The official languages of Luxembourg are German, French and Luxembourgish. Luxembourgish is a combination of German (Hallo) and French (Merci) into one language. Some people also speak English as their fourth language. Can you imagine knowing four languages?!
They use the euro € here. They have bills of € 5, € 10, € 20, € 50, and € 100. They also have a dollar and a two-dollar coin they can use. Finally, they also have coins worth 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents.
A bottle of water costs €3.40. It has a special cap that stays attached to your water bottle. In US dollars, that is $3.95.
The best meal this week was the chicken and pasta served for school lunch. The dessert that came with it was a dark chocolate shell filled with vanilla cream and topped with peaches.
In my class, we listened to Indian folk music because it is the festival of Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu religion's festival of lights. My students who celebrate this festival put lights outside their houses to ward off evil spirits. They also set off firecrackers.
