You remember that crazy friend of mine? well, she couldn't shut up and let us get home before she bombarded me to 'talks', i mean i wanted to get home and maybe save some gist for the remaining of the days, (this was going to be a five day trip with her and two with two other wild friends)but i was wrong, madame crazy talked on and on, we got home eventually and because it was already past 12 am, everyone had gone to bed, so i didn't get to meet the rest of the families,(which turned out to be a good thing, because 'the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree right? one sister was crazily quite all the time, but i knew she had tons to say to me, when she did speak, i knew i wasn't wrong, and the other one wasn't so chatty either, but she has my kinda sense of humor, and i think she buries her herself in her huge library , come to think of it, which teenager in this century reads!?? that babe is a big non science nerd!) OK, i drift again.....
It was breakfast with the family every morning, this is not what i am used to, back home, before i get up from bed, Dad has either gone to work or mum has had breakfast and is preparing lunch or everyone else is eating in their individual rooms, we basically never have that 'family breakfast, lunch or dinner time' you wanna know the worst part of this family eating time? you had to talk! i thought it was bad manners to talk while eating, but then again i was in Germany and everything has been weird from the moment i got to Berlin, so i what was i really expecting? they were laughing and chatty and i just sat there thinking...'how did i get here?'
Out in the old town of Dresden, i took in so much spectacular sites and monuments, i cant even mention them all here, cos frankly i don't wanna get you even more jealous than you already are of my amazing trip, one thing tho, that trilled me, was one epic church building (i'm going to try and be as vague as possible) i wanted to go inside the church and have a quite time with God, you know just to ask him why he made me cross paths with this crazy girl and why he allowed me consent to coming down here to spend time with her 'very European' family, but guess what? the queue to get into the church was outrageous, there where three entrances, and all three of them had lines so long up to (not exaggerating) 100 or more people waiting to get in, now i became even more curious, i wanted to know if God himself was physically in their and addressing everyone's problems, i knew i had to get into that church, but we couldn't join the queue, because we (the children...when did i even become white? i thought i was a guest, but nope! i had been initiated into the family) had to decorate the Christmas tree, and exchange present, and have the traditional Christmas meal which was potato salad,(all these had to be done on the 24th, because apparently 24th is the German Christmas, ...as if things weren't weird enough!)
We got home, played some cards, decorated the tree, put presents underneath, then Mum said we have to sing a Christmas song, i asked why? and was told it is traditional to sing to Santa before he gives you the present he has, (really????) so we sang, and then Santa (the parents) gave everyone their gifts, and vice versa, opening time, screams, excitement, tears of joy, laughter filled the air as one piece at a time a wrapping sheet was tossed aside to reveal the hidden content. this very moment was just magical for me, i was then blessed to have become a part of this family even if it was for a short while, i knew i would only forget it in death.
The following day, the Grand parents arrived, bearing with them (Santa's) gifts, i hadn't even met them before, but i still got gifts,(please which family want to have me for Christmas 2016, lol), i didn't understand most or all of what they said, because they spoke only in German, but from the laughter filling the room when they spoke, i knew these couple got jokes! they were a delight!. it was sad to say goodbye when they had to go because i was already engulfed in the energy they brought with them.
I am just going to stop here, but i still maintain it was the weirdest and most amazing Christmas EVER!, oh! and yeah, i finally got into that church, and even if i didn't physically see God sitting there dishing out info on how my future would be, i felt him, and then i said a prayer.
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