Last Week

Again a long time since my last update but I have to because Last week was extremely busy because it was the last week before Herbstferien (fall break). There were a bunch of tests in school and a couple of Klassurs which are kind of like finals but not really. The klassurs in german and geography both didn't really go very well because of the language but both teachers are very nice and are giving me a chance to learn the language better before crushing my grades. In math and physics tests I have done very well and got a perfect score on the math test (Thank you Mrs. DelValle!).
This weekend we went to a MINT expo. MINT being Mathematik Informatik Naturwissenschaft and Technik (Basically STEM). It was weird going to an event like this without a robotics team but it was super cool to wander around and see all of the exhibits and not rush back to running one. There were a ton of cool exhibits about everything from senses to topography to playing Pac Man with controllers made out of fruit. A FIRST team would have fit in perfectly.
Last weekend was possibly the most fun I've had to date in Germany. The third was both the final day of Kirmes and der Tag der Deutschen Einheit. The party was legendary. There was Blasmusik and the band was fantastic. Many people got on the dance floor to dance the most popular being a dance similar to a waltz but not really because the music was all in 4/4 time. It was Linkstrinken as well so if anyone was seen drinking with their right hand they would be called up to a high chair and sit there until they saw another person drinking with their right hand. This game was absolutely hilarious to watch. Another game was a game played by people sitting around a log with an equal number of nails sticking in it. The players would then take turns attempting to hammer the nail in with a hammer that was made out of a pipe so that only the edges were effective. Another cool thing at the event was the typical bb gun game at carnivals and street fairs. In this game I won the best hat I have ever worn. This last week has been FANTASTIC and since it is ferien now, I have another awesome week coming up including a trip to the Nordsee in Schleswig-holstein.