June 9, 2003 – Monday

Checked out of the hotel. The room cost €140, thank god I did not have to pay for it. We were very close to the castle Nymphenburg, and so we went and toured the inside and the grounds.

When we got back to the car, we must have parked on an anthill, because we were instantly swarmed with ants. I swear, German ants must live off a diet of speed and steroids because they are the biggest, fastest damn ants I’ve ever seen.

Laurie and Julie wanted to go to McDonald’s for lunch. Kelsey and I went along as we had no choice, but exchanged looks of pain. No matter what they say about healthier standards, McDonald’s overseas is just as gross as McDonald’s back home.

After lunch, we went to Dachau to see the concentration camp. It was very interesting to go to the museum and learn the history, but it was emotionally intense. The less said the better.

I slept throughout the ride home. When we arrived back at the apartment, Kelsey and I rushed to get online in order to see if our grades for spring semester had been posted yet. I was really nervous, because I had majorly slacked on attendance, and I was sure my English professor hated me. When I pulled up the page and saw I had gotten all A’s, my heart was fluttering, I was so excited. It was my first semester back after taking a year off, so it was important that I did well.