Get off the bus to go get something scanned for class and all of I sudden I find myself walking through this random market that seems to spring up every Thursday. I bought a pretzel. It was delicious :) If there is one thing I intend on taking full advantage of whilst over here, it is the abundance of bakeries and delicious delicious German bread.
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Met up with a friend for lunch in the cafeteria, who starts to explain this game she just heard about, where people lie down on things. To which I reply, “Yeah, planking! It’s kinda old news actually…” so we go forth and have adventures in planking anyway. Here’s me in the cafeteria, planking on the table!
Bonus! Here’s me planking before the front gate of the University Schloß! 
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A hedgehog! While bike riding home I saw something out of the corner of my eye and found this little fellow. He was either really sleepy, lazy, or potentially wounded ‘cause he let me get right up to him and do a small photo shoot.
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Definitely one thing I liked about this camp: at the end of the weekend everyone - staff, campers, parents that were already there to pick their kids up - got in a circle, joined hands (right over left, same with feet in our group) and on the count of three shouts “Fest und Treu” … essentially meaning that we stay true to God (and to the Jungschar, too, that is, the elementary school age group at church). It’s what we say at the end of every Jungschar meeting and it fits well that we all say it at the end of the camp.
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There is apparently a rainbow over the camp at least once every year. While they biblically represent God’s promise to Noah, never to flood the earth and wipe everyone/everything out again until the end of times, it’s kind of like a promise for the camp, too. Cheesy, but whatever ;)
T-Minus: 78
The main campground for the Pentecost retreat. There was a staff led devotion every morning at 7:15AM, which meant that you had to get up early if you wanted time to get ready…and unspeakably early if you wanted to shower. At least it was gorgeous that early in the morning.
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Happy Birthday Edition!
Here we have approximately 400 kids and 150 staff under one pavilion. Two little girls and myself all had a birthday on Friday, so to celebrate they called us up on stage, gave us a bag of candy, and the band played a birthday song (that lasted forever). The two little girls just stood there, not doing anything, all boring like. I on the other hand danced a little on stage and then sat in a conveniently place office chair and quasi directed the music with my finger. At least I enjoy my life to some degree :)
T-Minus: 80
While on my to eat dinner with a few friends, I ran into this guy in the courtyard of the student residencies. Super friendly, moreso than the cat in Dodesheide, but he wouldn’t stay still for a photo. Even when he did, the camera focused more on the branch at the bottom than the actual cat, but so be it. Confession: every time I see this I look at the cat first and then notice the bicycle on the left hand side…and every time I swear it is a soap bubble and not a tire. If only…
