Wo ist der* Mais? - Where's all the corn gone?!

*thank you Christof for helping where my German lacks.


I've been back from my big trip for a couple of weeks, but it took me until just the other day to realize that all of the corn is gone! Mathis and I are big on going on walks, and normally we stroll gracefully by the tall fields (or completely chaotically with the wind and rain and Mathis screaming), but no longer. The fields are clear and the wind is extra brutal, especially for a girl who grew up in the foothills of the warm South. 


Besides living in the Arctic, everything is great here! I've been working daily on perfecting my graduate school applications, which don't have to be finished until February. You know me, the super non-procrastinator....  
Between that, German class, and taking care of Mathis, there is no time to be bored. Oh, and I'm reading my first full-length German book! I'm trying to read most of it out loud to myself, like an insane person, but it's helping me with pronunciation and with not being terrified to read out loud in my German class. The book seems good but I'll let you know how it is when I'm finished. In 2015. 


On Friday, I went to my first German movie, which was a total success. The movie ("RED") was hilarious and easy to understand, and I got to meet some of Sandra's friends from tennis. They were great and so much fun, and have kept in touch with me since the weekend so we can go out again. On Saturday I cooked chili and made key lime pie, and on Sunday I went to my first restaurant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück with Christof and Sandra. Small, tiny miscommunication in the beginning about whether THEY were going out to eat or WE were going out to eat, and I was not ready when the Grandmother came to stay with Mathis. When you read this Christof and Sandra, I'm sorry again if I made us late! They spoiled me with a far too fancy restaurant, but it was beautiful and delicious, and added bonus: the waitress spoke English!  It was a big weekend for me. 


Right now the house smells like the boiled broccoli that Sandra is making for Mathis' baby food. It is making me so happy with memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas' at my grandparents. 

This weekend I'm visiting Rome! Can't wait to see the Sistine Chapel and gladiators killing each other. I miss everyone back home, but a really appreciate everyone reading my blog and keeping in touch. It means so much to me! 

Mathis in the bear costume my parents sent!