner (It's 6:56pm here).
Going to a country in Europe, you probably think that you'll be able to get by with english since it's such a "universal language". But no, that is definitely not the case in Germany. Being on a British base is even hard enough. I never realized before how hard it actually is to understand someone with an english accent, even if they are speaking the same language. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to a town called Celle, which is about thirty minutes away. Our POC, Lynn, wanted to take us to the place where we would be taking the bus back to camp and then she gave us a few hours to roam around the city and explore. Even this first trip to an actual german town made this whole trip that much better. It is exactly how I pictured it. Brown and white houses with geometric patterns and little flower pots in the top windows. There were so many cute stores and cafe's that it was overwhelming. My favorite part was when we were able to go to this really old church, built in 1227 I believe. The inside was absolutely incredible with original paintings everywhere. There was so much to see and every bit of it was so detailed.
There is in no way one word to describe my trip so far. Sorry to say, that I don't miss the states that much. Germany is amazing and is everything I wished it would be and more. I'll write again soon!
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