Today we took a 2 and a half hour bus ride away from our German villages to the beautiful city of Strasbourg. The bus ride consisted of fun games such as kamikaze and mind riddles that actually made everyone hate each other. Once we arrived in France, friendships were restored and we hopped off (the plane at LAX — “party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus) the bus and began our adventure. Our time in Strasbourg began with an extremely hot boat tour during which many of us had to stand in the back and create our own history of Strasbourg since the captains overbooked the boat and we were unable to have our own headsets. Though the boat tour was hot and seating was limited, we saw so many beautiful sites of Strasbourg that it was all worth it. After the tour, the big group split into many different small groups for our free time in the city. My group began our journey at McDonald’s ... what a surprise. I decided upon getting my regular order — 20 piece chicken nuggets with honey mustard sauce, fries, and a coke —to see if I could taste a difference, and boy did I. The nuggets actually tasted like real meat and every American eating them had their eyes wide in surprise as they took each bite. The German kids could not stop laughing at us. We began to tell the Germans about an American specialty where you dip your fries into ice cream. They were hesitant at first but ended up loving the taste. After our 5 star lunch, we walked to a shopping mall. Once we got to the 3rd floor, we had hit the jackpot — the Disney store. We all rushed inside and began to pick out items for each other to try on. Because I’m the shortest in the group, I was handed a Cinderella dress to try and squeeze into. My friend Emma joined me and we definitely rocked those dresses, if I do say so myself (see the images below if you are curious). After struggling in getting our dresses off we returned to our meeting point. Before leaving, my small group and I decided to go into an extremely old Cathedral that was built in both Roman and Gothic style due to how long it took to build it. It was beautiful inside and took every one’s breath away. After exiting the church we boarded the bus and made our way back to our villages. The bus ride home was full of card games and singing. I think the Germans think we are a little too rowdy because every song had the Americans, the Fraus included, belting at the top of their lungs. Our journey to Strasbourg may be over, but our German adventure is far from that.
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