The days since I last posted were filled with a variety of activities. First we had a gorgeous tour of the city, which is a beautiful medieval town clustered around the gorgeous Neckar River.
This photo is the river and town, taken from the courtyard of the castle:
After our walking tour we all went home and relaxed or slept! It is so exhausting adjusting to all the new things - new language, new culture, new people, new bus system - that I always sleep like a log, as soon as my head hits the pillow. :)
The next day was TESTING DAY! It was obviously REALLY fun, and unsurprisingly I don't have any photos of it. We took a placement exam in the morning (both written and oral), and then in the afternoon, all the students from Oregon did the online STAMP test. However, the computer lab didn't have any microphones...so we all had to skip the entire spoken section of the exam! We made that part up just a few days ago (more testing fun!). The evening after all our tests,our tutors took us all on a Kneipentour - or as we'd call it in the US, bar-hopping! We had a great time socializing and drinking beer in a couple of German bars. Our favorite, that my friends and I have returned to, is called "Hades," and it is in the Aldstadt (old city) right near the cathedral.
From left to right: me, Jennifer, Marie, and Pingting with our drinks just before we left the first bar:
The next day was TESTING DAY! It was obviously REALLY fun, and unsurprisingly I don't have any photos of it. We took a placement exam in the morning (both written and oral), and then in the afternoon, all the students from Oregon did the online STAMP test. However, the computer lab didn't have any microphones...so we all had to skip the entire spoken section of the exam! We made that part up just a few days ago (more testing fun!). The evening after all our tests,our tutors took us all on a Kneipentour - or as we'd call it in the US, bar-hopping! We had a great time socializing and drinking beer in a couple of German bars. Our favorite, that my friends and I have returned to, is called "Hades," and it is in the Aldstadt (old city) right near the cathedral.
From left to right: me, Jennifer, Marie, and Pingting with our drinks just before we left the first bar:
The next day school started...and more on that later!
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