5 hours of lunchtime

Today so many classes were canceled that we had 5 hours for lunch! We went to the lake of Zürich and played volleyball on the lawn & some people went swimming. It was pretty awesome. I'm pretty sure everyone got a sunburn. Oops!

Piano Lesson:)

Today I had my first piano lesson in half a year! The teacher was super nice, which makes me excited to see what new pieces I can learn this semester. To get to the music building, however, I have to walk up a hill... And today I noticed how gorgeous the field under the building looked. A zillion little purple flowers are growing and they look so cool from far away. 

But we also had p.e. today... And we played volleyball for two periods. My arms aren't used to that, so they got all red and I'm pretty sure the little spots are burst blood vessels. Fun, right?

I actually can sport!!!

Today was "sport day", and it was super fun. In the morning we went swimming outside (it was coooold) and ran races and such. In the afternoon we had a volleyball tournament against the whole 3rd grade (freshmen). There are a bit more than 100 third graders, and my team won 1st place! It was super fun. 

Something that I was thinking about the other day on the train was Swiss-German. I think a lot of people don't understand what it is. German is an official language, and is what is spoken in schools and is written in textbooks. Swiss-German is a dialect, which means it is only spoken. Technically. It's really strange to try and read Swiss-German, because it theoretically doesn't exist. But all the students message each other in Swiss-German, just like we use abbreviations and shortened words (Like r, u, omg). It's really difficult to understand sometimes.

Apparently I can sports

Today we had p.e., or "sport" as it is called here, and we played lightning. Lightning is a game where you try to get the basketball into the hoop before the person behind you does, if you don't make it you're out, and if you do make it you go to the back of the line. Literally everyone at home knows how to play and everyone is really good at shooting hoops because basketball is a "cool" sport. Here, no one knew how to play, and I was basically the best player in class. It's pretty hilarious because at home I'm not one of the sporty kids. 

Tomorrow is a "sport day" and it's all the 3rd year classes (freshmen) against each other. We are swimming in the morning and playing volleyball in the afternoon. I'm really excited because I'm on a team with three girls who actually know how to play volleyball (unlike most of the other girls) so I think we have a good chance of winning!