Quick Update

Have been extremely busy with school. I leave at 7.20 every morning by bike, to the city which is about a good 20 minute bike ride from home to my school. I go to a regular school from 8-12, which is extremely boring, and frustrating. I get along with my classmates, but learning German is soo hard, and i give up trying to understand what they are saying about 2 hours in. After that, I go to the downtown part, which is only a few blocks from my school, to find something to eat. I pack a lunch from home, but there is soo many places to eat in the city, and new and different foods to try. So I usually have both. But the last two days, I felt really american, so I went to McDonalds and Burger Kings. At both places I tried to tell them only ketchup on my burger and nothing else. Mit ketchup. kein Gemüse, and then again in english, but they only nod, and i get a burger with everything But ketchup. After I get something to eat I have to go to German school, at Peter's Deutsch Schule. There I learn alot, but it is very long, 4 hours, and quite tiresome. I have learned soo much in the 4 days I have been there, I started this week tuesday. After school is over, I am quite tiresome, and it seems like this everday, and then I have a 20 minute bike ride home. But once I come home we usually have a home made meal in an hour or two, which I love. And there is always dessert in the house. My host sister Anna bakes one as soon as the last one is finished. I love this. But after a long day of hearing German, I usually go on facebook and can use ENGLISH! The days are long and tiresome now, but I am sure they will get better once I know more German. It hurts your head to listen to it all day, but its necessary, but exhausting. This weekend is Oktoberfest though!!! Tomorrow I go with some other exchange students, and Sunday with my host brother. I am looking forward to spending some time with him to get to know him better. We both are busy during the week, so I have not spoken much with him. He also was in France all this last week. He is a former exchange student with Rotary as well. This I didnt know, until a few days ago. But I have been here for one week now, and things are good, they could be better, but couldnt they always? I am starting to make friends at school, and german is slowly progressing.
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