You know how most American schools have Field Day to get kids' extra energy out? We had a Lauftag yesterday. A Running Day. There's this big old circular trail behind the school, so we took all the kids out and had them run it. For an hour and a half. I never did learn why, but I played hackysack with some of the boys in my class who'd given up early (I ended up with some 10th graders). This being a sort of rural place, there was a giant petting farm in the middle of track, complete with ponies, turkeys, goats and llamas. My favorite moment was when some of the girls in my group squealed over something silly and the turkey GOBBLED back at them, really loudly. Hilarious.
After that, all the kids went home and we teachers had a meeting. Maybe it's because it was in German, maybe because I'm not a real teacher, but these meetings are not fun. Nor do they seem particularly productive. Ah well. There was free candy passed around, at any rate. And as soon as the meeting got out, it was Fall Break! Two whole weeks without school. Today, I am heading to Hamburg for a few days, and then to Berlin on Tuesday. I am super excited. I'll probably not be online for the week, but I'll be back with updates after that adventure.
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