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Today
This afternoon, after a normal day of school, I rode my bike to Marie's house to meet Sarah's cousin, who is living in Germany for a year. We ordered pizza from a place down the street and sat outside for a bit. I am enjoying being able to comprehend, for the most part, what people are saying. I enjoy those moments even more when I am able to reply in German.
After three weeks, I am thinking in German quite often. It now requires much thought to think a
and speak in English. I find it strange, yet am dreading the regression of this aquired habit.

For the past two nights, Karen's father, Fritz, and I have gone for a long bike ride from 8:30 to 9:30 or 10. Yesterday we rode up to a hill to see the Barenburg in the valley. We also rode under the huge windmills that generate the area's energy. Yep, wind is the source of most of German's electricity. Solar power is common as well.
Tonight we rode southwest to a moor. I think they are the same thing in English. Like in Wuthering Heights. A bog type deal. Anyway, there were tons of moths and horse fly looking things that were biting Karen, but not her father and me. Thus, we turned around sooner than expected. Apparently the moor is not like this during lunch time. I am not sure.
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Tomorrow afternoon, a bunch of us are meeting at the Freibad to go swimming and to lay in the sun. It is supposed to be 36 degrees celcius tomorrow. Pfeew! Later in the evening, there is a going away party for all of the American students. It will be kind of a farewell until we come back individually one day. I am certainly going to miss Germany, Suligen, Barenburg, German, and my family and friends here very much!
We fly home Thursday and arrive in Chicago around 11. The 'rents will pick up us german-americans (now that is who we are, i suppose) from O'Hare.
:'(
This wonderful trip is coming to an end sooner than expected.