Guten Tag Theresa!

Ich bin haben sehr gut Zeit.

Since the last time I wrote you, I have visited two other places in Europe.  The first one was the legendary skiing area in Western Austria called Lech.  Lech was incredible, the first day there I was accompanied by 12 inches of fresh snow and then received 8 more inches on the third day.  The other trip I took was to Budapest, Hungary.  Budapest was an amazing city that I wasn't even expecting to visit.  It also worked out really well because a couple fellow phins are studying there this semester (friends from high school, Go Dolphins!).  German class is getting more difficult but I feel like I'm learning more words everyday.

I was able to pick up another German sort of class along with getting into Life in Britain and the U.S.  This weekend I will go on what is probably my last snowboard trip this season to Interlaken, Switzerland.  It's is still surreal to me that I'm not in the United States I still feel like I'm dreaming.  I've got lots of trips coming up so stay tuned for some awesome pictures!

Hope all is well in Champaign and on the farm!

Jake

PS here is a picture from Lech of me snowboarding and a selfie from the highest point in Budapest!