Sunday May 13: Aachen

After eating our breakfast with our host we attended what was, for most of us our first Church Service in Frisian once the church service was over we had to say goodbye to our Jouren friends, which was a little harder than I think most of us had expected. I think I can speak for the rest of the group in saying that we all loved our time in the city and village of Joure. After our final goodbyes we drove off to our next destination of Westerbork, a World War II Museum where Dutch Jews were eventually transported to other concentration camps. The museum was difficult to take in, but after we discussed our emotions and briefly recognized current hate-war and other situations similar to the Holocaust, I believe we all left with a better understanding of what this time meant to people during the time of World War II, and also how it affects our current lives. After leaving the museum we traveled to Aachen, which allowed for some much needed rest. After supper we went for a walk around the city so we could see one of the most breath-taking sites I've ever seen. The Cathedral in the center of Aachen. It is neer impossible to describe the magnitude of this Cathedral, but I was truly in awe looking at this Cathedral. After that we went our separate ways and eventually went to bed. I think most of us have conquered the jet lag, which is great. -stay classy Michael Darby