Hannover

So Hannover was absolutely amazing! Definitely my favorite city so far. I think what I enjoyed the most was staying with my host students and getting to see Germany in their shoes. I had the pleasure of staying with three great girls that took me to their favorite restaurants, bars, and even to one of their german classes. I didn't understand anything about wildlife biology, spoken in german, but I enjoyed being in the classroom and seeing how things work at the Hannover University. Another aspect about Hannover that I enjoyed was that it was a big city that still felt pretty small. You can be in a small, cozy part of town and then in about ten minutes, by bus, you can be in the big city. It just felt like we had the best of both worlds. One night we went out dancing, which was probably the most dancing I've ever done in my life. It was totally acceptable to dance the way you would at a 6th grade sock hop. Nobody would point and laugh no matter how terrible the dancing! I really think that staying with host students provides the best overall perspective and experience. I feel that they were able to give me more insight than any classroom ever could. I hope the rest of the trip is full of more of these wonderful experiences! I look forward to meetinng my Berlin student and learning about life in the big, big city of Berlin!