traveling the world...

This week, I had the opportunity to visit 9 new cities in 3 different countries! Not a lot of people get to say that. I am so thankful for all of the traveling I have been able to do. I love it! This week, I traveled with Kayla and three other girls from my program here named Michelle, Bethany, and Ellen.

While we were in Switzerland, we spent most of our time in a precious town called Interlaken. This town was recommended to me by lovely older sister Lindsay, and it was a wonderful recommendation. The town is situated between two lakes, and everything is surrounded by the Swiss Alps. Every direction you look, there is a breathtaking view.

Our first day in Interlaken, we were lucky enough to have good weather even though it was supposed to rain. We attended a church service in the morning, which was given completely in German. I understood about 1% of what was spoken, but it was still a really cool experience to know that we were all worshiping the same God even though our backgrounds, languages, and cultures were completely different.

Interlaken also has some spectacular chocolate. One afternoon, we went to a chocolate show where we learned about the different kinds of chocolate and also how to make truffles. It was so fun! We also got to sample everything, which was amazing. I definitely ate too much Swiss chocolate in that 1 hour time period.

We stayed in an apartment that had a kitchen, so we were able to cook our own dinners. When my mom came here, she brought a box of Kraft mac ‘n’ cheese, so one night in Switzerland we enjoyed a good old American dinner. Thanks, mom!

One day we also hiked up to a place where we got to see caves and waterfalls and more mountains! I think pretty much anywhere we would have hiked would have had incredible views of mountains. There were also gorgeous flowers everywhere. I have never seen such a variety of colors in tulips!