You're welcome, now you can have that song stuck in your head all day long ;-)
However, I can't think of a title more appropriate for the story in which the lives of several families, on multiple continents, became intertwined, bringing together five people in a little Tuebingen cafe one Saturday morning. In case you hadn't guessed, I'm one of those five people :-)
I tried to write this post once before, explaining in detail exactly were the connections were and I did a wonderful job of making a fairly simple scenario far too complicated. What it boils down to, is my friend Miri, who was an exchange student in the US last year, and her host family who is currently hosting a German exchange student, Clara. Oh, and my mom is the one placing the exchange students and I'm friends with both Miri and her host family...I think that saves me from being a random tag along :)
Several months into my exchange, someone noticed that Clara was from a town only fifteen minutes from Gomaringen! Three months after this discovery, a date was finally set in which her German family, Miri, and I were all able to meet up for breakfast. Miri spent the night Friday (which is always fun) and Saturday morning we chugged a quick cup of coffee before heading out the door at a brisk case to catch the bus.
We had so much fun telling some of our stories about the Oregon coast, American high school, and confirming that, yes, it really does rain all the time. We talked about youth group and in the midst of explaining, found ourselves getting caught up memories and reminiscing more than anything else. It was a great morning.
After a delicious breakfast and multiple cups of coffee, Clara's mother had an idea--a good idea I might add. A few minutes later a pen was being passed around as we filled out two postcards that should be reaching the U.S. any day now. I had fun playing a little bit of translator as English grammar, vocab, and spelling became the topic of conversation. We finished up the cards and finished that last sip of coffee and after a round of hugs, went on our way.
It was so much fun to be able to meet Clara's family and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the morning chatting. Oh, and did I mention Tuebingen is just about one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen? Simply walking to the Cafe for breakfast, I looked around me and asked myself, "Okay, Julianne, why are you so set on traveling hours to see the beauty of Europe when it is only a 15 minute bus ride away whenever you want it?"
However, I can't think of a title more appropriate for the story in which the lives of several families, on multiple continents, became intertwined, bringing together five people in a little Tuebingen cafe one Saturday morning. In case you hadn't guessed, I'm one of those five people :-)
I tried to write this post once before, explaining in detail exactly were the connections were and I did a wonderful job of making a fairly simple scenario far too complicated. What it boils down to, is my friend Miri, who was an exchange student in the US last year, and her host family who is currently hosting a German exchange student, Clara. Oh, and my mom is the one placing the exchange students and I'm friends with both Miri and her host family...I think that saves me from being a random tag along :)
Several months into my exchange, someone noticed that Clara was from a town only fifteen minutes from Gomaringen! Three months after this discovery, a date was finally set in which her German family, Miri, and I were all able to meet up for breakfast. Miri spent the night Friday (which is always fun) and Saturday morning we chugged a quick cup of coffee before heading out the door at a brisk case to catch the bus.
We had so much fun telling some of our stories about the Oregon coast, American high school, and confirming that, yes, it really does rain all the time. We talked about youth group and in the midst of explaining, found ourselves getting caught up memories and reminiscing more than anything else. It was a great morning.
It was so much fun to be able to meet Clara's family and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the morning chatting. Oh, and did I mention Tuebingen is just about one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen? Simply walking to the Cafe for breakfast, I looked around me and asked myself, "Okay, Julianne, why are you so set on traveling hours to see the beauty of Europe when it is only a 15 minute bus ride away whenever you want it?"
Hi julianne, my name is Coco and I'm Claudia's little sister and Clara's aunt and I'm glad you liked Tübingen! I enjoyed reading your blog as it somehow makes me feel closer to Clara, whom I miss very much these days!
ReplyDeleteI live in Karlsruhe now, and in case you would like to discover this part of Germany (Black Forest, Pfalz, Strasbourg...) you are welcome to come to visit or just stay with us for a night any time you like! just 2h by train from Tuebingen.
you can find me von facebook as Constanze Reiche
I wish you a great springtime in Gomaringen! All the best to you,
Coco