Day 6 and /

Sorry I wasn't able to blog last night. I got home really late and went straight to bed. I usually stay up till one here so you guys at home can read my blog at night, but I was so tired I couldn't do it. There will probably be some days where I'm not able to blog to due computer access but I will try my hardest.

Yesterday was the service project for the FOF students. Half of us went to a school for yonger students of ages 8 to 10 to play baseball with Mr. Hoadley since baseball is foreign to them. The rest of us went to a high school with Mrs. Ifft to present a slide show of what Peoria, Illinois is all about in the culture of American teens with there schooling system, college, miltary, and what teens do for activities. I was in the group that presented the slide show to the class. It was neat to talk to German students in class and tell them how we live our lives comparing to theirs. We talked about how we spend our days, crewfews, driving license at the age of 16, and our drinking age. I think the Germans were interested to see what American is really like and see the connect it has to Friedrichshafen to Peoria. The reason of the partnership was because of Caterpiller provideing supplies to the Germans for the zeppelins. Then both cities decided to create a sister city parentership, which is how I'm writing this blog to you from Germany! =)

Today we were suppose to go on a plane ride around the city of Friedrichshafen, but the rain wouldn't go away. The event is rescheduled for Tuesday, pray for nice weather. Instead, FOF students have a free day to do whatever they want such as traveling to a neraby city and going shopping or going to another country across the lake. Lake Constance is a lake the borders four countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and a part of France. You can perfectly see each country across the lake on a sunny day. These are borderless countires so acces is easy. I'm going to Austria with other exchange students and their host with their class to a house in he mountians. This event is a normal to many Germans as a time to get to know each other better in their classes. We bring your own food, play games, and enjoy each other's company. I'm curious to see how this all works but I hope it will be fun. I'll see if I can bring a computer with me to keep my blog updated. Let's hope!