Entry 11 - 10/11/11

Dear Readers,

            Once again, we have been back on the road and I have only now gotten on to the internet. Sometimes it’s nice to not have to check Facebook or email (hopefully I’m not missing anything important). Right now we are at youth hostel in Wittenberg, and I can’t help but be amazed that I am sleeping less than a hundred yards from the door that Luther nailed his 95 theses to (our hostel actually touches the church). On Friday we finished up our last classes and began packing before heading out Saturday morning. On Saturday we toured an awesome Library on our way to Dresden. I have misplaced the name of the Library, but its home to thousands of several century old books and is decorated with several art pieces and wooden life size sculptures. We then spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday in Dresden touring the city and a few museums. The most impressive (to me) aspect of Dresden is its Frauenkirche, or Lutheran Church. We were even fortunate enough to attend a concert at the church, which was unreal. On Monday we did a rush tour of Berlin and went through the history museum, saw the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, among other famous sites which we only stopped at briefly (we even had time to see the MJ hotel where he famously dangled the baby). Last night we spent in Wittenburg and today we are back in class before we go out and tour the city. I woke up this morning and realized that we are already half way through the semester. Time has flown, but it has been an awesome experience. Please pray for me as I continue through the semester, to not let tiredness and travel have me become grumpy. Sometimes it’s easy to get grumpy when you’re with the same people all day every day. Everyone here has been awesome, but a combination of long class times combined with lots of moving from hotel to hotel can cause us to become a little edgy. Please pray that I can be more and more selfless and encourage others (haven’t been doing a great job). Thank you so much for those of you who have been reading and or praying. If you have any specific questions or want to know more please feel free to email me at uberbizy@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

God bless,

Hayden