last weekend in November

Last weekend I went to the Erfurt Weihnachtsmarkt. It was the first weekend of Advent, so all the Christmas markets began then. Moria and Katie (the new American that is now living in Ilmenau) spent the night Friday and Saturday. Friday we just chilled around the house, and watched some more Glee. On Saturday we left early for the train station to head to Erfurt. The train ride went by really fast because we could not stop talking. When we arrived in Erfurt we met up Bluette (France), Tiziana(Italy), and Johannes(U.S.A.). They are also AFSer’s and we all had our first orientation together. It was nice to meet up and enjoy the Weihnachtsmarkt together! We all had some Glühwein (hot wein..better than Hot Chocolate!), and a bratwurst (typical food at such events). We also went on the really big Ferriswheel! It was soo cool! Because not only did it go in the circle that a normal Ferris wheel does, you could also spin the car in a circle as fast or slow as you wanted! We had a lot of fun, and laughs! Moria and Katie also rode the little kid train. It was funny because they had tried to talk to the little kids in German and they either didn’t understand, or they were too scared to talk back. Later we met up with Estaban Raffel (Columbia). WE spent the whole day wandering in and out of the stands set up selling stuff. At about 5 pm we had seen most of the Weihnachtsmarkt. When I was in Erfurt, before, I had gone to San Marino (the really good ice cream place). I had suggested to the group that we should go there. Some people didn’t really want to go because it was so cold outside, and ice cream didn’t exactly sound like the best idea when it was really cold, but we went any way! Everyone ended up getting ice cream and it was awesome! After ice cream Johannes, Bluette, and Tiziana had gone home. Moria, Katie, and I wanted to go shopping, so Raffel Estaban also said Tschuss because he wasn’t exactly up for shopping with three girls. WE shopped for a while, and then headed home. The day was really nice, and fun filled, but I think anytime you spend with other AFSers are always awesome!