Day 2:

Today I learned: I can eat a whole pizza in 12 minutes
I can't believe it's only the second day, I literally feel like I have been here forever! And trust me that's definitely a good thing.

  Not pictured: the 10 more skips that followed 

My Great Aunt and Uncle (the ones we are staying with) are very German. And what I mean by that is that they are very precise. I mean, if they say we are eating breakfast at 9:00 am, you better get your booty there 5 minutes early, because if you're there by 9:01 you won't get your cocoa puffs. Hard luck. (I've only been here for 48 hours and I'm already talking like them)  if you've ever been around German people you will notice that their accent sounds like they are constantly choking on a hair ball. Hahahaha I'm not kidding. I think it's hilarious but I'm not going to tell them that..
So today I woke up at 8:53 and literally got ready in 3 minutes so I could have my cocoa puffs, and then after breakfast we went on a prolonged drive to the mountains we never went to. Confused? My aunt has dimentia which is a memory loss sickness that happens to older people. It's so sad but it can be oh so funny. We were supposed to meet in the next village which should have been a 7 minute drive, but we got lost and turned around and around a total of 14 times. It was so sad because my aunt would ask where we are going and then 5 minutes later she would ask again.. She probably shouldn't have been driving. Oh yeah! That's another thing.. The roads here in Austria would classify as 1 lane roads back at home but here they are 2 and everyone is racing each other. I thank everything holy I am alive to type this right now because there were multiple near death experiences today. But heyyyy yolo. Back to the story.. After 1 hour and 40 minutes we decided to go home and make a new plan. I liked this plan a lot because we ride a cable car to the top of yet another mountain and got to hike! There was this lake at the top of the mountain that was paradise. Austria is so cool because you never get out of the mountains. You live IN the mountains. It's so sick. Anyways, we skipped rocks in the lake and then went up to the lodge to eat.

On our way home, my mom and I were dropped off at Barbara's (their daughter) house and we walked through 2 villages to the golf course where all the little kids were at a golf lesson. (I have 5 2nd cousins that live over here and they don't speak English lol) while we were waiting for them to finish, we ate ice cream at the clubhouse ordered pizza. Food food food, it's all about da food. On the drive home it was so sad because my 'cousin' kept trying to ask me questions but she doesn't speak any English and all I know how to say 'ladies man' in German. So you see our struggle here? But no worries, smiling is the same in every language, so we just awkwardly smile at each other. It's fun.
When we got home, my uncle brought 5 pizza boxes inside and each of us got our own pizza. It was a dream come true. When the say the pizza is better in Europe, they weren't lying.. I ate my whole pizza. In 12 minutes. WHADDUP.


I still can't believe that I'm actually here and I feel so so blessed for this opportunity and am determined to do everything I can to make this trip memorable.
That's it for today's adventures. Sadly I won't be watching any fireworks tonight, I guess it's an American thang?¿? But I'm sure I will see plenty of pictures on da social media.
Mikfly out