A day in the marshmellow cult...

So yesterday was a very happy day here in Haus Humboldt. We got internet in our rooms!
Now I will be able to upload pictures and update my blog much more easily.

So yesterday I started hanging out with 2 new people, Sarah and Jenn. They are both grad students at Bowling Green. Sarah is majoring in flute performance and musicology and Jenn is majoring in musicology. They are both very nice.

We walked home from class together and then they took naps and I did some work and then we went grocery shopping. I didn't buy much but I got some broccoli, some orange juice, and just a few other things. Then we went to McDonalds to steal their wireless and then we came home and made/ate dinner.

After dinner we found out our internet works. It is so exciting!! Then we got ready and we went down to the bar at the end of the street. It was everyone from bowling green except Liz, Shireen, and Julie. It wasn't the nicest place but we still had fun. I had a drink that I don't know the name of. It is like white wine mixed with peach schnapps. It was pretty good.

So then we came home and went to bed

This morning we woke up to 52 degree weather and pouring rain. (Yesterday was 90 degrees and sunny so it was a big change)

I met the group at Kapitel Platz, in the old city where we usually meet. Then we hopped on a bus to the Hauptbahnhof and took a train to Hallein. We got to Hallein and took a bus to the Salt mines, yay!

We joined the marshmellow cult and then went on a tour of the mines. It was fun. After that we went to this Celtic museum which was actually pretty boring and then we went to the Silent Night Museum (which I thought was closed). Then we hopped on a bus and train and went back to Salzburg. As we were walking to the bus I walked with Niall, my Irish friend, and we talked about our experiences in Salzburg so far. Then I sat with him and his friends on the train and we talked about our countries. It was very educational. We invited the group of them (the 6 Irish kids) over for some games tomorrow afternoon. They are very excited.

So anyway, once in Salzburg, we had dinner and then I went with Jenn, Sarah, Dylan, and our new Iranian friend to see Harry Potter. We debated about whether to see it in English or German but we ultimately decided English as the time was much better. So we just now arrived home. They are all really funny. Sarah has never taken German before this program and the others only know a little. They are always impressed when I speak German to people and they always make me talk to people for them. It is entertaining.

So that was my day. You'll have to look at the pictures (which will be up soon) to really understand the experiences.

Tomorrow I am getting up to go to one of the few protestant churches in Austria with Sarah (Austria is like 80% catholic and only 5% protestant so their aren't too many protestant churches around). Then we are having our game day. We are trying to think of "American games" we can play that don't require any supplies. The Irish girls want to play American games "like baseball" but the only sports equipment we have are very deflated soccer balls. So if any of you have suggestions, we'd love to hear them.

Look for pictures soon.

Sarah