The half way point for me! So crazy to think about going home.. but equally crazy about staying another 5 months! I just dont know what to do with myself.
Maybe I should start out by dressing warm. WARMER. I thought it was cold before.. But oh no, Libby.. you were mistaken. NOW its cold. With the high for tomorrow being 21, I will have to find that exchange student/Libby "YES I can!" motivation to get myself out of bed at 6:30 in the morning and walk myself to the bus station. I bet I can do it. Auf jeden fall, dass muss ich machen.
We have had about 3-4 feet of consistent snow for 2 weeks! I love it. Everyone here is always like "It's so cold! Oh my gosh I want summer!" and I must admit, I do say "Ach mann! Mir ist immer so kalt!"
But I really do like it :) A question I have been getting lately is "How warm is it in Texas right now?" I want to say "well you know, I live in Texas, not the Sahara desert.. We at least have two seasons ;)"
SCHOOL REPORT
I am back in school now, and have actually begun to start participating a little (to the best of my ability) The semester grades are coming out next week, and then I will begin full out german classes! I did not get grades for the first semester, besides English, Sport, and Art. I think I should at least get kudos for showing up and sitting in class everyday and not sleeping!.. but thats just me ;) But the second semester I will get grades from every subject. That includes;
Biology
Physic
Chemistry
Math
Politic
Geography
History
LATIN
GERMAN
Religion
Music
Computer Science
Art
English
and
Sport
WHOOP WHOOP! Yay for 15 german subjects! I'm telling you, my german is OK.. It is beside me how I am going to do Chemistry in GERMAN when I havent even had it, or understand it in English, but I get I will cross those bridges when I get there ;) Speaking of German, as of right now, I would confidently say that I can understand everything a German would say to me. Maybe it might take me about 2 minutes to translate, use contex clues to give me hints on foreign words, and rearrange all the words in my head, but you just have to be patient and Ill eventually get it :D As for my speaking (social skills... haha) I would classify myself as the "pretty alright" group. I can for the most part get my point across. Again, you may have to be patient. Not to toot my own horn, I am definitely not at a fluent speaking level.
So that was the school update; here is the fun part :D
Carla left about 2 weeks ago.. That was really hard. She and I were really close and it was so sad seeing her go, not ever knowing if I'll see her again :( BUT! We made plans, and when worst comes to worse, the longest time I will go without seeing her is her wedding ;) Because I just can't miss that :D
Not so big of a thing, but I made chocolate muffins :D With the mix that my mom sent me from home, it was a little thing of awesomeness that made me (and lena) super excited :D
My first skiing adventure! I have been waiting for this day to come! :D We went to a very local mountain, (only about 20 minutes away by car) and although it was only one slope, it was nice to shake the rust off ;) Just like everywhere in Germany, there was a beautiful view to go with it <3
The next day I went sledding with my friends :D That was really fun! (and COLD.. haha) No lifts here, so that meant we walked up the hill every time.. You gotta stay warm somehow!
Snow angels and sledding :))
UPCOMING EXCITING NEWS
This weekend I will again try my luck at snowboarding. I am sure that I have given the internal bruises and damage an amount of efficient time to heal. (ok, maybe a bit dramatic ;) And I want to give it another go, since the slopes are not very challenging and diverse on skis. (I have been spoiled..) So I will gladly give snowboarding another go. :)
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