But...yesterday the weather was terrible and I had lots of homework so I pretty much stayed home. I went to school like normal and came home and Christine had to go to work until 10. She works in the ICU part of Munich's largest hospital. So I ate lunch that Oma had made and then took a nap! Julia gets home from school at 1 so when I woke up we met Jessie at the Supermarkt! It was prob like a 15 min walk and it was pretty much like a mini-walmart. They had clothes, shoes, food... We got pizzas to make for dinner and I found the peach ice tea that I looovvveee!! So I was pretty excited! It started to rain on us on the walk home and it was only like 50 here so it was cold! By the time we got back we were soaked! I started some homework and we waited on Leoni to get home so we could make our pizzas.
After we ate I had to do an interview with my guest family about school. Since the parents went home I just asked the girls. Here in germany they have like one main elementary/middle school for 4 years and then you can choose between 3 high schools. Gymnasium is the best and most kids start out trying to stay in it...but if their grades slip they move down. You can only go to college if you go to Gymnasium. Well Leoni goes to gymnasium but Julia goes to the second level school! Philipp has said only bad, dumb students go to anything other then gymnasium. But I asked my teacher today and she said not really...that Julia wants to be a nurse so her "diploma" from realschule is enough. So apparently the lowest level is for people who are ok with being mechanics or something like that, realschule is ok for certain, specific trades like a nurse and gymnasium is for students wanting to go to college! Complicated! And phil wants to be a ship builder and he went to gymnasium so I'm real confused...I guess I'll ask him when I see him in 22 days!!!!
But there's your little german life lesson and I need to get ready to walk to the biergarten! And I think it's too cool to go swimming today so hopefully I won't fall down a concrete wall today! ;) Day 10 is half over and I have a really funny story but I'll wait until tonight or tomorrow to share! So get ready! Miss and love you all!
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