Day 13

This morning I woke up around 9:30. Johann was getting ready to leave to go on the day trip to Tübingen and had asked if I was going. I wasn't, but said that I was getting up anyway. Since it was in that halfway point of having enough time / not having enough time to get to the church service at St. Michael's on time, I decided to take it slow and enjoy my day of rest instead of making it unnecessarily hectic.

Johann left and I went downstairs to the kitchen to make oatmeal for my breakfast. Once it was made and my pot was cleaned out and drying, I took my breakfast upstairs and ate it while deciding what needed to be laundered today. My underwear supply was finally down to the last pair so it needed to be done.

I gathered my things and brought them downstairs. I loaded up the washing machine and started the cycle. It was going to need about an hour so I set the timer on my phone and went back to the room to clean up things again. I checked emails and listened to music then went downstairs to switch the load to the dryer once my timer had gone off.

After switching the loads, I did some homework until my timer went off again. I folded my laundry, took it to my room, and put it all away and reorganized my closet. I took a long shower and had my shower playlist going. It was great! Afterwards I put on my blue-striped oxford with my purple sweater, jeans, and boots and packed up my computer and sheet music. I grabbed my key for the Institute and casually walked into town.

I let myself in, making sure to lock the doors behind me, and sat down at the piano. I probably played for a good hour and a half before I decided that it'd be a good idea to grab some lunch and head back to the dorm. I stopped at the Döner-Kebab shop just outside of the Institute and ordered a Döner to go. I walked back to the dorm, went to my room, and put on comfy clothes: athletic shorts, my Mackinac Island sweatshirt, and my Ugg slippers.

I made my bed and prepped myself for a lunchtime matinee of American Hustle with Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Jennifer Lawrence. An intense movie for sure, but a good one. Afterwards I took a nap because, having my homework done and a clean room, I really didn't have anything else to do.

I woke up around dinner time. I went downstairs to make spaghetti and bruschetta. I chatted with Haggis a Greek guy in my class who was also making dinner. Once everything was ready I headed upstairs and poured a glass of wine. Just then Johann came back and we chatted about his time in Tübingen. He said that it had been fun, but it had also cost a lot more than he had thought. But overall it had been good.

I started working on my journal entries and then caught myself up! Tomorrow's the start of my last full week here at the Institute since our group will be leaving on the 27th. It's been a good day. :-)

Bis Morgen (until tomorrow)!