Freaky Carrots United

As most of you know I went to Austria a few weeks ago for our travel weekend. On the way there we traveled in groups of five because that way we could get cheaper train and bus tickets. Before we took off my team (which included: my roommate Kelsey, Stefanie (my German hostess for Christmas), Beccy and Rachel Hill of San Diego, CA, and myself) decided to come up with a team name so that if we ever got separated we could just call out the name and everyone would know to get on or off the train. We settled on the name Freaky Carrots. Primarily inspired by Stefie, who has orange hair and was wearing a green jacket. So, we went on our journey and the five of us hung out and bonded quite a bit with hanging out in the Austrian Alps.

On the way home, traveling in the same group, we started to come up with this silly song\rap which talked about our time and activities in Austria. The trip back was really fun too and although it was a lot of time on trains, it went by quickly.

So...we got back to school and we knew that the week after travel weekend we had an event called The 6th Hour, which is kind of an open mic night. Music is a big deal here and it allows all of those who are musically inclined to show off their talents. Well, the Freaky Carrots decided to get involved too. We added a few verses to our song, choreographed a little dance, and made some t-shirts. I am not usually one for performing, especially silly things, but I was inspired.

The 6th Hour was a great combination of silly and serious acts, it ranged from serious songs written by individuals to a rendition of Baby got Back called Baby got Book, which talked about girls with big Bibles. Our act was funny and fit in perfectly. It was well recieved and we are planning a part two for the 6th Hour that will be held next semester.

Our song went something like this:

First collapse the Choco Happs
Then we eat the Sweet Wheat
Then we dry the dishes and
we THROW down a sweet beat

What what what what

Cookies, bread, Nutella too
Eating junk is what we do
White and brown bread, golly gee
Gluten free's the way to be

OH....

All of us ride the bus
Freaky Carrots on the train
To get back to the Bode
We all do the same thang

What what what what

Three short days
At the hut
Hiking, eating, sleeping.
What? WORD.

Some explainations: Kelsey is allergic to gluten. Choco Happps and Sweet Wheat are weirdo cereal names from Germany. And, while at the hut, we ate a ton of Nutella...it has become a staple in our diets.

Thanksgiving Feast

(This post should be before the last, but I don't know how to put it there, so this actually happened before I even went to Austria)

Anyway, the day after we all returned from out week long outreach trips (which was good but challenging, the teaching part of it went smoothly but I did conclude definitely that I will never be a teacher) we were treated to a Thanksgiving dinner. They averaged the dates of Canadian, American, and German (although technically they don't celebrate it) Thanksgivings and came up with a random date. That is not important. The point is that after we had all been away for a week we got to come back, get dressed up, eat some delicious food, and catch up with one another.

This first picture of is of me eating miniature apples that were part of the center pieces. They were rumored to be poisonous but I turned out fine. Then after eating copious amounts of Turkey we all passed out from the tryptophan. Actually I did not eat the turkey because I have yet to do an indepth study of the German meat packing industry so I am still not eating meat. Next, is me and my friends Bincy (short for Bianca, she is on the left) and Becky (one of two Becky Funks at Bodenseehof). Lastly, is me with Stefanie (who I will be spending Christmas with, she is on the left) and the other Rebekah Funk.

Catch up

Hello everyone and sorry that it has been so long since my last update, these are busy times for the students of Bodenseehof.

We have all just returned from our travel weekend, which is a four day weekend given to us once a semester to allow us to get out and see some of this glorious area. Students went to all sorts of places: Barcelona, Prague, Florence, other cities in Germany, and I went to a little town in Austria. A groups of about 35 students went and stayed in this amazing hut situated on the side of a mountain to do some hiking and relaxing. I had a really good time, the first two days I went hiking, the first day was a three hour hike and the second was about six hours. The rest of my time was just spent hanging out with people, playing sweet night games and whatnot.

I truly believe that I have now seen some of the most beautiful natural places on earth. Here are some photos if you don't believe me!