Life in the Bad Sack....

Received August 6, 2012 Bad Säckingen should be pronounced Bahd Say(eh)kingen. I suppose you can say whatever you want, but if you don't want a German to laugh at you, you should say it that way. My mother's last email requested a little bit of information about what we do in Bad Säckingen. Well, let's begin: In the Deep South of Germany lies the little Black Forest town of Bad Säckingen. There is a small-ish branch of the Church there with about 60 members and they rent a floor of a building above a bank in the city center. They come from many places on both sides of the Rhein (which forms the border between Switzerland and Germany) and their towns have such interesting names as Steinen, Göhrwil (said Ger veel), and Waldshut (said Vahlds hoot). We spend a lot of time going door to door. It isn't my favorite proselyting activity, but sometimes you just need to do it. The people speak various different dialects which include but are not limited to Badisch, Schwäbisch, Allemanisch (Swiss German), and Ausländerisch (not a real language, but it includes all the non-German people that live there:Italians, Poles, Slovakians, Russians, Turks, etc.). I don't really have a lot more time but stay tuned and I will give you more next week. Have a nice week. Tschüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüß!