Kindergarten!!

Well, here I am again, with more stuff from Deutschland!



A few days ago, we got the chance to go see a German "Grundschule," or Elementary school as we know them in American. It was pretty cool going to a school full of younger kids in a foreign country. It was cool to see how German 3rd graders act basically the same as American 3rd graders (minus the whole speaking German thing). The Teachers at the school were kind enough to let 4 of us sit in on one of the third grade classes. We got to talk with the kids, and help them do a little art project. It was pretty cool. They all wanted to know all about America and the cowboys in Texas. The stereotypes were pretty comical.

There were also a pair of stones in front of the school that the faculty wanted us to paint



Everyone put something on the stone, by the end they looked really cool! Now the 2008 CBYX students will leave their mark on Hedersleben forever!

Two days ago we went to the German city of Halberstadt, about 15 miles away from Hedersleben. We took a train to the central train station there, which was definitely cool. Once we were in the city we went to a really big (and old) church!




Of course, the idea of an old church in europe may seem a bit cliche, but it was pretty interesting. The cathederal was called der Schatzdom. It is the oldest and largest church in eastern Germany, and it has the largest collection of ancient relics in all of Germany. Unfortunately I couldnt take any pictures inside, because photography is not allowed so the historical items can be preserved. There was a whole room full of golden religious items. As well as a huge collection of ancient Robes, dating back to 800 ad. As well as some 600 year old tapestries.

After the church, we spent the rest of the day in the city shopping and eating!




Now this may seem little odd. but we were all really tired after spending the whole day in Halberstadt...We kinda crashed after doing yoga in the hallway.





There was also an Amateur soccer game in Hedersleben yesterday. It was the Hedersleben u19 team versus the team from a town called Germania. It was for the Harzmeisterschaft, which is the championship series for the Harz region, which is were Hedersleben is located.


So on saturday I finally get to go to my host family in cologne! Im really excited for that,
So stay tuned!