Since there are only seventeen or so of us on this trip, everyone has gotten to know everyone pretty well over the last few months. One of the happy results of this is that birthdays become a near whole-group celebration. So, with Megan's 20th birthday on Saturday, quite a few of us were able to make it across the river to enjoy the festivities. I've got to say that dinner was definitely a highlight of the evening, combining the best of Texas with the best of Germany: tacos and other Tex-Mex related dishes with black forest cake and homemade streusel! You seriously can't get any better than that. (Thanks to Megan's host mother for letting some crazy college students into her home and for providing such delicious desserts!) So, just one last shout-out to Megan that I hope she had a happy birthday and to enjoy her future life as a non-teenage adult. (Remembering, of course, that technically being an adult is no fun if you don't choose to act like a kid every once in a while.)Luckily, the birthday celebrations didn't go too late, and this morning I was able to cope with the time change and make it out to church for the first time since coming to Germany. I really enjoy my Sunday mornings and church friends back home in Arlington and College Station, but I hadn't really worked out everything to go here. Plus, between Spring Break and weekend trips, there were a lot of times it just hasn't been possible. Thanks to a little encouragement and public-transit support from Joanna and I made it! We both went to the American Protestant Church in Bad Godesburg, and it was really interesting. The congregation was from people all over the world, and it was neat to see how despite being in Germany, everyone was drawn to this church through a different common language--just a fun glimpse of unity in such a foreign place. That's all for this weekend. This coming week should be a bit of relief from the schoolwork, with fewer classes than we've been seeing of late. So, with that final note, here's to catching a much-needed breath amidst other course craziness. Tchüss!
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