Rowan's first day of school was a little hectic... for a country so organized and structured, the day was seemingly without order or discernable structure. We went to the Jugenheim Bergkirche (church) first. It is a lovely church located on the side of a mountain, (hence the name "Bergkirche" - "mountain church") and though we were told everyone would walk down to the school 'en-mass', no one actually did... we walked alone with Rowan the 1.5 miles to the school as everyone else drove by (strike one)...
Once on the school grounds, we needed to find the "Aula" (Auditorium); which, we were told, is the "largest building on the campus". As it turns out, there are two very large buildings on campus (strike two), so we asked a groundskeeper for directions. Once at the Aula, sheer mayhem ensued as nearly every seat was already taken and people were packed into every possible bit of standing room. We found three seats together in the very back of the room, but once we were seated, a parent turned to us, looked at Rowan and seemed confused. I asked if the 1st year students had to be somewhere else and she said "oh yes, they need to be up in the front row!!" (strike three!) So, we were up again and struggling thru the crowds to get to the front of the auditorium and find someone to tell us where Rowan needed to be....
In the end, Rowan got situated; we stood nearby and listened to the speeches (mostly in German) and the older children's songs, and then Rowan was lead off-stage by his new teacher (Mrs. Kennedy) for his first lesson while Mike and I crossed our fingers that the rest of the day (and year!) would go a little more smoothly!
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