Happy Unity Day! October 3rd 1990 is the day that east and west germany were re-united, so this is kinda the german 4th of july... except that i dont think many people really "celebrate" it. But pretty much EVERYTHING is closed, plus the buses don't run as much, and I didn't have class.

OK, so the Bodensee (also called lake Constance in english i believe) was freaking awesome. We got to walk around constance for a while, go to the most beautiful church i have ever seen, ride a ferry on the lake, go to a basilika in Friedrichshafen, and get this... we got to hear a 20 min organ concert played on the organ that has 6,666 pipes in this church. it was one of the most amazing things ever. It absolutely blew my mind. Then we got to go to an authentic german restraunt and have a fabulous meal.

The next morning I awoke at 5 am to take a train to Munich for Oktoberfest. It was actually a bit of a let down. we arrived at like 10:30, but pretty much every tent was already full. It was crazy. I don't think i have seen a more concentrated group of people that big in my entire life. The people from my group that did get into a tent had to wait at least 2 hours. I ended up walking around Munich for a long time, and then went back to Tübingen early. So in the end I didn't even get a chance to sit and have a liter of beer with all the crazy drunk germans... though i did see A LOT of lederhose and whatever the female equivelant is.

This week is the last week of the start course, so friday I will have a test.

Things are going really well, I have made some good friends in the start course, and there is one australian guy who kinda reminds me of myself sometimes. He is pretty fun. I feel like I am really gonna be able to do this, and perhaps even do it well. I still can't even fathom what my german is gonna like after 10 months of this! i'm really excited.

At the same time, though, I miss home. I miss spending time withy my awesome mom. I miss having dinner with Bum and Sister. I miss playing with Goosey and Retard and snuggling. I miss talking with Smartkid, even if it is about the most random linguistic stuff I have never heard of. I miss reading Bryan's mind while playing spades. I miss going to the best steakhouse in town for dinner with dad and sandy. And I really miss spending time with Oats.
I don't mean to make everybody think I am depressed here, I really am having a great time, I just miss the people I love back home.