My guarantee forms are back! I was informed yesterday that my Rotary Club has the forms signed and back from Germany! I was very excited. I have been in contact with my first host family and they seem very excited that I am coming. I also emailed my school and YEO (Youth Exchange Officer) the other day. They seem quite happy that they will be hosting me. My business cards are also in! The outbound students received them at the District Rotary Conference in Elensburg a couple of weekends ago. It is also tradition to trade pins with other exchange students to put on our Rotary blazers. I recently received some "Spirit of BC" and "2010 Legacies Now" pins from Altitude. I was very excited to get them in the mail.
Now that I have the guarantee forms, I am able to get my flights booked. I will be leaving the first week of September, and I am looking forward to it! It has all been quite crazy within the last couple of months. I have been trying to get ready for this exchange, and finish with school, yet, now that the end of school is approaching and the beginning of my exchange year is drawing near, it almost seems surreal.
It will be nice to spend the summer with friends and family before I leave, and get to know God a bit more deeply before I leave. Although, I am waiting very expectantly for the next couple of stages in my year. I am loving every minute of it! Germany, here I come!
:) K
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Journey Begins
The journey of my year-long exchange begins here. This weekend was the Outbound Orientation Weekend in Naramata. It was a weekend full of information on preparation and things to expect during the exchange. It was great to have many questions answered by the panel of Rebound and Inbound students.
As I am preparing for this year by researching information, reading books, learning the language, and asking many questions, I am excited and thrilled as well as nervous at the same time. A year is a long time to be away from home. I am filled with questions such as: What will my host family think of me? Will I be prepared enough? How will I cope with difficult situations?
I am thankful that my Rotary Club is so wonderfully preparing me and that I have support from my friends and family. I am starting up this blog in hopes that I will be able to share my exchange year with family and friends, while spending only limited time on the computer writing hundreds of emails. Instead, I can keep you all posted here.
So! I'll keep you posted!
K
As I am preparing for this year by researching information, reading books, learning the language, and asking many questions, I am excited and thrilled as well as nervous at the same time. A year is a long time to be away from home. I am filled with questions such as: What will my host family think of me? Will I be prepared enough? How will I cope with difficult situations?
I am thankful that my Rotary Club is so wonderfully preparing me and that I have support from my friends and family. I am starting up this blog in hopes that I will be able to share my exchange year with family and friends, while spending only limited time on the computer writing hundreds of emails. Instead, I can keep you all posted here.
So! I'll keep you posted!
K
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