Doner Party

Germany has been amazing. My host family is great. They own a weinstuben and restaurant so I am constantly eating and drinking wine. I know, life sucks. I was also lucky enough to be here when my host brother was honored with an award for his successes in computer science. My host family celebrated by having an extravagant dinner party. I was worried I was going to miss dinner because i was 45 minutes late but little did I know that this meal was to last 4 1\2 hours. It was like nothing I had ever experienced. Note: Nicole was lucky enough to also be invited. The meal consisted of pork steak, sausage, t-bones, beef steak, ribs, salad, peppers, ham, and of course BREAD. It was accompanied by 5 bottles of wine 4 of which were from 1982 had been kept until now for a time like this. Lets just say I slept great that night. Conversation consisted of German ranting, laughing, seriousness, and the occasional break and explanation in English. My host brother's professor was there and was treated like a king in every aspect of the meal. The night ended with a fried banana and 5 types of cheese which I will not try again. It was my first time to actually dine in this manner. I must say, I do a feel a bit more cultured yet still not refined!