Today I went to a Schloss! Translation: a Chateau Mrs.Schalow and I went to Brühl, a neighboring city where the 17th century chateau is. We got a personal tour through the castle like residence that once housed elite Germans. It was so beautiful and elegant. Much of the original furniture in the chateau is no longer there, since the guy who once lived there was in so much debt after his death that they sold all his belongings. But surprisingly the original st...

Not the most eventful of days, but still nice. (: I spent most of the morning inside with Thea since everyone was working. We watched the MTV Music Awards & painted our nails. Vero, Thea & I made pasta for lunch and then drove Thea to work. I also went along with Vero to her physical therapy appointment around 4. The clouds finally cleared and it was straight sun! So of course, I was outside! I lounged under the sun reading my book until I fell asle...

Today was yet a beautiful day in this picture perfect village. The sun was out bright and early this morning, And so were we! I started with an early morning run with Mrs. Schalow in the WaldBierGarten, in Liblar. Most of the morning & early afternoon was spent in the backyard with the family. I did various things, like tanning, reading under the sun, playing beach ball, even swimming! All in the backyard! The family just enjoys spending time in one ano...

Day 2 complete! It's crazy that I really only have 7 days left in Germany. I must make the most of my stay. They take such good care of me, I couldn't ask for a better host family than the Schalows. Today was a chill day. I spent most of the afternoon out in the backyard playing Phase 10 with Johanna, Thea & Melina. I won! Which was very surprising, but exciting. (: We made drinks called Hugo, with fresh peppermint leaves from the garden! Precious, huh? ...

My first day back in the big EU! I truly love it here. The worlds such a beautiful place, even at its worst I wouldnt want to live any other day in age anywhere else in the galaxy. So this is pretty much the wrap up for the day. After an over night flight to München which was supposed to connect to Köln in less than an hour, I got the lovely news that the United Airline flight attendants decided to go on strike! Cool. Hah! So while stranded in a foreign co...