This year there was no Thanksgiving. None what-so-ever. In fact, I didn't even feel like it had been thanksgiving. It was a weird feeling, as I am sure other Canadian holidays will be, that being in a country that doesn't celebrate a holiday (stores have all the decorations, the food, the candy, and whatever else they can convince you that you NEED for this holiday) other holidays you once celebrated, totally bypass you without really realizing it.
Wow, busy, busy week this week (I realize now that it has been more than a week... I have given up all hope of my diary oath I had made...for three strait weeks I wrote, and then nothing. Totally gave up. But I have been writing notes on my calender though...) Okay!
Sunday the 12th, I had my first dance class! It was so great! I am really happy about it, because it is standard (ballroom) dancing! Even though I didn't have a partner, I was told that one guy didn't have a partner, but he didn't show up that day, so I danced with the assistant teacher (who turned out to be a girl that Kimi went to school with, and she was really nice...although, it was a little strange to be dancing with a girl, it was okay, because she knew the guys' steps really well). Anyhow, and we practiced for the dances for Fritz's 60th birthday (which was on Friday). Then when I came home from dance, Edi and Toli, from church asked me if I wanted to go for a drink or something. So they picked me up and we went to Enchiladas and we talked and ate a little and had some drinks (eis kaffee!!). I loved it! It was so great to hang out with them. It was, I believe, the first time that I really felt like I was at home. Hanging out with them really reminded me of hanging out with good friends, and it felt so great. They are really great guys and we talked about all sorts of stuff! It was awesome!
Monday was a rather boring day. I wanted to fall asleep (and I am 100% sure that I did that day). But then I was called out of the class by my second host mom, and I switched classes! So I am now in the 12th grade, not the 11th. And even though the days are longer sometimes, the classes (especially the English class) are much better. And so many more people talked to me within the first two days!! It was such a nice change! And I don't really mind getting to know more people. I have been saying hi to the other girls in the 11th class still, at the bus stop, etc.
Tuesday I got a hair cut. It was a little shorter than I wanted, but I got a good deal, because Heike is a friend and I had it cut at her studio. But I want to grow out my hair again. Although it is easier shorter, I like it longer, I think.
Wednesday: REVOLVERHELD!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so AWESOME! And I was so excited to go!! It was so great! Because the concert was in this bar\disco and was about the same size of A.L.Fortune's gym! We were standing and had tonnes of elbow room, and were about 10 feet away from the band! It was so awesome! And tickets were only, 24€!! Best concert ever! I went with Meike and her best friend Lisa. So it was fun!
Thursday: went out with two girls in my new class; Nadine and Janika. And I love them! They are so great! I want to get to know them more, because I think we have a lot in common, just with being open minded (it is hard to find open minded Germans in this area) and things like that. So I had a great time talking with them, and just hanging out, getting to know them.
Friday: Fritz's 60th Birthday. We left at 3pm and we got back at about 4AM in the MORNING!!! It was insane! And it was good. There were lots of people there and there were other people performing besides us. It was nice. We ate TOO much and danced lots! Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous about going in front of everyone and performing. I somehow had this nonchalant confidence about it. I liked doing the performances. It was nice.
Saturday: Slept in a long time, and was invited by another group of girls from another class to go to this acoustic concert with them in the same town where I have church. It turned out to be a not so great night with those girls (they were drinking before we went and weren't really talking to me) and when we got to the concert, I was talking with Lena and Jessica (girls I went to Stuttgart with) and I turned around and the other girls were gone! So I stuck with Lena and Jessica, and had a much better time with them. The girls that invited me, wanted to go to this house party after the concert ended, but I wanted to go home because of church on Sunday, so I ended up talking with Lena and Jessica, and got a ride home with them, thank goodness they were there! I was not so fond of how the girls took care of me, being their guest to come with them, but a bad night turned into a good one with Lena and Jessica! :)
Sunday: Went to church and dance, and took a night to relax. I was offered to go to small groups at Edi's house, but I was tired, and needed a night to recuperate from the week. (busy, busy!) It was nice to just relax at home. Bebe and Ralf had gone to a birthday party and I watched a movie. Dance went okay...my partner was there this time, but he kind of smelt of stale alcohol and smoke. He was an okay dancer, though. To make up for the lessons that I missed (I have to pay the full price, but I can take practice lessons on Saturday) I am going in on Saturday and I will have a different partner. One of the teachers was going to look for one for me. We shall see how that goes.
Monday: I went to school and came home, went to Aalen for the German course, and when I came home, I asked Ralf if I would be able to go to the Staatsgallerie on Tuesday. (I had only 1 and a half hours of school because 3 hours were taken up by the students doing a German test, so I didn't have to go to school, and I thought that it would be interesting to check out a museum in Stuttgart. So I explained to Ralf what I was thinking and my reasons for thinking this, and he was relatively good about it and considered it calmly. But then Bebe came home and she was yelling at me, and I felt like the biggest, stupidest, thoughtless exchange student in the world. (I'm not and I know that, but it's just the way that she makes me feel when I am around her sometimes and she yells at me for no reason) I tried to explain myself, but it just didn't go well. So I cleared my dinner plate and went down stairs to my room after she was finished and I cried. All homesickness, loneliness, helplessness, feelings of encasement, and lack of independence rushed at me at once and overwhelmed me for a good 15 minutes. After Bebe had talked to my counselor about the situation, she called me upstairs to tell me that I could actually GO! It was so bizzaar, the way that her emotions changed in such a short time. I don't know if she realized the affect of her words and attitude had on me, but I feel that I have to sit down Ralf and Bebe when Ralf gets back home, and I need to have a talk to them about how I am feeling and these issues that have arised.
So today, I went to Stuttgart, alone!!!! It was so great! I felt this exhilarating freedom and independence, it was so great! I took the train there, went to the Staatsgallerie and stayed there for about 3 hours and looked at all the paintings and exhibition then came home by train once again. It was easy to find, once I knew where I was and where I needed to go. I had a map and information, and after asking a passerby for directions, I found the Gallery in no time. There was an exhibition on Matisse, and it wasn't too bad, but I am more of a Romantic period art lover. It was a big gallery, but was easy to maneuver around. It was nice to experience a touristy kind of day. I have been longing to go to museums and art galleries, but I don't think that Bebe and Ralf have time, or necessarily to go with me. So I am glad that I made a decision to go, and that my counselor allowed me to go. It was such a breath of fresh air from the old routine of going to school and sitting at home! A little bit of cultural 'food'. One of the purposes of my coming here; for the culture!!!
Sometimes, just thinking about thanksgiving, it is sometimes hard to think of ways to be thankful during hard times. But I guess everything is for the best. Hopefully things are cleared up, the misunderstandings and the struggles of family differences. I am most thankful for home support though, it is greatly appreciated, and I am loving everyone for all their love that they send! Thank you! And although there was no turkey for me this Thanksgiving, I am confident to say that I hope to think of other, much lest taste-filled things to be thankful for this month.
K
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Oktoberfest
Another week has past already and I have been here for about a month and just over a week. It is hard to believe. I feel like things are going slower than I though for being 1\11th over. So to start where I left off...
I went to dinner with four girls (Jacky, Laura, Tanja, and I forget the other girl's name) from my class on the 2nd of October to Aalen. It was okay. We went to this bar\restaurant called Enchiladas and ate Mexican food...well, German style Mexican food. It was good, and we had mocktails, and we talked and it was nice to get out of the house for a couple of hours for a change. Oh, and before I went out, Kathryn from the 5060 district and her husband came for coffee to chat about the RI Convention and just to visit. It was nice. Then on the Friday the 3rd, there was no school because it was like a stat holiday. 'Tag der Deutschen Eunheit' which is the day of the reunification of the two Germanys. I lazed around all day, and didn't do anything in particular. It was nice to relax. I was kind of surprised though, because they don't any parades, or anything like that. Bebe said maybe in Berlin or Hamburg, but not here. So we had no school also, which was really nice. :)
Then on Saturday the 4th we loaded the car and took off to Munich for Oktoberfest. It was a two hour drive, and I have learned that that is A LOT for Germans, or any European, I think, to drive so far and so many hours. Usually, people just stay within their region, I think. I was talking to some people, and they said that they don't even go to Stuttgart because it is very far. And I was thinking WHAT? because Kelowna is an hour away too, about the same time, and I used to go there often within the past year. Plus, to drive 15 minutes away for church, I guess is a big thing when I explained that I went to church in Salmon Arm. I think it is also because everything is closer here, so you don't have to go so far. Anyhow. Oktoberfest was not what I expected it to be. Well, it was and it wasn't. I knew that we would be in the tent, but I didn't know we would be there for the whole 6 hours! We got in Munich at about noon and we went to a restaurant and ate a bit, stayed there for a couple hours, then I went with Eugenio to Alex's flat (where we would sleep that night in one room with Alex, Axi, Carol, and Phillip) to change and to waste some time before it was 5 pm, which was when our reservation was at. So then when we got there, the others learned that we could not come back into the tent if we left. (I knew this already from the Cannstatter Wassen, but didn't know what everybodyelse's plans were, because they also talked about going on rides and stuff, so I figured that we wouldn't stay in the tent till it closed (which we did). Apparently, though, it is really difficult to get into the tent we were in, because our tent was mostly people from Munich. There are different kinds of tents, some tents are filled with Australians, some with other tourists, etc, etc. Although, the foreigner tents are usually a lot more rowdy than the Native tents. So it was good though, because we were also in a reserved seating area. Apparently it's the envy of many Germans to actually get a seat at the Oktoberfest and people only get in if they book a year before...or more.
Anyhow, so I drank lemonade, and everyone else was drinking what ever mixture of beer and lemonade they preferred, and we took pictures and ate some snacks, and sang along with the band, and we talked, and it was all good for the first couple hours. At around the third hour I was getting pretty bored and everyone else had more to drink, and were getting a little too light-hearted. I liked the music the most, just the umpapa of the band and everyone knowing the words and singing and dancing. (a correction about the getting on the benches to order, they just get on the benches to dance and sing, just to have fun...) and that was all good. But there were some songs that didn't have that great of lyrics...But a couple of songs really stuck in my head: Fliegenlied (which is actually a children's song, but very catchy, and we do actions, and when everyone is drunk, it seems pretty funny), Viva Colonia, Country Roads, and Ein Prosit (which they sing about every 2 minutes, and its a toasting song, so everyone clinks their mugs together with everyone and says PROST! 'cheers!' and sings the song). A couple more that we sang are: Hände zum Himmel, Fürstenfeld, Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht, and some others that I don't know the names. Anyhow, I after a while, I asked if we could walk around a bit and Bärbel (I spelt it Belbe before) and I went outside for a while so that I could get some souvenirs, but we went back in the tent after (we had talked to the security dude).
There were a lot of drunk people, and I was glad that I was with a group of people that I knew. Although was a little upset because some of our people were drunk themselves. But finally the tent closed at 11pm, and we left for home (some of us - my feet were killing me and it was freezing). So then when we got to Alex's and Axi's flat (with some difficulty and a lot of having to stay close to each other because of the hoards of people in the train station and on the trains) all six of us slept in the one room that they have and I quickly went to sleep. The next morning, we woke up, had a small breakfast, and later Ralf and Bebe came to take me home. I was disappointed to not go on rides or see anything outside when it was still daylight, or do anything other than be in the tent, but I am glad that I got to at least get out for the ten minutes with Bärbel. Perhaps one year, if I go again, I will get to do the other things that are at Oktoberfest. All in all, I think the whole experience kind of queezed me a bit, because I don't really like being around drunk people. But was an experience I am sure I won't forget. :)
Anyhow. Then on Sunday it was the Erntedankfest day, so it was kind of a holiday too. And Monday, I went to school, both in Heubach and in Aalen. And on Thursday, I went to this Innerwheel meeting with Bärbel and Ebi and Eugenio. It was a tour of Binz, a company that is a partner or something with Mercedes Benz and they take new Mercedes and cut them in half and make them longer, into Limos. They also make hearses and Swedish 'krankenwagens' (ambulances). They are kind of cool. The reason that they are an ugly yellow colour is because in Sweden, they have 8 months of snow and the elk don't like this colour. Then after that we went to a bar\restaurant to eat and have a drink. I had a fruity mocktail, that was nice, and some Kasebrot (cheese bread). Also, that evening, I had a nice talk with Bärbel. I asked her about switching classes in school (why should I be stuck with people a year younger than me, when I am finished school and school doesn't matter grades-wise for me, and I don't understand anything that they are saying anyways?), and also about difficulties with the host family and just having been feeling like I am a replacement child, not necessarily an exchange student. And even though her daughter is also out on exchange, Bärbel was very good to talk to. I think I have found my not-counselor counselor. Which is nice, because she is also my second host mother. So hopefully somethings go a bit better within the next few weeks, just with school and trying to figure out the best way of dealing with this issue.
Then yesterday, I went to the jazz\hip hop dance class, which was good, I knew a bit more of the steps from the last time, and then I went to youth group. It was a nice service, even though I didn't understand. Kristina translated me the gist of what they were talking about, so it was okay. And also, after that, Edi asked me if I wanted to come to Schwäbisch Gmünd with him and Iris, Esther, and I forget the other girl's name, to go check out this party thing going on. It is where there are live bands playing at all the bars, and they were going to check out the bands. So I went along and it was great. We walked around the town to each bar and checked out the music that the bands were playing. Some were really good, others, not so good. And unfortunately, most of the time they were on break, so we had to go to another bar. It was nice to hang out with other Christians, and just get a feel of how they hang out in Germany. It was a great time!
Today, I went to Stuttgart with three other girls from my class, Lena, Jessica, and Steffie. I wanted to see what they were like too. I ended up missing the train when we were supposed to meet (It's going to take me a while to get used to managing my life around train and bus schedules, I really don't like it) but then they called me and we took the next train an hour later. We went to the Cannstatter Wassen and walked around a bit, went on two rides and then went to Königs Strasse and did some shopping. I finally found a nice pair of pants that I was satisfied with and a nice price too: 14.95€. Most of the clothes are relative to that of dollars, but just say €, although if you convert the currency, they are much more expensive, but this pair was a nice find. There were some crazy talented people on the street, playing music and doing art. It was insane! There was this guy that was doing a huge chalk drawing on the sidewalk and he was super good! I grew very sad at the thought that if it rained, his very hard work and lovely drawing would be washed away! He was so very good! There was also these two African-French guys that were playing some pretty cool music, and I bought their CD they had there. It was three different versions of the same song, but I always find joy in helping out people who are performing on the street. I really want the best for them, and feel bad that I have so much, and sometimes they have so little. I remember there was this one guy in London that was playing really good music in the tube and I wish that people with so much talent (also the opera singer in London) would be recognized.
Anyhow, so today was nice. It was great to go to Stuttgart again. I recognized shops that I went to a year and a half ago, and that was nice. It familiar, and it's so nice to feel like something is familiar to you in an unfamiliar country. I was so tired once we started for home, because we walked all day (which was nice because I have been having a lack of exercise since being here - Why do I feel like I am echoing Rotary???).
Tomorrow I have a full day of events! I have church! And then some people are coming over to practice for Fritz's (Ralf's older brother) birthday bash in the next weeks. Bebe loves to put on shows for peoples birthdays, and we are doing a dance to the Star Sisters Medley! It is fun. We have golden hats, shoes, and blazers with coattails, black shorts and fishnets, and even homemade microphones (complete with silver spray painted tennis balls for the mics). So I think that it will be fun. Also, Bebe is lip syncing a Natalie Cole song, while some of us dance around in different outfits. So we are practicing tomorrow after I come back from church. Then at 4pm I have dance class!! I am so excited because it is a 'standard' dance class: with cha cha, tango, waltz, etc, etc! I hope that it goes well! I have to go to Aalen for the class, and conveniently the studio is right across from the train station, so I don't have to wait for a bus...although I don't know if I will take the train because of the times on Sunday. We will see.) Anyhow!
Then on Wednesday, I am going to a Revolverheld concert! I am very excited for that too - they are a German band that Spencer introduced to me when he came back from Switzerland. I am going with Ralf's niece and her brothers girlfriend (they are doing the Star Sisters dance with Bebe and I). So that will be fun, and will be nice also to get out and do something fun. :)
So far, that's all I know. I will sometime within the next few weeks be able to visit Gülsah (from when I was in Germany a year and a half ago)! So I am excited to see her also. Alex (McGregor from district 5060) was also talking about going to Salzburg in Austria for a day or something, but I have yet to get details and confirmation. Anyhow, I am starting to feel the upsides of being here, and have been starting to get to know people (Edi, Kristina, and Eva from church, and the girls from school, as well as hopefully people from my dance class!!!!!) and I am really taking in the fact that I am in Europe (it's hard to believe, but I don't really think that I am in Europe, sometimes...). So things are slowly getting together, and I am starting to have a bit more fun. :) So until next time, Bis bald und viel spaß,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAC55KiQaXE
K
I went to dinner with four girls (Jacky, Laura, Tanja, and I forget the other girl's name) from my class on the 2nd of October to Aalen. It was okay. We went to this bar\restaurant called Enchiladas and ate Mexican food...well, German style Mexican food. It was good, and we had mocktails, and we talked and it was nice to get out of the house for a couple of hours for a change. Oh, and before I went out, Kathryn from the 5060 district and her husband came for coffee to chat about the RI Convention and just to visit. It was nice. Then on the Friday the 3rd, there was no school because it was like a stat holiday. 'Tag der Deutschen Eunheit' which is the day of the reunification of the two Germanys. I lazed around all day, and didn't do anything in particular. It was nice to relax. I was kind of surprised though, because they don't any parades, or anything like that. Bebe said maybe in Berlin or Hamburg, but not here. So we had no school also, which was really nice. :)
Then on Saturday the 4th we loaded the car and took off to Munich for Oktoberfest. It was a two hour drive, and I have learned that that is A LOT for Germans, or any European, I think, to drive so far and so many hours. Usually, people just stay within their region, I think. I was talking to some people, and they said that they don't even go to Stuttgart because it is very far. And I was thinking WHAT? because Kelowna is an hour away too, about the same time, and I used to go there often within the past year. Plus, to drive 15 minutes away for church, I guess is a big thing when I explained that I went to church in Salmon Arm. I think it is also because everything is closer here, so you don't have to go so far. Anyhow. Oktoberfest was not what I expected it to be. Well, it was and it wasn't. I knew that we would be in the tent, but I didn't know we would be there for the whole 6 hours! We got in Munich at about noon and we went to a restaurant and ate a bit, stayed there for a couple hours, then I went with Eugenio to Alex's flat (where we would sleep that night in one room with Alex, Axi, Carol, and Phillip) to change and to waste some time before it was 5 pm, which was when our reservation was at. So then when we got there, the others learned that we could not come back into the tent if we left. (I knew this already from the Cannstatter Wassen, but didn't know what everybodyelse's plans were, because they also talked about going on rides and stuff, so I figured that we wouldn't stay in the tent till it closed (which we did). Apparently, though, it is really difficult to get into the tent we were in, because our tent was mostly people from Munich. There are different kinds of tents, some tents are filled with Australians, some with other tourists, etc, etc. Although, the foreigner tents are usually a lot more rowdy than the Native tents. So it was good though, because we were also in a reserved seating area. Apparently it's the envy of many Germans to actually get a seat at the Oktoberfest and people only get in if they book a year before...or more.
Anyhow, so I drank lemonade, and everyone else was drinking what ever mixture of beer and lemonade they preferred, and we took pictures and ate some snacks, and sang along with the band, and we talked, and it was all good for the first couple hours. At around the third hour I was getting pretty bored and everyone else had more to drink, and were getting a little too light-hearted. I liked the music the most, just the umpapa of the band and everyone knowing the words and singing and dancing. (a correction about the getting on the benches to order, they just get on the benches to dance and sing, just to have fun...) and that was all good. But there were some songs that didn't have that great of lyrics...But a couple of songs really stuck in my head: Fliegenlied (which is actually a children's song, but very catchy, and we do actions, and when everyone is drunk, it seems pretty funny), Viva Colonia, Country Roads, and Ein Prosit (which they sing about every 2 minutes, and its a toasting song, so everyone clinks their mugs together with everyone and says PROST! 'cheers!' and sings the song). A couple more that we sang are: Hände zum Himmel, Fürstenfeld, Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht, and some others that I don't know the names. Anyhow, I after a while, I asked if we could walk around a bit and Bärbel (I spelt it Belbe before) and I went outside for a while so that I could get some souvenirs, but we went back in the tent after (we had talked to the security dude).
There were a lot of drunk people, and I was glad that I was with a group of people that I knew. Although was a little upset because some of our people were drunk themselves. But finally the tent closed at 11pm, and we left for home (some of us - my feet were killing me and it was freezing). So then when we got to Alex's and Axi's flat (with some difficulty and a lot of having to stay close to each other because of the hoards of people in the train station and on the trains) all six of us slept in the one room that they have and I quickly went to sleep. The next morning, we woke up, had a small breakfast, and later Ralf and Bebe came to take me home. I was disappointed to not go on rides or see anything outside when it was still daylight, or do anything other than be in the tent, but I am glad that I got to at least get out for the ten minutes with Bärbel. Perhaps one year, if I go again, I will get to do the other things that are at Oktoberfest. All in all, I think the whole experience kind of queezed me a bit, because I don't really like being around drunk people. But was an experience I am sure I won't forget. :)
Anyhow. Then on Sunday it was the Erntedankfest day, so it was kind of a holiday too. And Monday, I went to school, both in Heubach and in Aalen. And on Thursday, I went to this Innerwheel meeting with Bärbel and Ebi and Eugenio. It was a tour of Binz, a company that is a partner or something with Mercedes Benz and they take new Mercedes and cut them in half and make them longer, into Limos. They also make hearses and Swedish 'krankenwagens' (ambulances). They are kind of cool. The reason that they are an ugly yellow colour is because in Sweden, they have 8 months of snow and the elk don't like this colour. Then after that we went to a bar\restaurant to eat and have a drink. I had a fruity mocktail, that was nice, and some Kasebrot (cheese bread). Also, that evening, I had a nice talk with Bärbel. I asked her about switching classes in school (why should I be stuck with people a year younger than me, when I am finished school and school doesn't matter grades-wise for me, and I don't understand anything that they are saying anyways?), and also about difficulties with the host family and just having been feeling like I am a replacement child, not necessarily an exchange student. And even though her daughter is also out on exchange, Bärbel was very good to talk to. I think I have found my not-counselor counselor. Which is nice, because she is also my second host mother. So hopefully somethings go a bit better within the next few weeks, just with school and trying to figure out the best way of dealing with this issue.
Then yesterday, I went to the jazz\hip hop dance class, which was good, I knew a bit more of the steps from the last time, and then I went to youth group. It was a nice service, even though I didn't understand. Kristina translated me the gist of what they were talking about, so it was okay. And also, after that, Edi asked me if I wanted to come to Schwäbisch Gmünd with him and Iris, Esther, and I forget the other girl's name, to go check out this party thing going on. It is where there are live bands playing at all the bars, and they were going to check out the bands. So I went along and it was great. We walked around the town to each bar and checked out the music that the bands were playing. Some were really good, others, not so good. And unfortunately, most of the time they were on break, so we had to go to another bar. It was nice to hang out with other Christians, and just get a feel of how they hang out in Germany. It was a great time!
Today, I went to Stuttgart with three other girls from my class, Lena, Jessica, and Steffie. I wanted to see what they were like too. I ended up missing the train when we were supposed to meet (It's going to take me a while to get used to managing my life around train and bus schedules, I really don't like it) but then they called me and we took the next train an hour later. We went to the Cannstatter Wassen and walked around a bit, went on two rides and then went to Königs Strasse and did some shopping. I finally found a nice pair of pants that I was satisfied with and a nice price too: 14.95€. Most of the clothes are relative to that of dollars, but just say €, although if you convert the currency, they are much more expensive, but this pair was a nice find. There were some crazy talented people on the street, playing music and doing art. It was insane! There was this guy that was doing a huge chalk drawing on the sidewalk and he was super good! I grew very sad at the thought that if it rained, his very hard work and lovely drawing would be washed away! He was so very good! There was also these two African-French guys that were playing some pretty cool music, and I bought their CD they had there. It was three different versions of the same song, but I always find joy in helping out people who are performing on the street. I really want the best for them, and feel bad that I have so much, and sometimes they have so little. I remember there was this one guy in London that was playing really good music in the tube and I wish that people with so much talent (also the opera singer in London) would be recognized.
Anyhow, so today was nice. It was great to go to Stuttgart again. I recognized shops that I went to a year and a half ago, and that was nice. It familiar, and it's so nice to feel like something is familiar to you in an unfamiliar country. I was so tired once we started for home, because we walked all day (which was nice because I have been having a lack of exercise since being here - Why do I feel like I am echoing Rotary???).
Tomorrow I have a full day of events! I have church! And then some people are coming over to practice for Fritz's (Ralf's older brother) birthday bash in the next weeks. Bebe loves to put on shows for peoples birthdays, and we are doing a dance to the Star Sisters Medley! It is fun. We have golden hats, shoes, and blazers with coattails, black shorts and fishnets, and even homemade microphones (complete with silver spray painted tennis balls for the mics). So I think that it will be fun. Also, Bebe is lip syncing a Natalie Cole song, while some of us dance around in different outfits. So we are practicing tomorrow after I come back from church. Then at 4pm I have dance class!! I am so excited because it is a 'standard' dance class: with cha cha, tango, waltz, etc, etc! I hope that it goes well! I have to go to Aalen for the class, and conveniently the studio is right across from the train station, so I don't have to wait for a bus...although I don't know if I will take the train because of the times on Sunday. We will see.) Anyhow!
Then on Wednesday, I am going to a Revolverheld concert! I am very excited for that too - they are a German band that Spencer introduced to me when he came back from Switzerland. I am going with Ralf's niece and her brothers girlfriend (they are doing the Star Sisters dance with Bebe and I). So that will be fun, and will be nice also to get out and do something fun. :)
So far, that's all I know. I will sometime within the next few weeks be able to visit Gülsah (from when I was in Germany a year and a half ago)! So I am excited to see her also. Alex (McGregor from district 5060) was also talking about going to Salzburg in Austria for a day or something, but I have yet to get details and confirmation. Anyhow, I am starting to feel the upsides of being here, and have been starting to get to know people (Edi, Kristina, and Eva from church, and the girls from school, as well as hopefully people from my dance class!!!!!) and I am really taking in the fact that I am in Europe (it's hard to believe, but I don't really think that I am in Europe, sometimes...). So things are slowly getting together, and I am starting to have a bit more fun. :) So until next time, Bis bald und viel spaß,
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