For me the moment I will particularly remember was the conversation with an Amish man in the Central Market. He was selling jam at his stand and he was so sweet and so friendly. He talked with me in Pennsylvanian Dutch and I as a german person could understand him very well and also he could understand me. That was so fascinated and so cool, because since I know the history of Amish people I really wanted to know and was very curious, if an Amish person who is speaking in Pennsylvanian Dutch could understand me and if I could understand him. And really to have the chance to talk with him today was such an experience and I will never forget this moment.
Question 2: What sounds, smells, or sights come to mind when you think of today's trips?
When we were at the Amish village, we had the chance to see the farm and pet horses. A bird or something has pooping on my scarf, so that smelled very bad! My mom always told me, if a bird is pooping on you, you will be getting money and becoming rich, so in that moment I thought about my mom. But it was fun, but also very disgusting!
Likewise, the shops where we went today smelled also very bad. They had like an inherent odor, but it was very interesting to see their hand-made furnitures.
Question 3: What surprised you about today's experiences? Why?
What mostly surprised me today was to had the wonderful experience and chance to talk with an Amish person at the Central Market. He spoke in Pennsylvanian Dutch and who could understand me and also I could understand him. I will never forget that conversation with him.
Question 4: When did you feel most comfortable? When did you feel most uncomfortable?
I felt most comfortable at the bus tour. Our tour guide Wayne was so nice and gave us a lot of information about Amish people and their culture. It was very interesting to see everything like the buggies, the farms, their fields and their houses.
I felt most uncomfortable after the bird pooped on my scarf, that was not so fun and very disgusting. Also I felt uncomfortable at the Amish village where the girl gave us the house tour. She rattled everything down quickly and just made us feel like she doesn’t enjoy telling and really wanted that to be quickly over! It was very frustrating, disappointing, not fun and very boring.
Question 5: What do you imagine tomorrow's Amish Mennonite church service will be like?
To be honest I do not know what to expect, I just let myself be surprised and I am just curious. But I think we will hear a lot of music songs, explore the church and maybe also see the difference between Amish people and Mennonite people.
Question 6: What questions do you have?
Are the Mennonite people live the same lifestyle as the Amish people or not? What are the differences between them?
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