Sunday, September 11, 2011: Quite a day to remember. Being out of the US on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 really made all of us a little homesick. Although our hearts were at home..it just didn't seem like enough. Being in Germany has given us a completely new view of America....good and bad, but on this day there was nothing but American pride on our mind.
Cait is from the East Coast and has alot of ties to those who lost their lives during the attacks. We stayed up really late the night before just reflecting on the world since 9/11. Being from the Midwest, I am lucky and blessed to say I didn't have anyone I knew perish on this day, but Cait did. It was so hard to hear her stories, but it helped remind me of what really happened that day and where we are as a country now.
We both knew that church was a must that Sunday. We had meant to go weekends prior, but there was no way we were missing this time...we had alot to talk to the big man about and also alot of souls to honor.
#18: We went to the Jesuit church (there are no Catholic Churchs very close) and saw our first German mass. It was definitely different, but good practice for when we see the Pope next week. The Mass was an hour and a half long, and Communion was organized in a very strange pattern. Germans don't like waiting in lines so instead of waiting single file everyone just piles up at the front of the chapel. Although it was difficult to understand and long, I really enjoyed it. It helped us all feel a little bit closer to home.
After Church was work time! With our big university test coming up, we all had a ton of grammar rules to review. Not super fun. Thankfully with the time difference we were also able to stream the News coverage of the memorial service in NY. We listened to all the names read as we studied German grammar. A very weird feeling...again, making the fact we were in another country on this day seem very wrong.
To lighten the mood a bit we went to the streetfest going on outside our house after we finished our work. Sadly it started to rain, so we didn't see much. Thankfully there is ANOTHER STREET FEST this weekend on our block so no worries. Never a shortage of festivals in Europe that is for sure.
Overall, a somber day as I'm sure it was for everyone back at home as well.
9/11: Never forget.
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