The last two weeks at my first internship were really busy! I helped with another event there, where Oliver Rohrbeck, the voice of Ben Stiller for German dubbed films, gave a reading from Mark Twain's Europe travel-book. His accents were hilarious and I even shook his hand at the end :) I also took part in the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, by greeting the guests and passing out their name tags. The podium discussion featured representatives from the German political parties, who debated the issue of women's quotas in the workforce. I think this event was the most interesting one yet. On my last day, they gave me so many EU logo presents, including cards and Eurogaloppo, their little horse mascot. I received a lot of material that I can use in my studies as well.
I also had to say goodbye to Ben, who studied here for the Winter semester and is now back in the States. We all went to Henry's American Bar and Grill for his goodbye party, where I had a "real" California burger. That weekend I also went to Braunschweig with Fiona and Lucy. We saw the Altstadt and explored some of the less touristy side streets, as well as visited a very modern Art Museum. The next day, we had delicious dessert at an Italian ice cream café and met up with the others for drinks later. This week was pretty much devoted to food... Sunday, I also went to a Pancake house where I had hot chocolate and a German pancake with hot cherries, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. It was a lot of fun with everyone together, enjoying both savory and sweet pancakes. Matias picked a great place!
The next week I was showered with presents from home. Dane sent me roses for Valentine's Day, I got a beautiful prayer shawl from the ladies at church, and my cousin Jenny sent me an American care package, complete with magazines, peanut butter, make up, and candy :) For the end of the school semester in Germany, Timo invited me to his place for a little dance party. Stephanie, Fiona, and I had a great time there. The next day, we (Fiona, Leanne, Jessica and I) visited Joe in Celle, a typical little German village. It was rather cold, so after coffee and a binenstich in the Altstadt, we headed back to Joe's for a night in with pizza, beer, and games. That Sunday I attended catholic mass with Fiona and Jessica too. It was really nice to go to church again, and even though the style was a bit different, I could still understand it well. Then, just like Sundays at home, we went out for a delicious brunch afterwards (with all my favorite food) at the Extra Blatt.
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