IAA cars ( I know so much about them, jk)

 For the car enthusiasts in America, be jealous. I went to the biggest car show in the world! My host dad and brother brought be down to Frankfurt for the day to see the newest and coolest cars for the upcoming years! After a solid 30 minutes of me talking about how amazing my Subaru is ( and my car withdrawals) we finally stumbled across my car! I may or may not have cried or at least wanted to! So, here you can see me with my beloved car model. It was extremely amazing to see what the future holds for cars around the world and how fast the change is coming! Many car brands are switching over to fully electric cars with sleek, modern designs.
 Mom, if you're reading this please buy me the VW all electric bus when it comes out in five years(: thnx
It was amazingly cool to see all the cars and to spend the day with my host brother and host father!

Bike Time!

Last weekend I went for a bike ride around the outer parts of Leer! We took the smallest hand pulled ferry in all of Europe!  My host dad used to work on this ferry when he was younger! It lasted a solid 3 minutes or less... it was still a very cool experience. This weekend I will be going to Frankfurt to the IAA car show with my host dad and brother. I'll post pictures of it when I get back! In October I will be going on my Rotary Deutschland tour for a week! I don't know which cities we're going to but I will keep you updated! Let me know if you want anything specific for me to post or have any questions!

Tea Time

 In Northern Germany tea is very popular, and we drink tea all the time! It tastes so much better than any other tea i've ever had. I decided to take pictures of the tea and how people drink it here. The name of the tea, “Ostfriesentee” literally means East Frisian Tea, since Leer is located in that area this is the most popular tea.

The top left pictures shows the typical cream that you put in tea or coffee. Top right is the Ostfriesentee in the cup. Bottom left is what we call in America " Rock Candy" but in Ostfriesland or this part of Northern Germany the " Rock Candy" are called " Kluntjes". The bottom right is how it looks all together! For more information the traditional Ostfriesland tea this website is super helpful and interesting, providing a lot more detail: http://www.sweetoothdesign.com/tea-german-ostfriesentee-