Week 2 (Jan 26-30)

Classes here are pretty much what I expected them to be. We start school at 9:00am, at which point we usually talk about the homework if there had been any, and then we talk about the topic we are currently studying. The theme for the week was "Arbeit und Beruf" (work and careers) so we got to learn the vocab, what the process of applying for a job is like in Germany, a bunch of grammar exercises, and other activities all having something to do with the topic. 

The planned trip for the weekend was Rottenburg, which until this very moment I didn't realize had "rotten" right in the name. Apparently it's a very pretty place, thats very similar to Horb in size. So the group of Americans talked it over, and decided we'd rather not go. Then a couple people found out that the Brazilians were renting a car and driving to Munich for the weekend. 

(Sounds fun right?)

Throughout the day on Thursday it snowballed from, four Brazilians and two Americans, to 4 Brazilians and 11 Americans. Kelsey and I fought back and forth for a little while, because while it sounded amazing, the thought of riding on the Autobahn pretty much had me terrified. We found out that three of the Brazilians had international licenses, which was enough to convince me. Then, maybe five minutes after we agreed to go, and I was at peace with my decision, Kelsey leans over and whispers "What are we doing. Oh my god. I can't believe we're doing this" Which is how we discovered that as long as only one of the two of us is freaking out, then it can't be that bad of an idea. We know that if both of us freak out at the same time, it's not something we want to be a part of. 

So the final plan was to head to Kaufland (basically a Meijer but like, really really nice) grab some snacks, while the Brazilians headed to the rental place to get the cars. And then somewhere around two in the afternoon, our adventure to Munich began...