17 August - Gaffenberg

Today was Skylar's first day of camp. Nora kindly asked our landlord what he needed to bring because her son had gone in years past, so she left us a note. She is so sweet! I had run into this camp before on my runs through the vineyards, but as I am usually lost, I wasn't sure exactly where it was, so we googled it. It's not that far, but completely uphill! So we struggled with our bikes and had to walk them at a few points. We found the entrance and I watched Skylar bravely enter yet a new territory with more new kids and very little English speakers. I can't imagine what that feels like!

Now if the ride there is completely uphill, well of course the ride back is completely downhill. Wheeeee! I was in such good spirits this morning so the cool wind through my hair felt amazing :)

I had quite a bit of my paper to work on and started actually putting it together. I had 3 different documents of facts and figures, but wanted to start writing my rough draft to see where I am at. I got a good 10 pages down, so I felt accomplished. I am failing to see an informatic aspect of this at all and wonder if it will even count as my thesis paper, but I'm too far along to change anything.

Went back this evening to get Skylar from camp. He loved the ride home too :)

He said camp was ok... kinda boring... kinda like a day care. There is another American boy there though and he has been living in Germany for three years, so speaks English and German. Skylar was happy about that. Couldn't get much else out of him... they ate and played in the woods.