The week after Kaunas wasn't too eventful, but I got my visa so that was good.
On Friday (6/18) we went to a beer garden to watch the Germany and US games. the American game was really exciting, ending in a 2:2 tie when it should have been a win 3:2 but the ref made a bad call on the last goal so it didn't count. That night we had a girls night and we all got dressed up and went out for cocktails. We were going to go dancing afterwards but we ended not because Esther's back was hurting her, because on top of her previous back problems she had gotten hit by a car while riding her bike the day before. Luckily she didn't have any serious injuries but it did aggravate other problems. caroline had to get up early the next day, and anna, saskia and marjolein were all tired, so with ellie and i as the sole remaining girls, we decided to just call it a night after cocktails.
Saturday Ellie, Anna and I went to a market in prenzlauerberg and had some amazing food. We started with a bratwurst wrapped in bacon and cheese, so good. This was followed by Golzome, which is a turkish dish somewhere in between a tortilla, crepe and croissant, depending where you get it, but they made them fresh there, rolling out the dough and everything, and it was sooo good. and then for dessert we got nutella crepes. Afterward Anna and I walked through the Christopher Street Day Parade (CSD parade) which is a gay pride parade that started in New York in 1969. it was kinda crazy and everyone was dressed up in angel outfits or in womens clothing or half naked. We just walked through, but i think if i had been more prepared and had a bit more energy i would have liked to stay around and party and dance with everyone. In the evening, Ellie came over and we watched its complicated and had a nice night in.
Sunday I tried to do a bit of homework and then played soccer with my roommate Gary. We went to a field not to far from my house and played a little 6 on 6 game going with some guys that were there. I was the only girl there, and Gary was a bit surprised that I was good at soccer, so i'm guessing women's soccer just isn't very big here. They also play on this turf gravel stuff in stead of grass so its kinda like playing indoor.
Monday and Tuesday went to uni and studied. Monday there was an all day free music festival throughout the city. Its called fete le musik and it happens around the world every year on the first day of summer. My roommats Celine, Gary and I went and walked around a bit to see what it was all about, but we got out a bit too late because all the music ended at 10. however on the train ride home we encountered a man with a beer bong with a kazoo inside that he played as though it were a tuba, and got everyone to join in in singing TEQUILA. Tuesday night went to my advisor Maggie's house with a few other girls from my program and we learned how to make mexican food. We made tortillas, refried beans, guacamole, and meat. It was soooo yummy, and now i'm super excited because I know how to make it! Tortillas are pretty tough. we had already prepared masa that you just add water to, and then you form it into balls and then flatten it out by throwing it in between your fingers and its really really hard to do without a tortilla press.
Thursday I gave a presentation in German for one of my classes and it went pretty well. We struggled a bit in responding to questions but it was still alright. Afterwards we went out for drinks at que pasa and madame claude and then went to karaoke. It was so much fun, we rented a booth so we could all just sing for each other and we rocked out to songs like "Baby Got Back" "Beer for my Horses" "American Boy" and then an epic group rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart". It was a really great night.
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