The visit is officially over

I am home from class and his mom is all packed and already on the train headed for home.  It was a great visit and although I was anxious about the cleanliness of the apartment, I think it was justified considering her regular comments about cat hair and her own cleaning of the apartment.  Aside form the cleaning, the only other stressful part of the visit was Carsten and his mom's constant bickering.  I didn't always know what was being said, but the tone was clear.  The mood becomes heavy and not that pleasant, but since they are German, they seem to just move on to the next topic to bicker over.  Anyway, all that is done and now I can do my normal cleaning, wash the bedding, etc. and prepare for the rest of the week.

Speaking of the rest of the week, tomorrow I am going to Straßburg, France with some of the students from my class.  We are visiting the Parliament and taking a boat tour.   I have to bee to the pick-up spot by 7:55am and will return around 5pm.  At 7pm Carsten and I are meeting up with several of his family members again for dinner and possibly a bowling type game.  Thursday is a holiday here and thus we have no school or work.  However, on Friday I have class though Carsten has another free day.