Still no internet in the apartment so the internet cafe is seeing a lot of me! Another 3 weeks or so should do the trick mind you.

So yeah, thatīs the first weekend in Bergzabern over and it was a pretty successful one. I was at īthe discoīon Friday night, itīs normally over thirties and I was there with the teachers, who are all lovely. It was hilarious if Iīm honest, i donīt think i was the youngest there but i was most definitely one of the shortest. The club itself was class with giant paint pots and brushes, trains and flowers hanging from the ceiling as decoration. The club itself was really nice and I didnīt see very many drunk people. Thatīs one thing I like about here, a lot of people can still go out and dance like an idiot without being wasted. They probably sell as many non-alcoholic drinks as they do alcoholic. As well as that you can buy coffee, buns, french fries, hotdogs etc etc etc all at the bar. How handy is that? No need to stop on the way home.

I spent a bit of time exploring over the weekend as well, there are red squirrels all over the place and I saw an actual person in lederhosen. I didnīt ask for a photo though as I didnīt think heīd like that...

Saturday night was spent at a Polta Abend (not sure of the spelling) which is a party a few weeks before someone gets married. It was a good night in the end although it was awkward at first cause I knew so few people.When we arrived everyone was carrying plates and bits of ceramic and I really had no idea why. When we got to the front door, they all started throwing it at the ground and wishing the couple all the best. It wasnīt til after that they explained the custom, although I still donīt know where it originates. It was good fun though and I tried Flammkuchen, which is a really flat airy pizza from Alsace. I was also told a dirty joke involving a pun, i can assure you that it doesnīt work translated in English and the German was spoken far too fast. Give me a few months!

Today has been spent sorting out my flat so that it feels more like mine. Iīm also going to have a nosey for a church and see how that goes.
Tomorrow is my first day in school but Iīm more excited than nervous. Iīm really looking forward to teaching the kids and getting to know them. Plus I think itīs a good way to meet people and get the social life going (not that its been lacking with my ü30s disco and everything!)

This blog seems kinda thrown together but Iīll do another when I get sorted in school and hopefully, finallz get photos up.

Bis bald
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