Willkommen to the third full day with exchange families! Today we had a slow morning, which was a welcome respite from the crazy, fun-filled weekend. On Saturday, we road-tripped to Köln to see the Kölner Dom (pictured) and the Lindt chocolate museum. On Sunday, we went to an amusement park about 45 minutes away from Köln to ride Achterbahnen (rollercoasters). Despite the opportunity to sleep in a bit this morning, we still had a lovely day celebrating my host partner’s grandma’s birthday. We enjoyed schnitzel and käsespätle (pictured) at a restaurant in the countryside, then drove to the grandmother’s house to continue the festivities. In the lush green backyard, I went four-leaf-clover hunting, and was pleased to find 4 four-leaf-clovers plus an extra-lucky 5-leaf-clover (pictured). It was a relief to find my clover-hunting luck extended overseas. Then, I learned a new game called “Hus-Halbedelsteinspiel” (pictured), which I am pleased to report that I won after a long and intense battle. We enjoyed coffee and cake (pictured) on the back porch, and I learned about Benjamin the Elephant, a character from a German kids TV show, who just so happened to be starring as a decoration on one of the cakes as well. We capped off the day by playing “Mensch ärgere Dich nicht,” another classic German board game. Once again, I won thanks to a lucky roll of the dice – I think all the luck I’ve had today with board games is thanks to that 5-leaf-clover! So excited for the first day at the Feldbergschule tomorrow! ~Leah