Birthday!

On 20^th of October was also my birthday so when we arrived back from the tour on the 17^th, I was greeted by my new host family, the Dumschats and then I was visited by my mother and grandmother from Australia. We did many things during their week stay here. We went through Bad Oeynhausen, saw the Kaiser Wilhelm monument, went to Bremen just in time for the local carnival there, I went ice skating in Herford with my exchanger friends and that was so fun. We also had a dinner with my host parents the next night and it was in a restaurant that had delicious varieties of food. We also visited the black forest for a day. We spent three full days of just driving to the black forest, driving to the landmarks and then driving back so it was a bit exhausting, especially for my mother. If we were in Australia I would have driven for her a bit but I couldn’t here. 

Grandma, Mum and I at Minden Mittelandkanal

Host Family Birthday Dinner

At Schloss Bueckeburg Kueche

... I don't like photos

AbenteuerZeit (AdventureTime)

My newbies and I went on an adventure to the Kaiser Wilhelm (The Minden Monument) on Thursday. The newbies are Tyler from the USA and May from Thailand.

We rode our bikes to Porta Westfalica and then hiked up the hill to get to the monument. It was so exhausting but refreshing as well - seeming that the way down gave us a fresh cool breeze.

On the way we saw a lake that we have decided to visit more often - maybe swim. We met a lady with a cute dog who spoke with us and showed us the way, listened to a guy on the bagpipes, ate sausage, Hanutas and Tim Tams. We all decided that Thursdays will now be a day where all of us meet up and go and ride around Minden and Bad Oeynhausen exploring places we have never seen and learning new things (also to get a bit of exercise in there).

We took so many selfies and I felt so happy being with them and doing this with them.