Art & Architecture Trip - Day 31

I woke up this morning feeling like I have been doing better with my German speaking. It is good - part of the reason I wanted to come here. As for our plans today, it was hard to top yesterday! In contrast, things were a little boring. I was glad to have a day like that, though... I got up at 1030 and ate breakfast, lay out in the lawn (it was really sunny) and waited for Stephan to get up. At 1215, I went with Frau Johland to her friend's house. The nice lady told me she had lived in Massachusetts for a year and, like many other people I meet who have been to the USA, she was very envious of my home on Cape Cod. I later helped Frau Johland put pictures up on the wall at their home. When we were done, I wrote post cards to kids back on the Cape. I felt a little strange sending anything to a couple of my high school classmates, but did it anyway. For the rest of the afternoon, I worked on my German notes, read, watched television and listed to records. Stephan went swimming at the local pool. At 2000 - after spaghetti for supper - I went running from Herkenrath to Moritzfled. I felt pretty good and hope to continue to run until I go home. I found out today the Frau Johland was born in Dresden and had to endure some of the World War II firebombing before she escaped from East Germany (1947). Some of her family still lives in Dresden and she cannot often visit them.