Before we got to our farm we spent the morning in Olympiapark where the '72 Olympics were held. The stadium and surrounding park were beautiful and really cool to see. Unfortunately, we could only get so close to the main stadium because The Police had performed there last night so they were cleaning. It was a lot of fun though and the weather was great.
After we checked out we made our journey to our first farm. It is just outside Rothenburg, which is a beautiful old walled city about 100k southeast of Frankfurt. We are staying with the Breit family: Tobi, Suzi and their three boys Jacob, Michl, and Paul. We already had the chance to work a bit because the potatoes have to get in the barn before it rains. Marisa also had her first crash course in driving a stick shift, an old van in a rutted potato field no less. We also saw a cat kill a mouse in front of us. In addition to potatoes we're looking foward to dealing with their pigs and sheep while we're here.
The family is extremely nice and they really have made us feel welcome in their home. We all had dinner together and that was great. We had some great homemade wheat and rye bread with cheese, fresh tomatoes, and salami. We talked (Tobi and Susi speak English really well) and tried to talk to the kids (8, 6, and 2; who only speak German). We were trying to teach each other how to say body parts in different languages and when we said "eyes" the kids got a huge kick out of it because it is like "eis" in German, which means ice cream. It was all just fun and silly.
We're sleeping in our "waggon," which really is a wooden wagon. We think it might be a renovated horse trailer actually. There are two beds, a dresser, and some shelves set up. It's cozy and Tobi ran some electricity out here for us so we have a light.
This will be quite an experience. It's a little awkward to be living with another family, especially when we can't join in their conversations, but it seems like it will be a good time and hopefully our German will get better!
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Think of how dull it would have been if the Breits had offered you a nice comfy bed in the upstairs of a big cozy farmhouse....living in a horse trailer for 3 weeks is way more fun!!
You write very well.
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