Willkommen zu Kassel!
So, as you have heard, I am stationed in the beautiful German
university town of Kassel (pronounced 'Castle') with Elder Poch. He is a
really, really, really cool guy, a semi-pro dancer who went to BYU already, and
will again. He is not native German, but all the members say his German is amazing,
so that is good.
I sent some pictures to Mom and a couple of you, of my first Dönner
and stuff. A dönner is like a Greek 'Hero' thing, but way way better. I guess
it is tradition to take a picture of your first one.
My new favorite breakfast is German bread with cheese and meat, and
a glass of banana nectar. Wow. Amazing. One of the pictures is of just that,
and our whonung, or residence, which is basically a castle by missionary standards.
On the next clear day I’ll get a good picture of the view out of our window,
which is amazing. We can see Herkules, Hercules, from where we live, and the
steps where they do the 'wasser spiele.' You should look both of those up.
I’ve already ridden on trains and stuff a lot. From Berlin to here
was 4 hours, and then the next day we had to travel an hour to Göttigen for
district meeting. There are only 4 Elders in our district, Poch is DL, but we
went to their city because it is much cheaper then them coming here.
All of Germany really is beautiful, and Elder Poch says that Kassel
gets even more beautiful once it cools off a little and the college is back in
session. Have I mentioned that German girls are very nice?
Church on Sunday was great! The members here are super nice and very
encouraging--I think. They were speaking German. They all say my German is
great for this early, as does Elder Poch, so I hope that they are right. It is
very hard.
Still, I don't know how, But I understand people a lot of the time.
It is really cool. Gift of Tongues much?
We have our first dinner appointment with a member today actually. I’m
way excited. The Alters.
Hmm.
Anyways. First P-day today. Elder Poch is going to show me the city
a little, though we also have a lot of actual preparation to do, so we only
have a couple hours of free time. We will probably go to a fest that is going
on by the river in town.
The 200 euro I withdrew was for the bike fund, and we do have bikes,
but we never use them. The public transportation system in Kassel is marvelous,
because of the arts festivals and university that are here. Göttigen, the other
city in our district, uses their bikes every day. So we are lucky.
So I'm in Germany now, typing on a weird keyboard, while it is
pouring down rain outside. Like, say a prayer, I might get washed away.
Oh, and a quote from Sister Kosak Sam and Sarah may enjoy:
"There is enough Chocolate in Germany that no one has to be
depressed."
Oh, and if you wanted to go on Google, our residence is on Kirchweg.
Not sure, what number, 50 or something....
so,
Kirchweg 50(ish), Kassel
thats all I know.
If there are any other questions, let me know. Love you all!! Be
safe!
(We live at the intersection of Kirchweg and Wilhelmshöher Allee)
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