Deutschland
the right foot is switzerland the left is germany
the right is switzerland the left is germany
really cool statue in Germany
Marlies' icecream at the ice cream cafe
me and Marlies!So today i woke up at eleven and went for a walk to coop with Marlies.. but instead of taking the regular 5 minute trip. She decided it was best that we walked around the entire town of Bischofszell to get there.
We hiked up these huge hills and went on back road paths just for some tinfoil and saran wrap.
But i must admit that the view from the peaks of the hills was really worth it.
Then after we got home we had a slice of cake and marlies and i both fell asleep for about an hour.
Markus was again out shooting. He is ALWAYS shooting. i NEVER even see him! everyday he teaches boys about 17 -18 years old a shooting class. and he is gone until about ten at night. and then even sometimes all day on weekends! like today he did not get home until five thirty.
We quickly scarfed down some sandwiches and headed out to lake konstanz. and from there you can see switzerland germany and austria all in the same place. We parked the car and began our trek. I thought we were just going to sit and stare at the lake. but we ended up walking all the way to the german side!!! It was awesome. we passed the order of where switzerland and germany are and they just kinda let it go like it wasn't a big deal and i was like wo wo wo. back up. i want some pictures of this. so above is a picture of me stradling the Germany/ Switzerland border. My right foot is in Switzerland and the left Germany. It was really cool. They have this brick thing and one one side it has S for switzerland and D for deutschland. Through out the entire walk you could hear this booming music. The sound from some raving party in germany was bouncing and being carried across the water.. as we got closer and closer and more into germany the first thing you see is this HUUGE beer gardens.. I would have given anything to go there! but alas.. i was with my councilor and his wife.. so that means my best behavior is needed. We also went and saw this cool statue. and it was like some roman woman holding.. i THINK the pope and the devil or some roman guy or something. But it spun around and that was really neat. We then proceeded to go down a street in Germany. which by the way has much more night life then i have seen in switzerland yet. there were people everywhere! (although bischofszell IS like an old peoples town) and so we sat down and had ice cream. M & M had these intense amazing bowls of icecream and i went for 2 scoops of mocha.
It was getting dark and we walked down the street where these teen boys were (what we call in Canada) Busking. Playing there instruments for money. They were actually pretty cool. They played like they were a part of stomp. Beating drumsticks on the street lights and stuff. Inevitably as we were walking away they busted out the ever famous "OOOOLAAAAY OOOLAAAY OLLLAY OLAY!!!!" it was wicked. pretty much everyone in the street was yelling it. ( i really hope you understand what song i was talking about it is often yelled at sporting events and stuff) Germany is awesome they seem to have a lot going on. So my night actually turned out to be pretty awesome! I had a nice long sleep and i am so glad i did. I am going to try to sleep a lot tonight too.
I told Marlies i wanted to buy a traditional swiss yodeling Heidi outfit. so i think they are actually maybe going to help me find one. Despite what EVERYONE thinks (myself STILL included) not all swiss people can yodel.. well that is what Marlies tells me.. but i think it is like. if you are from canada but don't play hockey... you are still naturally pretty descent.. So when she says she can't yodel.. i am like.. pfff.. i doubt it.
I have these moments everyday that are like "oh man i miss home" and it really bums me out..
but then like an hour later i am like "holy shit. i am here. and it is gorgeous. and i am so lucky"
i am going to post some pictures now of germany and my feet straddling swiss and deutschland.
as well that is the statue that i saw and some other cool stuff that i will explain!
if you watch carefully you can see her moving
ps. please keep leaving comments. i love reading them.. and if i don't get some.. it makes me lose desire to write everynight if i dont think anyone is reading!
pps. i also didnt realize how see through my shirt was with that white bra. lame
posted by Jerrie Ambrus @ 2:10 PM
5 Comments:
Hi: What an exciting life you are living Jerrie and as usual am enjoying the journey with you. I wait every day for a blog from you, and I do so love the pictures you send, it makes the journey more descriptive. Hope tomorrow holds yet another exciting journey. Love you, nana
Hi Pumpkin...I read your blog EVERY DAY. You are my own personal superhero. I am totally inspired by what you're doing...but mostly I am inspired by the thought of you in your Heidi costume. I will frame it and hang it next to the "muse shot" in the studio. That is GLORY. Be sure to snap photos of the shoes you buy. And thank you for taking the time to write. I do read it every day as part of my morning routine...KNOW THAT YOU ARE TOUCHING MY LIFE AS ALWAYS!
Love Carrie
Who else on their exchange will be able to say there stood in 2 countries at the SAME TIME!! Your "list" of unbelievable things I did on my exchange is going to be
ENORMOUS!....and I'm kinda thinking...with this blog and EVERYONE reading your daily adventures....it's kinda like.. THE TRUMAN SHOW....yeah.thats'right..we all tune in and watch Jerries'daily life in Switzerland! ....and you know how much I love a good reality show! LOL
"Hey! That's MY pose you're doing stratling two countries!
Hey Jer!
It looks like your having quite the adventure over there! I wish I could come visit and tour around! I will keep reading your blogs and hopefully get some of the excitement you're experiencing yourself over there. We all miss you and...yeah are pretty jealous of you!!! I mean who wouldn't be jealous of you you're in SWITZERLAND for a year! Well kiddo you keep us posted and I am sure there are many of us who will keep reading all about your wonderful life! Love you miss you!
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