Tick Tock Tick Tock....Tick Tick Tick Tick (AHHHHHH!!!)

Sorry that I haven't written earlier, it's been a really crazy week and this one is just as crazy if not crazier. I do have a few pictures for you though, so I figured that would make you happy. The move was hard, and I cried, but it was inevitable. Mira also understood what was going on. When I left she looked at me with these huge sad eyes. It was hearbreaking. I recieved a text message from Katrin which said, "Sleep well Marita. Love, Katrin." Of course that was incredibly sweet. I can't say I slept well, but that was mostly because the clock in my room ticks REALLY REALLY loud. I've actually taken the battery out of it, because I can't sleep otherwise!

Being in a new family is also quite mentally and physically exhausting. So I'm even more tired lately than usual. I'm just starting to get the hang of where the light switches are and Renato taught me a trick so I can get out of the bathroom. (He was living in this family before me.) The lock is a bit tempermental, so I've gotten stuck in the bathroom a few times. However with Renato's advice I can always get out!

My host sister Franziska isn't home. She's in Chile right now. Felix and Christopher were home when I first arrived. Felix is still, but Christopher left on Wednesday for a week to go to Spain on an exchange. He's back this Wednesday. Christopher is 16 and Felix is 15. Before Christopher left he told me that he hoped everything went well for me while he was gone. Then he gave me a hug. I was pretty much struck speechless. I'd only known him for 2 days and people here in Germany don't seem to be very huggy. So that was really shocking, but sweet.

My host parents Gudrun and Horst were gone for the weekend, so my guest Omi (grandmother) came down and took care of Felix and I for the weekend. We talked a lot. She is really open, friendly, and has travelled a lot. She has even been to Canada! So she showed me her pictures. I also met one of our neighbours for the first time. She is a really sweet lady. The Omi and I went with her to see Der Vorleser (The Reader) in the cinema. It was well done and apparently it's a German novel. I need to read the book. Kate Winslett did an amazing job.

I was rehersing all weekend in the school. 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 7:45 pm on Sunday. We got a lot done and I think we will be ready for our first performance on Friday. We also did our first run through. It went well and luckily we managed to do it in under 2 hours!

I also ate the best döner of my life this week. There are döner shops everywhere here, but I've definetly discovered the best one here. Sooooo good. Yum. My stomache growls just thinking about it.

My German course is still going good once the play is over I can go twice a week. I'm still working hard in my other German book and I'm making more and more progress. I'm feeling very comfortable at the stage that I am now, but I still want to keep learning!

I'm hoping to get my Art project back on Wednesday or Thursday. As soon as I do I will post a picture! Renato is now in ma Art class because he switched into the 12th Grade. He was in the 13th Grade but they are taking their diplomas in a week and then they don't have to go to school. Of course he still has to, so now he is in my Grade, but we only have one class together. It's really nice having more time to talk to him now. We're both in the same boat.

It was really funny! One time we were in Art class and we were talking. (We were talking in English.) He prefers to talk in English and he is the only person I speak to English, so that was OK by me. Then a guy in our class comes over and says keep talking. He wanted to listen to us speak English. He also introduced himself and I feel bad, because I can't prononce his name!

We're also reading this strange book in German class which I found an English copy of on the internet. It's called Der Sandman (the Sandman) and if you are interested you can find the text on the web. It's rather creepy, but it's well written and the translation is also good.

In Music class today we started singing Happy Ending, by Mika. The text is rather unoriginal, but the music is really cool. We'll be performing that sometime in the future. In Gym class we are still playing Handball and we had to do these throwing dives. So my knees hurt! Handball and Volleyball are just not my thing. I liked Badminton better!

It's getting warmer here although it still rains a lot. Spring is on it's way yippe!

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This is a picture of my second host family the Wagners. On the far right is Johannes, in the middle Katrin, and on the left is Eberhard.

On my last day there Katrin and I made these special cookies that I wanted to make. Technically they are Christmas cookies, but what ever. Doesn't that look awesome.

Here are the cookies when they were finished. They didn't quite work out, but they look great!