12.5 mile bike rides...

are,

scenic + beautiful

however...

i could barely walk the next day

elias, esra, and conrad. racing.

franka and cajus.

a real moat!

the castle.

german countryside.

[+++++]

had lots of fun riding to a nearby castle with

Oma's + Opa's Bossmeyer und Hoffman

Cousins Conrad und Franka

Dani, Esra, Elias, und Cajus...

and having a picnic on a golf course

before we headed home.

Loving...

The view from outside my window.

It is raining.

:::spontaneously:::

And even though there is a family of

Spiders

&

Snails

Right outside...

I'm still totally in my element.

Spinne::Spider

Schnecke::Snail

Fenster::Window

Herz::Heart

Hooksiel, Germany

This weekend we went camping at a friends barn up by the north sea.

There were tons of animals, like cows and cats.

The sea was beautiful and I loved it.

elias, esra, and conrad looking out to the north sea.

part of the old barn.

german cows.

run cajus run.

the old harbor.

a hooksiel street.

New Words Learned:

kuh=cow

bauernhof=farm

krabbe=crab

seestern=starfish

and the adventure begins...

I arrived in Osnabruck yesterday. Safe and Sound.

Now just trying to get acclimated.

And overcome jetlag.

But for now, I'm here.

And I'll try to post more in the near future:]

my bags are packed...

ok, well not yet.

but i started packing and realized how much more room i have if i smushed it all together

:::pretty smushed socks:::