Hello my good friends who are still in the US! I made it to Germany safely ensconced between an ancient French lady and a Germany business man aboard our Airbus 830. The flight was fairly uneventful except for the realization at the airport that German baggage claim is a long ordeal. It simply takes forever for bags to come out! We were able to go into Munich for the afternoon after landing and walked around Marienplatz (the center square of the city) and then went to the famous Hofbrauhaus for dinner. We also found out before going to this famous Beer brewery that we were under Corban’s covenant for the semester and thus no drinking will be permitted. So we endured the jibes of the German fellows that we were sitting next to at the Hofbrauhaus and sipped our water bravely, for no one orders water at the Hofbrauhaus. Afterwards we came to Regensburg and got settled in to our rooms and had a little talk about what Sunday was to bring us. As we are all extremely jet-lagged I feel no remorse in telling you all that it is only 10:10 here and yet I am exhausted. Still cant sleep well on planes, pity, cause the French lady next to me awoke for meals only!
Good afternoon all of you. It is evening here and we are about to go explore Regensburg on our own. Today we went to a military church so its in English and it was good. Went and got Italian food for lunch and the waiter made fun of the girls in the group that didn’t speak any German and thus didn’t know what he was saying most of the time. There are very subtle differences between US and German culture that we are learning and there are many obvious differences that of course we all know right away. Tomorrow we have orientation and a formal walking tour of Regensburg so that we know where to go and suchlike. There seems to be really good ethnic food here so that is a major bonus! I miss you all dearly, some of you more than others honestly, hehe, but it is good to be here, my group is really solid (a big praise as this was one of my huge worries for the trip) and finally, the food here is quite different. I feel like they eat the heavy food for all three meals and honestly I currently just want a salad. Also its kind of annoying that they charge for water, its tap water and you have to ask for it specifically or they bring you mineral water. And when i say charge i mean it, its no 50 cent fee, its a good 1,50EU for only .2L. Beer is cheaper most times. But we are covenant, its annoying. Thus I am thirsty. I love you all, thanks for reading, Peace.
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