Dec. 9th-15th

Jack Frost Pays Us a Visit

On Monday, Chris, Mike, and I went shopping at the Christmas market. We were trying to find gifts for friends and family back home and had fun consulting with one another on what we thought everyone would like. 

Tuesday, I woke up to a winter wonderland. Overnight, it had snowed. A lot. At least, it was a lot in my mind, since I've only been around the stuff about 5 times in my life:

However, I had several close calls with ice slick walking to campus. I managed to catch myself, but am waiting for the day when my reflexes fail me. A guy riding a bike ahead of me totally ate dirt, or in this case snow, and it looked really painful. 

Wednesday, I had lunch with Krisztina and we talked about possibly going sledding. She has a legit one, with reins and room for two people! I also went shopping again. This time, it was presents for Mike, Chris, Britney and Gergei. We want to get together sometime before break and have a Christmas dinner and present exchange. I managed to find a gift for everyone and bought some stuff for myself as well. 

On Thursday, Chris and I built a snowman and had a snowball fight. I say fight, but I think I only threw maybe five of them. It was really difficult to form a ball because this snow was the powdery kind that does not pack easily. That's also why we ended up with a snowman that was really more of a snow child and maybe 2 feet tall. We also had to improvise with decorating him. We didn't have any carrots or charcoal or old silk hats lying around, so we made do with some sticks and Sweetarts. Yeah. Not the prettiest snowman ever, but it made us laugh: 

"Billy"

Friday, I had my internship as usual, but we also went out for a "Weihnachtsessen"or Christmas lunch. It was at a really nice Mediterranean restaurant. I got lamb kebabs with couscous that were both delicious. It was a big group of people who all work in the museum, and it was fun getting to know everyone better. We all compared Christmas traditions and food and ended the lunch with some delicious espresso. 

Saturday, I cooked breakfast for Damla. She had been nice enough to make me dinner last week, so I decided to return the favor. I may not be the best at cooking dinner, but I can do breakfast. I made her eggs in a basket. It's a fun dish to make. You cut a hole in the middle of a piece of bread, and then crack an egg into it. It's something that reminds me of my childhood, and I hoped that she would like them.

Deliciousness

We sat down and discussed our plans for the break. It was a nice way to start a lazy Saturday. That's it for this week, I am ready for next week to be over with so that I can start Christmas break! Schüss!

German Word of the Day: Schnee- "Snow" We can go sledding in the schnee!