So all of you who left comments pretty much rock my world. =) I was thrilled to find so many there today. (I haven't been on the computer for awhile.) So I'll update you on my life. Last weekend I had my first real weekend together with my host family. My host mother and I went to a mueseum in a Monastary near by, stopped for Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake), and also visited my host mother's Grandmother. Who just so happens to be 98....wow...Other than that we were at home.
After school on Monday I baked Brownies for my German class. (The real Northamerican kind. The brownies are definetly taste a bit different here.) Marion called while I was making them and asked if I was available to go to Rotary. I said OK and threw my brownies in the oven. Between checking the brownies I frantically got ready. (I only had an hour.) My brownies ended up taking a long time to cook. The middle was raw and I was becoming a little panicky! When Marion arrived I took them out of the oven and they were done. THANK GOODNESS. It practically gave me a heart attack. Felix told me I had put it on the wrong setting. Oh man... So now I think I have this oven's settings figured out. Luckily the brownies tasted good.
I went to Rotary and we visited one of the Rotarians dental practice. It was a very handsome office with a large cylinder fish tank in the middle. It was nice talking to Marion again and it was really cool that we talked only in German. When I was living with them we talked more English because I didn't know a lot of German back then.
Yesterday I went with my host father's class (he's a teacher in a nearby city) to the Opel Car Factory in Eisenach. It was interesting, but the guide was very unfriendly. As I'm sure you've heard Opel is having problems. Their mother company is GM in the U.S.A.
6 American exchange students have come to Rotenburg for 2 weeks. I had a chance to talk to one of them really briefly. It was nice talking in English to someone.
Tuesday evening was our 2nd performance. It went pretty good. I think it was better on Friday, but we still did a good job and Herr Meyer recorded it. A few more students were there too which was nice. We only had one or two students on Friday. So we have two more peformances. It's been so much fun. I can hardly believe it is almost over.
I leave on my Euro Tour on April 4th BAHHHHH!!! I am SO excited. It's going to be so much fun. I have a lot of fun trips coming up with Rotary. Well that's all I really have to report. Take care.
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MARTIA!
I was super excited to get your comment on my blog and have just got caught up on reading yours. I love to hear how fluent you are in German, I only wish I was the same. I also am very happy for you regarding the drama performance, that is so cool that a guy thought you were German with a English accent. Have a great time on the euro trip, and glad to hear that the shooting in the school was far away from you, but that was really devastating.
Stay classy!
Tell us more about the new exchange students. Why are they only there for 2 weeks and are they at your school?
mrm
Marita Paul!! Im so very sorry that its been forever since ive left something!! but I am all caught up and have read all of your posts that i missed!! :) im so happy that your play went so well, and that your move was good! you should send me your new address so that I can send you a post card there! :)
i am excited too for your trip Marita. I pop on from time to time but only occasionally leave a comment. I have been just working. You missed Red Deer weekend, but you'll be at the next one as a Rotex (returning outbound exch)
Rebecca is going outbound this summer to Holland and we will be having an inbound 16 yr old girl from Japan named Mai. Perhaps you can help us ensure she has a good time in Lethbridge. We've had some late snow in March so the snowboarding has been pretty good. Looks like Castle is going to wrap things up about mid April.
I saw Jullila last night and she misses you.
Can't wait to see you again.
chuck
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