Helen and Easter

I find it really funny that when you ask for hash browns here they could be like the ones you get at Maccas, or grated style or even Tater Tots. Basically hash browns just refers to potato at breakfast.

One Sunday we drove about an hour and a half to a little town called Helen. It is in the mountains and has German inspiration. There are many little shops, and places to eat. We sampled and bought too much fudge, had lunch and explored the area.

There were also many different falls nearby. We went to Anna Ruby Falls which was a short drive from Helen, and then a short walk up from the parking area. It was a very pretty place and we went for a really nice walk. The weather was really great and it just made it all really lovely.

I also went to see Into the Woods at the Auroa Theatre. It was a great show, with really clever set design. I was surprised at how long it went for though, nearly three hours! must have been exhausting for the cast and crew!

We walked to the movies to see Batman vs Superman the day it came out. It was good, but not great. It was very long too. I think I might have liked it more if it was shorter. We got free movie posters though. I thought Wonder Woman was really cool in the movie, and her appearance made me excited to see her in her own feature movie.

We planed to go hiking on Saturday, but the weather was bad so we ended up staying in reading and watching movies which was nice too. There was also a cookout at school which had to be inside. There were burgers and hot dogs, we made tie dye shirts and played games like musical chairs and had sack races. It was really fun. I won a really cool drink bottle that has a part so you can have fruit infused water.

On Sunday night we went to my host family's house for an Easter dinner. It was nice to spend time with them over a meal. We had ham, mac and cheese and mash potatoes. We don't get Good Friday or Easter Monday off here, and instead families seem to do some sort of celebration on Sunday.