But yesterday the internet wasn't working in our house AT ALL. I think that Christian, my host dad, could have fixed but I also think that my host family were secretly trying to starve me of my internet drug because they felt it was unhealthy.... which, well... I understand. I do have a problem.
The last few days the weather here has been intoxicatingly summer-like. It makes me wantto break free of school... it makes me feel all hippie-like. I mean, WHY IS THE MAN HOLDING US BACK FROM OUR MOTHER EARTH, MAAAANNN? However today it is rainy and coldish which is bad for my mood but good for my productivity (I have a science test on friday (bleckkk)).
As far as new things go, there aren't many. I've been chilling with friends and going to school. I'm excited for Saturday this week because supposedly I will be starting!!! We're gonna kick butt.
I also volunteered in history class on monday. We're talking about Galileo and the progression of science in the MiddleAges/Renaissance periods and how the church wasn't too thrilled about it. At any rate, we read this text written by Galileo (well, written by him in his language which was then translated in german) about how Science was not the opponent to Religion but in fact the opposite.
Humans have always and will always be lookeding for answers and meaning in everything. In result of this human trait we first had Religions, stories and ideas of how the world worked and why things were the way that they were. Giving the powers of the universe to more human-like beings to relate ourselves to nature and the earth more effectively such as Zeus in greek Mythology (or Jupiter in Roman) who controlled weather with his thunder and lightning bolts. It gave a purpose to storms (Zeus is angry and wants to punish us). Religion and Mythology (the way I view it) were the foregrounds for science, they were imaginative theories about everything, the only problem was that there was no real "proof" for these claims and ideas except for maybe word of mouth that some distant relative had seen it happen or that the gods were so mighty or so humble that they would never show themselves to mortals for fear of this and that. When science arrived on the scene it was a new way to discover things so that there was also proof!
So we read this text right? And my history teacher looks up at us all and asks us if Galileo was a religious person. Noone was paying any perticular attention to anything except theirown doodles and books and eraser soccer, so I was like,"Hey, what the heck? why not?" I raised my hand......is that proper english? Somehow "raised" sounds weird... ok I put up my hand (how's that?). When he called on my I explained in the best way I could that I thought Galileo thought himself religious in a different way from the church but also kind of the same, because the church worshipped God and God made nature and science came from facts about nature, so in that sense God was the same as science. I think Galileo was right. He also seemed really cool. Too bad the church didn't think so.
So finally after I said all this and was finished my history teacher was kind of astounded and then complimented me on my answer saying that it must of been rather hard for me to come up with with my lingual disadvantages, which I know he meant nicely and encouragingly but I couldn't help feeling a tad bit annoyed at the way he said it, I mean, I'm not dumb, I just can't always express myself the way I would like to.
AGHH. I really should go study or else I won't get a good grade on this test! (GR)
My Mommy will be here in 8 days! GAH! I so excited (:
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