next week we will go to Hannover and Göottingen, two major cities. i thought we were going to see a castle but really we didnt. i was sad. maybe later. we went to a museum about the fall of THE WALL and the DDR and such. i took pics, but it was very boring. nobody had much fun. haha. i had my big exam today and yesterday. we had to read, write, listen to german, and speak german. i think i did well! my german is improving! the reading writing and listening took me like an hour and today i went in a room with some teachers and had to talk about myself, ask questions and answer asked questions and describe pictures they gave me. today we also went to the SWIMMING POOL!!!!! i had a lot of fun. it was sooo cold. the pools in germany are a little different. first of all there was SOOOO many people there. it was a hot spot. and lots of naked little children and men in speedos and such. but the pool was surrounded by grass and less concrete then the pools i've been to. it was sooo nice. me and my friends just laid in the grass for a while.

tomorrow is culture night. us americans are going to teach everyone how to play baseball, (duhhhhh boston and stlouis kiddiessss) sing take me out to the ball game and the national anthem, possibly make a s'more and have a rap battle about america. hmmm hopefully it will go well. i am excited to see what the other countries are doing. i know my irish friends are doing a dance...

the weather is AWESOME. i cant wait to travel more. ohhh we have really funny evening activities, like salsa dancing and south african dancing. i did the south af and it was INSANE because it was like ballroom dancing except fast and fancy and modern and i u have to be with a boy and girl. hahah it was fun. we also took a reallllly long hike and it was soooo beautiful. i was really upset that i didnt bring my camera. the trail was like two mintues from campus and it was veryyyy long. it was awesome. i also have been doing all the theater and improv activites which are really funny. uhhhh also every night our HAUS i mean dorm has a meeting and we all talk about what was good and what we want. everynight we say WE WANT HANUTA which is this awesome chocolate stuff and we beg to see the new harry potter, which is possibly gonna happen! YAYYY

gute nacht!!!

Diene,

Hannah