Monday, September 6, 2010
Sweater Give-away!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Diet of Worms
Our first stop on our trip was less than two hours outside of Frankfurt in the city of Worms. Like a good little Reformed girl, I was most interested in seeing the Reformation cites of this important city where Martin Luther was called to the Diet of Worms. There is a large monument in the town which depicts the scene of Luther standing for the Word of God against the Pope and it commemorates his famous words: "Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht andere. Gott helfe mir. Amen." Which in English means: "Here I stand, I can do no other. God help me. Amen."
We also went into the Cathedral of Worms which was very old and perhaps of most interest was the crypt which held the bodies of several German kings and other royalty from as early as 955 AD.
Before we left, I insisted that we buy some Worms (of the gummy variety) so that we could enjoy our own Diet of Worms!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Weekend Trip!
This weekend I had the opportunity to get out of Frankfurt and see more of Europe. I traveled with three other students from my UWT group with Todd volunteering to do all of the driving and most of the planning. We had 2 1/2 days to see all that we could and managed to visit sites in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, and even Liectenstein!
Todd showing Jennifer the "Plan of Action" for the weekend.
German m&m's for our German roadtrip
One of my favorite parts was seeing so much of the German countryside as we drove. It was so beautiful!
My companions for the weekend: Todd, Jennifer, and Ashley.
Look for more posts coming about the places I was able to see!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Goethe Haus
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is pretty much the hero of Frankfurt. He was a great German thinker and writer during the Enlightenment and so the Frankfurters are very proud that he hailed from their city. The university where we are studying is called Goethe Universität. Last week I got to go on a field-trip to his house with my German class. For more info about the house (Autumn :-)) you can go here.
Me and Goethe.
This is my German teacher: Tabea telling us about the Goethe living room.
The house was more than 4 stories tall with many different rooms so it was fun to explore. We ended the day by having lunch with our class which was a nice way to spend the day instead of being stuck in a classroom for 4 hours!!
Goethe and I are BFFs now!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Visit from a Friend
This weekend my longtime friend Douglas came to visit me from Paris. We met at Master's 6 years ago and always have a fun time when we are able to see each other--which isn't often.
Douglas definitely wanted to try out the German cuisine:
And for dessert some German apfelstruedel was in order!
Then we made a trip to the Frankfurt zoo which was very large and even had a few animals that I don't think I have ever seen. Perhaps the highlight was discovering a Mexican restaurant in the zoo. I have been missing my chips and salsa!!
After church on Sunday, Douglas whipped up some lunch for Jennifer and I to enjoy. He is especially talented in the kitchen. We made it simple for lack of time to shop for better ingredients, but it was delicious still!
At the end of the weekend, we went back to the train station to send Douglas back to Paris. I was so glad to see a familiar face here in Frankfurt and spend some quality time with a good friend. Thanks for coming, Douglas!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Happy Birthday, Chris!
Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments! ~Psalm 112:1
Chris, I do praise the Lord for you! You are a Godly man and what a blessing you are in my life! I'm so thankful that you are celebrating 26 years of life today and I hope your day is full of joy! I wish very much that I could be with you today. Happy birthday! I love you.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Photography Giveaway
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