Finally!!

Wow. Just realized that I skipped a whole month!! I have been just too busy. I figure that I am not really going to recall details. But I will just try to keep you up to date. Okay. so!!

Had the best new years ever! went to turn gala with the messners, was this gymnastics show, which was cool! Went to Their house in Müllheim. Took a trip to Freiburg for the day and walked a little in Rotweil, and Basel, Switzerland, but it was Sunday that day. (everything was closed) Also had some nice days without school! yay!!

Things at the Messners were getting a little tensionous. But on the 23rd I switched!!! Yay!! Things are going 100% better now and I am loving my new family! They are so great! I have been talking more English, but its necessary to form the connection of friendship. That is what was lacking at the Messners. The Kienzles have no prejudices against me, and therefore things are going much better! I am able to do more things and I am feeling like part of the family!! I am so very greatful! We went on a skiing weekend just this past weekend. It was nice. We got back yesterday evening. My muscles ache so bad. But thats okay. I have started up dance again, and Daniel is my partner. Oh, yeah and the Weissball is this dance that the Messners invited me to and I invited Daniel to be my partner. It was lots of fun because it was ballroom dancing and even though there were a bunch of old people, it was always fun to dance. :) I borrowed Bärbels dress. It was so nice of her to let me borrow one!! :)

I really missed going skiing! It was so great to get up on the mountain and go skiiing! I was nicknamed 'woody kay' because I kept going on the peanut trails in the trees. It was a lot of fun. I think that perhaps my good side might have finally surfaced to this rock hard Rotary Club. We shall see. Last week I also went to a relaxation Thermal. It was so great! I wish we had more of these in Canada. I wish I could take it back home with me. There were saunas and realxing pools, it was just really nice. So tiring though! I have been eating well these last couple weeks. Bärbel is a Thai cooker! So I have been getting asian food! Therefore, my belly, I believe has been the fullest this whole year this last week! It is somewhat terrifying!!

I have really gotten into the youth group here and have been talking to more people! I went to this girls sleepover last weekend and I really enjoyed that. Although, I am sure it would have been much much better, had I understood more. But it was nice to get to know the girls a little bit more! It was great!

School is same as it always it. Langweilig. Aber es geht. Wish I didnt have to go, but ahh..its only a couple more months! haha!

I am going to Hambourg in a couple of weeks to visit one of my moms friends. I am so very excited! It will be fantastic, I know it! I am really looking forward to going. I will be gone for two and a half weeks. So it will be nice!

Time is passing so quickly now. And now that I am starting to enjoy my time here (finally!! cant believe that it took so long!!) I am sure that I will be home before I know it. :( I am sometimes thinking that I dont want to go home. That I would rather just stay here. Although I know that with Rotary, I CANT. But perhaps afterwards, I will come back. I will miss the Church and youth group and the friends from there, and the Kienzles. I know it. I am so glad that things have finally turned around!

I am so very thankful for everyone that has helped make this exchange possible for me! I have not forgotten your graciousness! I remember it always! I am so very thankful and I just wanted to tell you that things are finally turning around!! Thank yo so much! Until next time...this time I am hoping to reply sooner! Thanks again and bis bald!

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