On Sunday we took an excursion to Schauinsland which is a mountain area on the outskirts of Freiburg. It's a popular spot to go to and the weather was beautiful when we went. We first hiked up the mountain a bit until we arrived at a museum. The tour guide explained how the people lived on the mountain back in the day, including how they cooked their food and their relatively low quality of life. We had lunch at the museum and continued our hike up the mountain. There was one stretch during which everyone thought they wouldn't make it, but the hike was a nice little workout and the beautiful photo ops more than made up for my displeasure at having to furiously chug copious amount of water!
On Wednesday night the Freiburg-Madison Gesellschaft threw a reception party for all of the AYF students (but especially the ones from Wisconsin) to welcome us to Freiburg and kick off the year on a good note. They do it every year in a fancy restaurant on a hill overlooking the whole of Freiburg. The view was absolutely fantastic! The reception had wine and champaign and absolutely delicious finger food like bruschetta and Flammkuchen, which is similar to a pizza with really thin crust except the dough is better, the cheese is fancier, and the toppings are absolutely amazing.After the reception a large group us went out to Uni Cafe, a pretty nice bar/cafe that's popular with the Uni kids. They even give out blankets to wrap up in when it gets chilly! I tried a Radler (which is actually very delicious!) as well as a Pils and I had a few great conversations with my new friends. Or Bekannter as the Germans would say. We ended up catching the last tram home (around 12:30 AM) and I had planned on crashing for the night, but my Hungarian roommate Fakars had other ideas. I watched some Hungarian news (with English subtitles), listened to some Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald (apparently they love Blues music in Hungary) and we made of fun of some of the terrible audition videos for Hungary's version of "The X-Factor."I didn't stumble into bed until a little after 2:30 but overall, last night was a great night and I got a lot of German practice in!
On Wednesday night the Freiburg-Madison Gesellschaft threw a reception party for all of the AYF students (but especially the ones from Wisconsin) to welcome us to Freiburg and kick off the year on a good note. They do it every year in a fancy restaurant on a hill overlooking the whole of Freiburg. The view was absolutely fantastic! The reception had wine and champaign and absolutely delicious finger food like bruschetta and Flammkuchen, which is similar to a pizza with really thin crust except the dough is better, the cheese is fancier, and the toppings are absolutely amazing.After the reception a large group us went out to Uni Cafe, a pretty nice bar/cafe that's popular with the Uni kids. They even give out blankets to wrap up in when it gets chilly! I tried a Radler (which is actually very delicious!) as well as a Pils and I had a few great conversations with my new friends. Or Bekannter as the Germans would say. We ended up catching the last tram home (around 12:30 AM) and I had planned on crashing for the night, but my Hungarian roommate Fakars had other ideas. I watched some Hungarian news (with English subtitles), listened to some Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald (apparently they love Blues music in Hungary) and we made of fun of some of the terrible audition videos for Hungary's version of "The X-Factor."I didn't stumble into bed until a little after 2:30 but overall, last night was a great night and I got a lot of German practice in!
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