Weekend and First Day of Class

I am a little overdue on an entry here but fortunately I kept notes on what I did over the weekend so I didn't forget anything.  Saturday started off slow because I was out late on Friday (3am); I woke up at 10 with my alarm but then I turned it off and went straight back to sleep.  Ended waking up at 11:45 and, figuring I had already missed the Cologne trip group had a slow morning.  Made my way downtown to the train station and met up with a few friends.  We headed off to Cologne at around 2:30 once a couple more people showed up.  Once there, the first thing we saw was a huge and beautiful cathedral so obviously we had to go inside (google Cologne or Koln cathedral if you'd like to see what it was before I get some pictures up).  After that we roamed around the shopping district to talk and roam and people watch, no special plans.  At around 6 we went to a little cafe for a late snack (I got an apple pie with hot vanilla sauce) then roamed for another hour or so before heading back to Bonn for dinner.

Sunday started early, had to meet at the school at 7:30 to go to a mass service in a monastery which was presented in German with most songs sung in Latin which was pretty cool.  I didn't understand a lick of it but it was still legit to hear.  After the service we drove to an old castle that used to be lived in and is preserved as it was when the state acquired it in the 1900's.  I posted pictures of the out door things like the kitchens and garden (they wouldn't let us take pictures inside).  After the castle we went to a delicious restaurant for lunch followed by a drive to a quaint little town to hike some ruins.  Again, pictures are posted if you'd like to see them.  When we got back a group of us met after dinner to go hang out in a pub for shits and giggles.  We didn't stay out late because of the next paragraph, however.

Today, Monday, was the first day of classes.  I had German 1 from 8:45 till 10:30 then a long lunch followed by Ethics from 2:15 till 5:30.  In the latter class I played devils advocate for our debates because no one was disagreeing; someone had to challenge their views or the conversation would die and I'm really good at being disagreeable =).  After class I went back home and had dinner with my host family.  My host sister went through the English alphabet then made me go through the German one, both sides were entertaining for all parties (some of these letters and words are tough to say).

For better or worse, I'm getting a cold so I am taking a slow night and blogging instead of going out with my friends again.  I'll do my best to post more often with shorter articles so reading them isn't such a time consumer but hey, if you're here you obviously care enough about my life that it probably doesn't matter all that much.