Finally in Hambergen

Saying goodbye to my hostfamily in Harra was harder than I thought. It was nice to travel the first leg with people I knew, though. The four of us traveled to Leipzig together, but that's where I had to get off. So, I had to say yet another goodbye. I might have gotten more emotional about that one, but I was too preoccupied with getting off the train and to the next track.

After an hour waiting, my next train finally came. I had to ask someone if I was getting on the right one, but all went well. The ride was kind of long, but it wasn't horrible. Along the way, I got to see some pretty crazy soccer fans. It's fun to see people totally decked out in their team's colors.

Shortly after we got to my hostfamily's house, we had dinner and I packed. It's nice to finally be able to totally unpack and place things how I want them. I like knowing I'm going to be here for a while. A bit later, my hostmom and I went to Hambergen's Erntefest. I honestly saw more German youths in the short time we were there than I did the entire time I was in Harra/Bad Lobenstein. It a kind refreshing.

Today, my hostdad and I went to see my hostbrother and hostmom in the parade. It was fun to see. There were a few differences between this parade and the ones I'm used to in the States. For one, this one wasn't as long. I'm used to ones that last an hour or longer (or at least they feel that way). Second, a lot of the floats had young people drinking and partying on them. My hostparents say that's kind of frowned upon, but people do it anyway.

So, overall, my first chunk of time here has been pretty good. Tomorrow is my first day of school and my hostmom and I are going in to get my schedule. Wish me luck!

Bis später!