Samstag, 18. Juli 2009

Yay we went to the super market today.. its like sams club it has everythingggggg it was soo cool.. it was two stories and there was a flat escalator so you can stand with your buggie on it while it takes you to the second story.. way cool! haha.. i found some american cereal and yogurt which was cool haha! Last night was rough.. Svenja crashed on her moped.. thankfully i was riding in the car in front of her.. it was really scary though.. she is fine thankfully.. It was a sleepless night for sure though.. i found the sports channel on tv yay!! haha so i have just been watching eurosport becuase i know whats going on and the commentary is annoying in any language, so its nothing new!! I miss my family, they dont have internet axcess in florida so i cant wait to hear from them! I appreciate all the birthday wishes on facebook, i had a wonderful birthday! I hope everyone is good at home.. i miss my friends a tonn! Jessica left for Costa Rica the day before yesterday i think so i cant wait to hear from her.. it will be interesting to share experiences abroad from two different continents!!! My family knows where to get the residence visa YAY so i wont get locked up abroad!! Its about 2:30 here so im going to go help make lunch! I miss you guys!! Leave me comments or email me at em.rooks@yahoo.com I want everyone to keep in touch! xoxo -Emilyyy

Birthdayy!!!

Yesterday was fun! We went and saw Harry Potter, in german, i didnt understand it haha but i still enjoyed watching it!!! Ive learned to just make up what i think people are saying.. sometimes its more funny that way haha.. Svenja, her boyfriend, her brother, and i all stayed up until 12 so we could have a small glass of Sekt (like cheap champagne)and listen to german music for my birthday.. i loved the music but not the sekt ha. We had fried ham (tasted like bacon yummm) and eggs for breakfast.. i usually dont eat eggs unless they are scrambled but i ate them anyways and enjoyed it.. they grow all kinds of fruits and vegetables in their garden that i am learning to love! We had redcurrent and blackcurrent.. i dont know what they are.. but they taste like blueberries and we eat them in a bowl with milk.. its fantastic!! For my birthday Svenja gave me a cool shirt, some cute socks, a day calendar, and amazinggg candy! haha Her grandmother made me a buttercreme frosting cake that looks wonderful! we get to eat it tonight after we grill out.. aka sausage hahaha woohoo.. they said i get to try liver soon too.. haha yay
**if you love attention, become an exchange student, everywhere i meet people they are amazed and want to teach me german or practice their english... haha its entertaining..
alsoo.. We went to the lake yesterday.. it was funn! the water was freezing though.. haha at the pools and around the lake there is always a field with nice grass that everyone lays in until it is hot.. rather than pool chairs on some cement like we do in america.. they know how to do it right here hahah.. so after laying in the grass and getting warm we went swimming then hang out on the blanket in the grass again when we are finished to dry off..
My birthday has been wonderful so far. i miss everyone at home.. and ill keep this updated as often as i can =)
i love and miss everyone, especially my family xoxo
-Emily

Altenburg!

We went into Altenburg today! It was soo pretty, there is a market that goes down the middle of the street that sells everything you could imagine.. I climbed a huge tower to see over all of Altenburg.. it was amazing!
My Host Family: I have one sister and one brother.. my sister is very nice and quiet but very good at english.. my brother is verrry funny and cooks well.. the parents are very nice, the mother knows english a very little bit and the father none. There are two cats and a little kitten who i loveee it is absolutly precious.. and it doesnt speak german so i dont have to worry if it understands me haha.. there are a ton of bunny rabbits and chickens and roosters that wake me up every morning! very cool! Also there is a cow! haha it is very old and doesnt produce any milk but its cool anywayss! there is no clothes dryer so all the laundry dries outside on a clothes line which is new haha and the moped still scares me but i ride on the back praying the whole time!
I finally found a bank that takes my money.. the dollar is worth nothing for the euro.. i withdrew 200 euros and it cost me 275 dollars.. RIDICULOUS!!!!!!! haha.. the mcdonalds here doesnt have a dollar menu =( its actually pretty expensice.. there are no anysiye drinks for a dolar six. haha the larg (actually size of american medium) cost like three dollars or something..
I didn't get much sleep last night, tossed and turned a ton!
Pray for my familys trip to Florida for Ansley's Nationals Basketball tournament! Im sure they wil have a blast wish them luck!
Lovee -Emily

Day 2

I'm here! wow.. everything is beautiful especially the town cobblestone streets and amazing tall german looking buildings.. I still dont know german.. surprise =) hah so i am constantly zoning out just listening to the american music in the background.. i love that they listen to american music haha.. The family I am staying with is so nice! very tall! We rode through Altenburg on the moped.. which not surprisingly made my butt go to sleep after 30 minutes haha.. it was defintely a new experience though. very cool! We went to the swimming pool where everyone lays in the grass, swims, or plays volleyball!! They had 6 diving boards 2 small, 2 medium, one really tall, and one that was so high i though i was going to vomit just looking at it! I slept for 17 hours last night haha it was amazing! German boys are very attractive by the way.. except for the weird styles and highlighted hair.. not so much for me. hahaha I miss everyone a ton!