Was ist das auf Deutsch?

Well folks, it's been a whirlwind of a weekend, and it's been too crazy to sit down and actually blog about it. But here are some highlights:
* Meeting the residence life staff.
* Walking through the ACTUAL Black Forest.
* Greeting real live German people in German.
* Meeting the woman who runs the EisCafe (A delightful little gelato shop) who is from the Dominican      Republic. i.e. speaks Spanish, i.e. I could talk to her and understand what she was saying! Which is a major win.
* Learning the German words for "hedgehog" (Igel) and "I have a flyswatter!" (Ich habe eine Fliegenklatsche!)

So far all the RAs are staying in one of the dorms together--I'll find out on Thursday what dorm I'll actually be working in. So excited!

Thanks for your prayers!
Enjoy this picture of real authentic German trees in the actual Black Forest (which is quite a bit more green than black, I must say.)

This is the new RA staff (minus Tara) enjoying the German foliage. 

ajr

PS: The title of this post means "what is this in German?" and it has become my mantra this week. :)