Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

"Alles Liebe und Gute zum Geburtstag!" is a German birthday wish and one that I heard many times today. 

It is tradition that the Geburtstagkind (One is called a "Birthday 'Kid'" regardless of age.) takes treats to work or school so yesterday I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies to take to German class. They were very well-received! After many well-wishes in German, all of my classmates sang the version of "Happy Birthday" from their home countries. By the end, I think we had heard: Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, French, Kurdish, Hindi, Italian, and Portuguese. 

After class, Will, a friend of his, and I went to an Irish pub for dinner and Trivia Night. Our team, Currywurst und Pommes, scored 24/80 points and came in next-to-last place. At least we didn't lose!

All in all, it was a very fun birthday and I'm looking forward to the next year to come!