Yesterday (Friday), was a whole lot of fun! In the morning my host family and I lazied around; but for some reason being lazy in Switzerland is more fun than being lazy in Canada, why, I don't know, it just is. I went shopping with my host mom for groceries for lunch mid-afternoon. After lunch, I asked my host parents if I could take one of their bicycles for a little bit and obviously they said yes :)
I went exploring through the village (and surrounding villages) for almost 2 hours. I got lost a few times, but I was able to find my way around eventually. The villages in Switzerland are breathtaking and so different from the Canadian countryside. I took a couple videos, but for some reason YouTube won't let me upload them - but I'll try again later.
Upon my return from my bike ride my host mom told me to get ready to go out because this weekend the village of Harkingen has it's annual festival. I spent the beginning of the night with my host parents and their friends until later when my host sister Natalie came from work and I spent the night with her and her friends. Most of her friends speak English, so it was fun spending the evening with them because we could communicate. They made fun of my accent when I spoke in German and they kept trying to get me to take the "test". They make all new comers take the "test" which is to say kitchen cabinet in Swiss German. But the word is a lot of guttural and throat noises and I can't do it, so they all just laugh. But I told them I'd report back in 10 months and have it perfect (fingers crossed everyone!). The village festival was really fun because unlike at home, there are not drunk teenagers roaming the streets and making fools of themselves because they are legally allowed to drink and know how to handle their alcohol.
My host sister and I got home around 12:30 and went straight to bed, but we both woke up around 4am when my host parents came home. My host dad, Ernst, had sliced his hand open on a glass at the festival so they were about to go to the hospital when they got home and just wanted to let us know. He had to get stitches and his hand is all wrapped up. So grosssss.
This morning has been pretty relaxed and my host mom and I went over all of the information for my school and my german classes. My host dad is still sleeping because he had a pretty rough night....
This afternoon I'm meeting my host sister in Olten and we are meeting up with some of her friends for the evening and then we are going back to the village festival again tonight!
Should be a good day, and I'll keep you all posted on everything!
xoxo,
Madi
P.S. Early tomorrow morning my family and I are headed to the Alps for the night so I won't be posting again until Tuesday!
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