Today was our last full day in Colmar. I'm so not ready to leave my exchange family, but I'm glad I can look forward to our correspondents coming to America in just a few weeks! Already knowing them, I am no longer nervous but only excited for them to come.
For my last day, my correspondent and I went to Germany with a few others. We walked around downtown Freiburg and shopped. What jumped out at me most were the street performers. They were so unlike those I have seen in Boston. Whole groups of violin and cello players formed small orchestras in front of stores. One man had an entire array of moving animals. As he played the accordion, they danced. Another had a set of long tubed instruments. The coolest one was a puppeteer. The man had a miniature easel, canvas and paint set to go along with his marionette. He could make the puppet mix the paint, walk over to the painting and paint different pictures. In contrast to the dancers or pot and pan drummers in Boston, I was fascinated by these different performances. When I pointed this out to my correspondent, she told me to look out for the performers in Paris, who would have another array of talents. I can't wait to see what's in store for us there!
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