"Don't count the days, but make the days count"
It applies so perfectly to my situation right now! I can honestly say I don't want to leave, but at the same time I get such a warm tingly feeling inside when I think about hugging my family again, and seeing my best friend after a whole year! Ok ok ok ok, thats enough thinking about that for right now. I don't allow to think too much about that time (in 36 days) because then my emotions and feelings get all mixed up and it makes me want to just either bring all of my loved ones to Germany, or just take everyone home with me :D. Sadly, I know both of things are not possible, so at the moment, when I still have 36 days left, I choose NOT to think about it.
Anywho, what have I been up to lately After I left y'all with the mysterious "COMING SOON" message, I'm sure I have been keeping you on your seats the last 4-5 weeks! Right? I know. So, I wouldn't want to keep the burning suspicion any longer, here we go!
Since Finland my German life has been going in full motion-highspeeed! From the minute I landed in Berlin, rode the train to Goslar, drove home, changed clothes, and on to a 17th Birthday Party! Yes, I was tired, but hey.. I'm not the girl to say no to a party! I stayed the night there, and the next day went "extreme skateboarding" with the birthday boy. Let's just say that was interestingggggg. The weather was super friendly after my cold adventures in Finland. FINALLY SPRING I had thought! And it actually stayed nice for a few days. On monday, the first school day back for me since practically a month and a half, Nettie (my host mom) and I decided to go on a little bike ride to enjoy the great weather! Low and behold, I managed approximately 200 yards before I completely, totally, fell off my bike.
April 15th-21st
Ahhh yeah. Luckily, everything stayed in one piece. Just a few scrapes and bruises, nothing serious! I did give my host mom (and MOM mom) a good scare. The rest of the week stayed accident free, and also springy :) For the first time since I have been in Germany I didn't have to take a jacket to school! RECORD BREAKING. On the weekend I went to "Autostadt" with my host mom, had a sleepover with some friends, and went to a castle with my "Oma and Opa" and Lena and Nettie! :)
The millionth Mini!
April 22nd- 28th; The next week I went to Berlin with the school on a class trip! :D That was really cool becauseee
a.) we got to miss school!
b.) I was in Berlin with all my friends
Need I say more?
We went to three museums, and had two hours free time. Unfortunately, we had no plan at all, and just ended up walking through the city looking for someplace, on some street. We still had a great time of course. The next day I went to a theatre play with my German class. This time we didn't miss school, and the production turned out to be a giant bust. I don't want to complain about modern art or something, and I'm not one to just bash out on things like that, but I could have thought of many more enjoyable ways to spend my Friday evening. Luckily an awesome Saturday in Hannover with about 25 exchange students made up for it! :) That was a really great day, but sadly bad weather! You get used to it when you live here. In these weeks I was preparing myself for the BIG German test I would take in Berlin on the 15th of May. I was so nervous, it was a test for college credits in the USA, and if I do well on it, I can (pretty much) easily major or minor in German!
April 29th-May 5th; This is witch week in the Harz mountains! I live there, and every year they have this celebration called Walpurgis, which is basically a large group of Germans get together, watch witches dance, have a big fire, and drink lots of beer. It also is supposed to be a celebration to Welcome the Spring season... If you are really interested click HERE to find out more about it! It was a really cool night, like nothing I had ever seen before.. I'm not sure if I like the whole witches thing, but as an exchange student "If it's not dangerous, don't say no!"So that was in the middle of the week, on a Tuesday night, and we didn't have school Wednesday! Yay :D And that particular Wednesday just so happend to be....
250 DAYS IN GERMANY!
Crazy, unbelievable, fantastic, incredible, unreal, amazing, and SUPER DUPER, are just some of the descriptive adjectives that fit the way I feel about that!
To make it about 100x better, that weekend we took a little trip to Belgium! No biggie ;) We went to visit my little host cousin and help her celebrate " Lente Fest" a Belgian celebration in which kids between 7-9 just kinda have a party. Haha! I guess crossing into "big-kidhood" or something. I'm not really sure, but it was great! We left on Friday with a full car, Lena (DRIVING OMG), Nettie, Oma, Opa, and me. Plus baggage and in a little German car, that doesn't leave much space for wiggle room. Only 6 hours though, and we were in Belgium! On Saturday Nettie, Lena and I took a day trip to the cuuuuutest little town I have ever seen! And trust me, I have seen many cute little European towns throughout my adventures.. But this one was so precious! It's called Gent, and I like to say it is Belgium's hidden gem. :) We found the cutest bakery, then the cutest little Belgian girl scouts asking to buy candy (of course, how could this girl resist?), then the cutest little river running through, a boat tour, a castle, a waffle maker, a cappuccino, an art gallery, a museum and to top it all off, an Antique Market in an old church where I found a ring for 3 euros. . If that is not a perfect day, then darlin' I don't know what is. I loved it all!
Girls Day Out!
Part two coming tomorrow! Really though. I PROMISE TOMORROW! But it is late and I really must go to bed. ;)
p.s. Sorry for any awkward sentences... English speaking is becoming a little tough for me!
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