Schneewanderung, Triff die Robinsons, und Mexikanisches Essen

Hello, everyone! I'm feeling pretty good today, considering I don't have a lot to do for once. Well, actually I need to work really hard on my research for Dr. Wisely because I'm pretty far behind. Though, I suppose that was to be expected. At least, I hope so.
Anyway, I didn't have as much fun on the snow hike as expected. Fortunately, I wasn't too cold, because I layered like crazy, but the hike lasted for two and a half hours. Two and half hours, uphill, carrying a sled, in temperatures in the teens Fahrenheit. I was super tired and super sore afterward. And then when we finally got to the top of the Feldberg, we only got to sled for about ten minutes, because our sleds were due back at the rental place in about twenty minutes. It seems that we got lost on the mountain, which is why we ran out of time. Oh, well. The view was fantastic. Snow, the Black Forest, and Alps, as far as you could see. I was so excited to see this much snow. I'm not sure exactly how deep the snow was off the trail, but when I accidentally walked into a snow drift off the trail, I got buried up to my waist in snow. I only have two pictures of the snow, because there is something seriously wrong with my camera. I discovered that the batteries only last long enough to take about two to three pictures before they die. I experimented with this theory in my dorm room, just to make sure that I wasn't accidentally turning the camera on while it was in my backpack. Weird. Maybe I should buy Energizer instead of Duracell.
After we got back back from the hike and everyone had had a chance to shower and nap, the group met at some bar, which I didn't stay at for very long. It was underground, really smokey, had no tables, and had the most horrible sounding music playing so loud, that you had to shout to hear your own voice. Not my cup of tea.
After church on Sunday, I decided to go and watch a film in German. I almost watched Mitten ins Herz in German, since I'd already watched it in English, and thought I could probably easily understand it. But instead, I decided on Triff die Robinsons. I didn't understand everything, but enough to enjoy it and to understand the plot. At the theater, I saw posters for some upcoming movies including, Spiderman 3, the third pirate movie, and Harry Potter. I think it will be interesting to watch them in German. (I think I'll just deal with the dubbed voices). I figure if I don't understand it very well, I can always watch them later in English at the other theater or when I come home.
Last night, I discovered in my Freiburg guidebook that there is a Mexican restaurant here called El Paso. I was super excited and decided to eat dinner there. However, Germans are seriously lacking in Mexican culinary skills. I ordered Enchiladas Rancheros, and I got a plate with with two ''enchiladas'', which were made out of hard taco shells, and had meat and sauce inside that tasted a lot like a sloppy joe. No ranchero sauce. Also, there was watermelon, grape, orange, and kiwi fruit slices on the plate. The rice and beans were okay, although the beans were black, not refried. It didn't taste bad, but it was definitely not Mexican food. Oh, well. I probably should have known better anyway.
Tonight, the group is going over to one of the language school director's dorm room (I found out that most of the directors are students) to make Flammkuchen. That should be fun.
Okay, that's all for now.
Ciao!