July 31st? Saturday (the dates seem to be confused, it actually says 30th, but the last day was the 30th?) Today we all got up early to eat a German breakfast with all different types of bread, cheese, and meat. It was different for me because I am not used to waking up in time for breakfast (or lunch, some days) and if I did eat breakfast, it would be something small such as a single poptart. This was a huge breakfast, and after I was fully Wilfried or Barbara would ask me if I wanted more, and tell me to try things, and I knew that Dad would get pissed at me if I didn't accept their hospitality, so I ate more and more. I feel like a cow. Barbara took me and Christina to the grocery store, which was a lot smaller than the ones in the US, because almost everything is closed on Sundays (i think mcdonalds might be an exception?) They had many more kinds of meat in the meat section, some disgusting like cow's stomach, and some that were made for kids, that looked like teddy bears and things. After we got back, I took a shower, so did Christina, and then we went to Bonn, which is a very large city near Nuen-Kirchen. First we went to a German Museum of Recent history, which had lots of things about world war two in it. It was very sad, of course. Then there was something where everyone who went through was supposed to vote on which had more control over the view of the people, the goverment or the media. Almost 90 percent chose the media. Then we went to the Haribo factory near Bonn. Brett was freaking out about it before we got there, and once we got there he was taking armloads of candy and buying them. I got a few, everything looked so good, but I'm trying to lose weight while I am here. The city is beautiful. We ate at a German restaraunt that aws almost 500 years old (almost everything here is old, or so it seems. I love it) I had some strange dish that was a skillet with potatoes, cheese, and meat in it. It was good but too much food. Carbonated water is outrageously popular here! Not even the flavored kind, just regular carbonated water. Every time that Christina asks for tapwater for me from the restaraunts they look at me like I am insane. Then we walked the streets of Bonn. I found out today that Jan is actually 16. He is awesome now compared to last time we saw the Vonderbanks, too (and hotter...don't tell anyone I said that, no one knows.) Brett told me him and his friends smoke (not saying that makes him cool) and I'm not surprised. I don't think smoking cigarettes is illegal here because I have seen vending machines selling mostly American cigarettes for 4.50 Euros out on the street. While walking in Bonn, I began to see shops with clothes that I liked, and Christina told me that amost everything would be on sale because of the change of seasons. Keeping my 100 Euros amount of money I am allowed to spend in mind, and forgetting the fact that I have already gone back-to-school shopping, I went all out...the clothes were cheap. I got an awesomely colorful shirt that I love, a short black homecoming dress (I loved it so much I decided to go to homecoming because I had to haev it, even though I had planned on staying at home. For only 29 Euros!) It was quite a deal. At the next shop I bought a Berlin shirt, a Köln shirt, and a red tank top. After we were done shopping, we went home and I wa so exhausted that I went straight to bed. I love the German forests! I said I would love to go for a walk in one and Christina said she thought w ecould go for a wlak through one near her house (we=Brett, me, Jan, Christina). I am very excited!