Day 17: June 23

- After staying up late on Saturday, I was very thankful to be able to sleep in late on Sunday. Today was my exchange partner’s grandpa’s birthday, and we celebrated it by having lunch with the rest of his family. Once we got to the restaurant, I met all of Nils’s family and had the best Jägerschnitzel ever. Nils’s family was very nice, his oldest brother, Tom, was especially a funny guy and lots of laughs were shared at the table.  After we all finished up at the table, My host family and I began a short hike to a surrounded lookout point, which was pretty cool. Although the weather wasn’t very clear, there was still a very pretty view from the top of the tower.  
- Before heading home through, we met up with the rest of my exchange partner’s family at his grandparents house to have coffee and cake. Although I forgot the exact name of the cake we had, it was still very good. One was a type of chocolate cake and the other had a type of strawberry jam on it which was pretty tasty. Near the end of the day, we headed back to the house and relaxed for a little bit. At 9me and my exchange partner headed to the third “public viewing” of a German soccer game. The game was close and Germany managed to score a last minute goal which tied the game.

-Hunter Dee



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