Jay had to go into the office today, so I was on my own to venture out. I started my day with asking some random dudes to help me squeeze out of the parallel parking spot that I was crammed into. Then I took off back up the autobahn to visit the international school the kids will be attending. My first impression was really good. It is a small school (~200 kids) with a much larger sister school. I met the principal, who answered all of the questions we had (one of Lily’s top questions was if they have PE – they do), took a tour, snapped some photos to show the kids, and got a hug from my daughter’s friend who is a student there already. The campus is on the edge of town and has beautiful views. I walked away feeling great about the school choice.

I then met up with my friend, Zack, who filled my brain with all sorts of great tips and tricks. We ate lunch at a delicious restaurant in their town center, walked through the local grocery store (lily will be happy that they have lots of canned tuna options; Ty will be happy that they have chips). Ty will not be happy, however, to find that he will not have an endless supply of Prime. It costs 7 EUR!!!

Then we drove back to the school to pick up his daughter from volleyball practice. I met a couple of the other parents, watched a bit of volleyball practice (coed, all ages), then had a nice car ride getting all of the scoop from his daughter. Seeing her thrive in this foreign environment gives me hope and comfort that Ty and Lily will adjust fine.

I drive an hour back down the autobahn to the hotel. Jay and I ate at a great restaurant called Zwei Hasen (two rabbits), then we called it a night.

Auf Wiedersehen!