This past week was the famous and not so american, "Carnival". It happens once a year, and since Halloween isn't very popular here its the one time in the year that many people dress up and go out. I went to the local Carnival Parade in Braunschweig and met with many other exchange students. There were many trailers with many differnet things. There where so many people there it was crazy! The outfits some people where there are so funny, and outrageous to say the least. Many of the floats throw candy out to the crowds. We found a spot close enough to the path that they were driving. We waited patiently for the next float so we could get some candy. Who doesn't like candy anyways? So as the next float comes around they start throwing the candy into the crowd anddd there is this old man in the very front row with an umbrella. Right. In. Front. Of. Us. Ohhhhh how heart breaking. Every time we were ready to catch some candy he gently moved his umbrella from left to right catching.... ALL OF THE CANDY. Finally found a new spot. But I can't believe people really take umbrellas to catch candy and not to mention right behind him where little girls maybe 6 & 7. It was a lot of fun though. We met with AFS exchange students, rotary exchange students and even exchange students without organizations. Every exchange student we knew that lived near us... we invited. I think there was about 35 or so of us. It was alot of fun. None of us really wore costumes. We just painted our flags on our face and the german flag, but that was enough because a big group of exchange students no matter where you are at is kind of hard to miss:
oh and we eneded up a group of us in a cafe we took up the whole back room. But it was fun.. As always.
Here are some pictures for the awesome day with everyone.
Okay so now the weekend before that was a ball from my school. It was a lot of fun. A girl from another school came with me, shes also an exchange student from Italy from the neighboring town from me. Before the ball I went to a friends house where a couple of us all met and hung out before we went there. All looking our finest we were on our way to the ball. My shoes were awesome for the first hour or two but then after they started hurting so bad. As many of you, who know me, know that I never wear heels. Well my heels were super big. Other exchange students were there too. A lot of people were there and it was a really fun night but here's the funny part; as my feet are already hurting I go to the dance floor and decide to try to dance a bit since I hadn't much that night. I dance with a friend of mine that is also an exchange student he spins me one time, okay that's fine, spins me the next time and bammm! I'm on the floor. Luckily nobody saw except us. I had to explain that.... 1. I'm not latino. I can not dance that good and 2. My heels were way to high to be spinning so much so fast so many times. But hey something to look back on and laugh at. It was a good night and I'm very glad that I went. Heres a picture from the night.
and when the photographers post the photos that they took of everyone I will post them tooo..... Later ;)
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Us before the ball....
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Ohhhh and I'd also like to say that today is my 6th month here.
Time is flying.
Bis Bald,
Nola <3
