Well, despite all my best efforts, I have caught a cold. I blame it on the ever recycled airplane air! I have been forced to take a day to relax and "get better". I had the chills last night and had to sleep with extra blankets and a hot water bottle. I slept as long as possible today, only waking to groggily ask my dad why he was taking my money, when it was actually his! haha. I slept until 4 pm..which is 8 am Canada time..so I figure I'm right on tr...

So for the first week we are staying in Mesenich with my cousin Frank and his wife Barbel. She is so sweet! She has a hard time with English and we have a hard time with German but somehow we all understand each other. After our long (but somehow not long enough) sleep after the concert, we are taking a little tour of Mesenich, which is a village of about 267 people. It is a cute little village and they have no stores or shops, but they do have at least one Bei...