Quick update

So I have to get my November update in before the month ends.

It is officially Christmas time in Göttingen. The Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) opened today and offers a wide assortment of delicious food: Bratwurst, Döner, Cinnamon-roasted Almonds, Crepes and other delightful foods. There is also the perennial favorite: Glühwein (which I have not yet tried, but it's only a matter of time--probably no more than a few hours or days.) There are also tons of Christmas decorations, like wreaths, trees, lights and cute signs in the Innenstadt. I love how excited Germans get about the Christmas and Advent season. I even got a Göttingen Advent Calendar. (so cute!) Anyways, I am going to Nürnberg on Friday for the official opening of their Weihnachtsmarkt. Very excited about that!

In other news, my laptop is failing me and has decided it no longer wants to turn on--ever. I am now forced to use the computers on campus (which means I can do äöü really easily now, but have to worry about y and z) or borrow a friend's computer when they don't need to use it. But I will get over this, eventually.

Oh on a happy note, a group of us went and saw the new James Bond movie in English on Monday night. I really enjoyed it a lot and was very impressed with the new Bond, especially because I was a bit wary of him and his blond hair/blue eyes look, but all in all much better than I had anticipated.

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. The Study Center here held a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for us in the Mensa (haha Thanksgiving in the Cafeteria), but it was delightful with really good food, and lots of it. We had two whole turkeys left over and many many pies and cakes. So the next day we had a left over party, or what I like to call "Thanksgiving Plus".

Oh I also have a Sprachpartner now. Her name is Theresa and we are probably going to meet twice a week so that I can practice German and she can practice English. I met her last week and she is very sweet. It will be fun to have someone to regularly meet with and talk to, almost like a friend, haha. I also met a girl who wants to study in Santa Barbara next year, she has already been accepted into the exchange program, but doesn't know which campus yet. She also plays volleyball so we are going to play together.

So all in all things are going very well. Estonian is super fun and the rest of the classes aren't so bad either :-) I am so happy that it is Christmas time and can't wait until my family gets here!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and I'll try to write again soon.