Guten tag! I'm in Berlin at the moment, making horrible attempts at speaking German. So far I've mastered "Hallo" "Danke" and "Bitte". And as you may imagine, those words only get me so far. But thank goodness we have had the help of Mitch and Anne, our translators and wonderful hosts here. You will hear from Mitch when he does a guest editing post later tonight. He is kind enough to be hired free of charge. Thanks Mitch! Or rather, Danke Mitch!Berlin has been amazing. Danke mainly to Mitch and Anne being our tour guides, and informing us of all the history and sights to see. We sort of came into the city not knowing anything (and when I say sort of, I mean completely) and they know almost every detail and every insightful story about this place. Soon they should start asking for tips. But not from us since we're poor. Anita from school came to meet us (Hi Anita!) which was such a wonderful surprise. So our troop of five had a fantastic weekend. We had a traditional German meal cooked a la Mitch, which was quite impressive as he had to accomodate for two vegetarians which are pretty much unheard of here, and in turn, Geri and I had our first experience cooking what we learned in Thailand - Pad Thai and Sweet and Sour Stir Fry. They could have been lying, but everzone seemed to enjoy it! Success.
I thought I'd also say a little bit about our bike ride to the Dutch countryside while we were in Amsterdam also here, because it was so much fun. I felt like I was in a milk commercial most of the time, and we biked for hours through little villages that just kept getting cuter and cuter. Our butts were numb for days, but totally worth it. And I only fell off my bike once! 
Anyways, off to Prague tomorrow. Our last stop. I'll be home in a week, which sort of makes me want to vomit. But I'm excited to see all you New Yorkers soon!
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