Fast forward a year and I have now taken one German class and done some online work so I can communicate at least 30% better than last year. This years Strassenfest was held at an old restored windmill that a couple now live in.
We sang Karaoke in the living room, it was all english words though so somehow I kept ending up with the microphone in my hand!
Saturday was quite rainy, but Sunday was beautiful. On Saturday night we start around 6 p.m. with grilling and beer drinking. Funny story: I invited my friend Amber to come down around 11 p.m. and she brought a bottle of wine with her, everyone kind of looked at it like they didn't know what it was! Beer is definitely the drink of choice in Germany. Small fires are kept burning to keep away the chill, even though it was extremely humid after a rainstorm. Saturday goes really late, I left just after midnight because I had to sober up enough to drive to Dusseldorf the next morning and go to Chapel. Sunday is usually a bit of the same, but with cakes (Kuchen). Germans know their cakes and I tried a bit of everything, just to be fair of course:)
All my friends are extremely jealous, mostly because I talk about for about 2 weeks prior like it's my birthday or something. I don't know of any other person whose street gets together like this and, consequently, not many of my friends get to practice their German on a daily basis or even really get to know their neighbors. Okay, without further adieu, here are my nachbar (neighbors) and friends!! If you are a neighbor and friend and want copies of pictures, just stop by!
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