It's crazy to think that this weekend was my very last weekend in Berlin! Wow. The past 4 months have flown by incredibly fast and it's been a great experience here!
Yesterday our group decided to "beat Berlin!". Apparently, that meant to go out all night and stay up until 7am and get breakfast. I told my host-mom about the idea and she told me that she used to do the same thing every weekend when she was young! Ridiculous! I decided to go out and join, but wasn't going to stay out the entire night! Kelleen and I had plans to go to Peacock Island on Sunday and we were going to stick to that plan.
Everyone met up at the World Clock Tower at Alexanderplatz. We were supposed to meet up at 8:30PM, but Garrett had told some people 9PM. Kelleen, Emily, and I wandered over to the market that was nearby and looked around. Kelleen wanted her currywurst for dinner, so she got that. I saw cool string bracelets and the three of us got one as a symbol of our unity for the night. We didn't want to get wasted or stay out all night, so we were going to stick together.
I think all in all, there were 15 people in our group. Just while waiting at Alexanderplatz, we saw 3 bachelorette parties and one bachelor party. One of the groomsman was talking to a couple of the others when we walked over from the market. He had found out I was engaged and began joking about getting married so young. We continued talking to him for a while and then departed. He wished me luck with my man and a happy future, if not- to call him up. Haha!
Let's just cut to the "end" of my night. People were intoxicated, grumpy, snappy, and just not enjoyable to be around. I had had my fair share of the drunkards and was ready to head home. Kelleen, Emily, and Olivia and I headed towards the train station and we all headed home. Who knows how the rest of the night turned out for everyone. I'll find that out tomorrow.
Today, Kelleen and I went to Peacock Island. It was fairly nice out and the peacocks were out! We saw around 5 of them and a few of the males even flared their feathers up to put on a show! We wanted to find a feather, but didn't have any luck. A new student would be coming to live with us today. While Kelleen and I were walking towards the ferry, my host mom texted me. She said we would be having a wonderful cake and that if I was cold or hungry that I could join them. Kelleen heard the words "cake time" from my mouth and immediately agreed. I got home and was greeted sarcastically, as usual, by my host-mom. Julie, the new student, was in the hallway too. She does the whole kissing of the cheek greeting, which I'm not used to at all. No one really does it since they know we're Americans and don't greet that way. She's 19 years old from the french part of Switzerland. Her German is pretty good, so she's already off to a better start than the previous student we had with us! She also speaks English, so we have no trouble communicating!
I'll begin packing tonight and not procrastinate it! The next blog will be shortly before I head back to America! My host mom will be going with me to the airport to bid me farewell. Her first American and then three more this summer! I've started a trend! Be prepared for some definite Dinglish when I'm back!
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