Since writing last I have met my host family! They are younger with a 15 month old boy and a 4 year old girl. She is going to teach me more Germany than anything else on this trip. We went through an ABC book yesterday and I could read the instructions well enough that we could do the activities together. It was so much fun!

My family also took us hiking in Germany. It was about a 30 min car ride. We packed lunch and hiked up to a small building used as a summer cottage for the king of Bavaria ages ago. It was a lot of fun and felt like a European thing to do!

All of the food has been amazing so far! Breakfast is awesome, Muesli is like a granola type mix with dried fruit and sometimes chocolate bits and you mix it with a little yoghurt or milk and enjoy! Bread and cheese are also a staple as well.

We had orientation today, so we spent a few hours learning about what our class schedules and days will be like and then the college serves lunch every week day. Schpatzel and Schnitzel and Apfel Strudel for dessert!

Afterwards we toured the city and saw some places that are more local than just the main tourist attractions. Afterwards a few of us girls went out on our own to look around and get some snacks. We ended up sitting outside a coffee house and watching the people and talking about our expectations for class. We all hope there isn't a lot of homework. It's weird to think I'm actually sitting in Austria sometimes and not just at home. But then you look out and all you see are old buildings cramed next to each other and cobblestone streets and in the distance a mountain range and the people next to you on either side are not speaking english and I realize, yeah, I'm really here! Couldn't ask for anything more!

Day 2 video: TBA