Congratulations, Ben!

Yay for Ben who is Homecoming King!

I went to France today with Beki, Sarah, Mary, Joslyn, and Alex. We went to Colmar in Alsace and walked around. After seeing a cathedral, we ate at a café. It was good. We rode a carousel and also went to a museum that has some famous art in it. I have pictures which I will be adding to my photo album. It was fun being in France. The roundtrip transportation was only €4.40.

When we got back to Freiburg, we ate bread, cheese, and wine (all from France) at UZH.

And my foot is now gushing blood. Ok, not gushing. Just ozzing.

The dogs and the children are well-behaved here. I was riding the S-Bahn one time when an old lady got on and there was no place to sit. So she just kind of stood there, and then a little 5- or 6-year-old boy next to her stood up, said “komm!” to his friend he was sitting by, and they let the lady have their seats. But on the other hand, some old people take advantage of the fact that they’re old. Another time when I was riding the S-Bahn, a lady (probably 60’s) got on. There were a ton of open seats a couple rows back, but instead she made a 12-year-old boy to move and then gave the excuse of being so tired to the woman sitting behind her. And speaking of children, I see them just wandering around with their little backpacks all the time. The two 6-year-old boys were riding the S-Bahn all by themselves probably on the way to school. And I’ve seen random little kids all alone walking through the city. The kids are so independent and responsible here.