It is a gorgeous, rainy day here in Salzburg. The past couple of days have been abnormally warm/dry for Salzburg's typical spring, so the rain is very welcome. Last night in fact, we had two storms. The first, was hail. Yep, pretty big (approximately nickle sized) and then the second was a most invigorating Blitzen und Donner Storm (lightning and thunder storm). While sitting and watching Germany's Next Top Model with the fam and one of my host family's previous students who popped in to visit, Laura and I took a look out the window. I asked if she was scared and the response I got was, "Nein! Kein Angst (No, I am not scared)." I then leaned a tadbit out of the window and a flash of lightning struck the sky and then I felt a little hand jerk me back from the window and down. I look at Laura, the owner of said hand, and she says..."Ok....ein bisschen Angst...(Ok...a little bit scared)." Adorable.
Today we went to see a rehearsal for a full orchestra performance and I thought about something I had never thought about before. German is a hard language to whisper quietly because the "s, sh, ch" sounds carry so well and are very prominent in German. (Just to make clear, I wasn't the one whispering during the practice.) The rehearsal ended and we headed back to the school. In order to prolong the good, quality music listening, I pulled up Youtube and played probably the best option. It's Raining Men. Right?
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I had to take a break from writing because it was time to go on an excursion with my German class. We went to a Buch Flohmarkt (book flea market) and I bought two adorable, little books that have German quotes in them about friendship. After a stop in a coffee shop, we headed back to school, in a downpour. :) And what would naturally ensue from me if it is raining???
Wait for it.........I-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-yeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-mmmmmmmmmmmmmm SINGING IN THE RAIN!!!!
What else? (Unless of course I started singing It's Raining Men, both are great options.) Now I am a little worried that I have gotten sick. I woke up with a prickle in my throat and now I feel warm but I have chills as well. Hopefully it's just the rain, but I think it might be more.
Of course more has happened than what I've typed here, zum Beispiel (for example), I went to a concert the other night, (in a dress, with hair done, and heels...p.s. Almost every road here is cobblestone...) with some of the other girls and it lent itself to some wonderful Kodak moments.
I have also been on a bus bombarded by at least 50 children...I have taken two tests (One in German and one in Music History), and I have finished Sense and Sensibility. Out of curiosity, I counted how many days I have left in Austria, and, only counting the days when I will be in Salzburg, I have a mere 13. Das macht mir traurige (That makes me sad.) On the other hand, it will be fun to see other countries in Europe and then make my way home to my family and friends.
I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers and I am keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers as well. I should be finished for now though, weil ich ein bisschen krank und müde bin (because I am a little sick and tired). No worries!
Tchüss!
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