Pop ist bestimmt stolz darauf...

So today was epic!! After school, Germany received a new president - Christian Wulff. Politics was very exciting because they had to vote (with majority in the 3rd round of voting: 50% plus 1 vote) three times today in order to finally get the new President, since Horst Köhler resigned a month ago. I also sent a 10 kg package home today. It took three trips (I needed three tries too!) to the post office until it was exactly 10.00 kg (it would have cost more if the package was over 10 kg (and they didn't cut me a break when it weighed 10.16 kg)).

But the greatest personal feat for myself was I finally made Pop Joe's potato torta recipe with my family. And we didn't take any shortcuts. I grated the pound of cheese; we made the mashed potatoes and the entire Torta from scratch. The result tasted the same like it does at home. So by the end, we've agreed that the Torta is more of a winter meal. But it felt like such an accomplishment to finally have shared my Pop Joe's specialty with my family, especially since they enjoyed the Torta. It was fun, and at times (with the cheese grating (to grate: reiben) and making the tough) a workout! We'll be sharing the extras with my host family in Saarland this weekend! Like the title in German says, "Pop Joe is definitely proud of me!"

Schönes Wochenende!
Matt